In today's FT: Barroso says Europe near austerity limit, Syrian reb...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/2SRI11/VTXVWB/Z9SGF0/WLW0B2/   In today's FT Tuesday April 23 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Barroso says Europe near austerity limit Commission chief still believes in need for drastic cuts in deficits, but such policies need to have 'acceptance, politically and socially' http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/7ZNY3N/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Syrian rebels seek control over oilfields Military units to be created to assert authority over oilfields as EU lifts oil embargo, allowing rebels to sell crude to fund operations http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/IE6POX/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Boston bomb suspect charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be prosecuted on two charges; for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, in this case a bomb, and for malicious destruction of property http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/XBDAYP/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Financial Times - US homepage   Bribery probe lifts Walmart directors' pay Four members of the audit committee were paid an extra $60,000 last year on top of their $60,000 annual retainers and equity awards worth $175,000 http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/K901CA/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Twitter reaches biggest ad deal yet Agreement with one of world's biggest media-buying companies signals growing significance of microblog in marketing campaigns http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/K901CF/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Boeing in the dark over 787 battery fires Despite saying the cause of the battery failures on its Dreamliner aircraft might never be established, group insist the jet is safe to fly http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/FDBF8K/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Financial Times - Europe homepage   EU warns US on bank 'protectionism' Fed's plans to force foreign banks to hold billions of dollars more capital have drawn a sharp retort from the EU's top financial regulator http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/NR2HAC/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   CFTC's Gensler says Libor 'unsustainable' US regulator demands an immediate change to process, saying that this would restore market integrity and promote financial stability http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/1OQ5S0/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Italy's president warns of 'fatal deadlock' Napolitano slams parties for their failure to reach agreement and implicitly threatened to resign if no government materialises http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/IE6POS/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Financial Times - Asia homepage   China and US try to forge military ties The push comes as China's navy and missile forces are acquiring the ability to project power in Asia and limit the freedom of US forces http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/JQOU00/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Abenomics' test lies in growth strategy A weaker currency alone in Japan may not be enough to spur more investment at home and resolve longer term problems in the economy http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/A5UQ1T/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Apple battles to regain its product bite After a stellar year the iPhone maker has lost momentum with its chief executive having to apologise more often than he has introduced new innovations http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/ULWCXJ/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Iceland heads for huge 'swing election' Dissatisfied Icelanders are set to change the party they voted for, polls suggest, as they grapple with the consequences of the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/SU5O46/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Ecommerce tax bill advances in Senate Bill would enable states to collect the same sales tax from online shoppers they collect from mall shoppers, but it faces opposition in House http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/DXTJHP/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   EU lifts Myanmar sanctions Decision to end all but military-related sanctions comes amid fresh accusations that the government took part in ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/IE6PO1/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Sichuan quake volunteers turned away The need to keep those eager to help away from the disaster area highlights that civic involvement and philanthropic activity are on the rise in China http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/RPM659/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   News Corp benefits from $139m settlement The move clears another obstacle as the media company prepares to spin off publishing and Australian assets from its television and film businesses http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/SU5O4M/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   S&P asks court to throw out $5bn lawsuit S&P is relying on two court decisions that dismissed private actions in an effort to persuade the judge overseeing the lawsuit to throw out DoJ case http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/DXTJH9/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Setback for Google in Apple patent fight Termination of Google's case against Apple raises fresh questions about $12.5bn acquisition of Motorola, which was intended to bolster patent armoury http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/DXTJBX/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Netflix boosted by original programming Company rivals Time Warner's HBO for number of subscribers it has in the US and is competing with US pay-TV channels as it develops its own series http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/A5UQ1Y/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Pizza Hut has gamers in its sights Pizza chains have long been at forefront of digital ordering, and competing apps are probably in the works for both pizza and other restaurants http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/Q378M6/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Markets   Stocks put earnings worries to one side Global equities pushed higher as the prospect of continued central bank liquidity offset lingering uncertainty about corporate earnings http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/XBDAYW/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Commodity currencies wobble on cycle fears Concern over slowing economic growth in China and the end of the 'supercycle' weakens the link with raw material prices for the big exporters http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/RPM65I/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   NY Fed warns on 'go it alone' regulators Only global co-operation and sharing of inspection data can solve the problem of 'too big to fail' banks, says president William Dudley http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/CWLSHM/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Pimco's Gross seeks safety in Treasuries While critics of low interest rates warn that higher inflation could result, threatening bond investors, Bill Gross tacks in the opposite direction http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/LSCLVL/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Asian bargain hunters pile into gold Feverish buying after a drop in prices leaves many of Hong Kong's banks, jewellers and even its gold exchange without enough of the metal to meet demand http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/LSCLVG/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Financial Times - Comment   France should shun talk of revolution The public mood is dark but judged by the condition of most of its neighbours the country's situation is not so bad, says Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/6AFDNL/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Labour's clarity may be its undoing Miliband is not guilty of nebulousness – he is an astonishingly clear politician, one of the least tentative in decades, writes Janan Ganesh http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/2094S1/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Balkans deal confirms Europe's clout A mission widely considered impossible has been pulled off and promises to be the first of many such settlements, writes Misha Glenny http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/52RKFN/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Migrant workers shape China's future The shift of blue-collar labour from surplus to shortage has turned the tables in favour of those longing for consumer rewards, writes James Kynge http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/3CSWJ8/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Russia must let the world into Chechnya Moscow has lost its authority over a region of nine million people that bears little resemblance to the rest of the country, writes Thomas de Waal http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/873IPT/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Financial Times - Management   Rich pickings in the Amazon Fresh products are coming from the region but care is required by companies over the environment and local community needs, writes Joe Leahy http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/FDBFGV/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   An insider's warning for the tech industry Silicon Valley is being warned that it is making the same mistake as bankers who did not see trouble until it was too late, writes Ravi Mattu http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/6AFDNE/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Ikea finds local solutions for local issues The dating club was a roaring success but it was keeping paying customers out of the café, write Hellmut Schütte, Jocelyn Probert and Sumelika Bhattacharyya http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/RPM64N/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Dove's 'Real Beauty' sketches The company has created an online hit with its video of drawings of women based on their own descriptions and those of a stranger, writes Emily Steel http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/HIU37Y/BMPIW9/GDMAQF/4VJXRM/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=22   Special Reports - 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