In today's FT: Nelson Mandela dies, Volcker rule leaves regulation ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday December 06 2013     UK Homepage   Nelson Mandela dies   South Africa's first black president, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a man with an almost mythical status, has died aged 95       Volcker rule leaves regulation grey area     WTO deal stalls as lobbying intensifies         Video   Merck lessens its drug dependency   Merck is buying AZ Electronic Materials for £1.6bn, increasing its exposure to high-tech electronics. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss Merck's diversification away from its traditional pharmaceuticals core and whether it should go further.   US homepage   Russian diplomats face US fraud charges   At the heart of the case are allegations that 49 former and current Russian diplomats routinely falsified applications for benefits under Medicaid       Box adds to soaring start-up valuations     CIA-backed Palantir valued at $9bn   Europe homepage   Osborne says UK economic plan working   George Osborne raises growth forecasts for the UK and predicts the country will be running a budget surplus by the end of the decade       Companies in post-IPO share sale rush     Bill Bratton returns to NYPD beat   Asia homepage   Beijing bans banks from Bitcoin deals   Regulators ban financial institutions from doing business that involves the virtual currency, warning of danger that it could be used for criminal activity       Biden urges Xi to reduce regional tension     Fast-track opens door for US TPP approval   World News   Mandela, first president of democratic South Africa   Nelson Mandela is the man most credited with turning the dream of a democratic, desegregated and internationally respected S Africa into a reality       Gazprom dismisses price cut for Ukraine     Slow progress for Brazil's World Cup     UK welfare system blamed for migrant abuse     Bangui clashes highlight risk to France   Companies News   Lynch backs 'augmented reality' app   Autonomy founder Mike Lynch invests in Neurence and its Taggar app, dismissing privacy concerns raised by wearable devices and recognition software       Shell ditches plans for US gas plant     'Double Irish' limits Facebook tax bill     RBC chief Gordon Nixon to retire     KKR faces €500m loss on Germany's ATU   Markets   Stocks and bonds fall ahead of jobs data   Equity and US Treasury prices fell as the markets awaited November's non-farm payrolls report for clues on the likelihood of an early Fed taper       Deutsche Bank slashes commodity trading     Brace for bumpy ride in emerging markets     Pre-Fed junk bond rush sets fresh record     Large investors turn cold on commodities   Comment   A lesson in how not to deal with China   Britain, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, apparently has nothing to say on the rising tensions in the East China Sea       Britain's needlessly slow recovery     A deficit memento and a cap trap     Political discipline is as vital as fiscal     Editorial: Rebalancing and belt-tightening   Management   One man's flight from the City   After leaving his job as an IT contractor working in the banking sector, Mark Bigwood started a business hiring out hawks to deter pigeons       Gadgets that are not just for Christmas     The ancient Nokia phones loved by CEOs         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.