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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Feb 24 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage Lloyds makes lending pledge to Darling Feb 23 2009 23:56 The chancellor is set to drop the £480m annual interest on the bank's taxpayer loan in exchange for a promise to provide billions in extra mortgage funding and loans Read more » Chernin to leave News Corp post Feb 24 2009 02:23 Peter Chernin is leaving News Corp after failing to agree a new contract with Rupert Murdoch, who will step in and take direct control of the Fox studio and broadcast businesses that his right-hand man has run for 12 years Read more » Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » AIG in talks with Fed over another bail-out Feb 24 2009 00:28 AIG is in talks with the US government over a new bail-out aimed at giving the stricken insurer, which is already 80 per cent owned by the authorities, fresh capital to absorb an expected fourth-quarter loss and more time to sell assets Read more » Chernin to leave News Corp post Feb 24 2009 02:23 Peter Chernin is leaving News Corp after failing to agree a new contract with Rupert Murdoch, who will step in and take direct control of the Fox studio and broadcast businesses that his right-hand man has run for 12 years Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » Spanish minister resigns over scandal Feb 23 2009 18:55 Spain's justice minister has quit over revelations that he took a hunting trip with a judge investigating corruption allegations that involve the country's opposition Popular party Read more » Central Europe acts to bolster currencies Feb 23 2009 19:18 Central Europe's battered currencies rallied after four of the region's central banks issued statements raising the possibility of intervention on foreign exchange markets Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » Japan government considering stocks support Feb 24 2009 04:22 Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said the government was studying measures to support the share market, which is flirting with 27-year lows Read more » AIG in talks with Fed over another bail-out Feb 24 2009 00:28 AIG is in talks with the US government over a new bail-out aimed at giving the stricken insurer, which is already 80 per cent owned by the authorities, fresh capital to absorb an expected fourth-quarter loss and more time to sell assets Read more » FT.com - World Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » UN peacekeeping forces stretched to limit Feb 24 2009 00:00 With 12,000 uniformed personnel deployed at the cost of almost $8bn a year, the demands on the organisation's troop are overtaking their ability to deliver Read more » ADB's lending revamp under threat Feb 23 2009 23:35 Asian Development Bank plans to change its lending criteria could be dropped amid US fears social and environmental standards for project financing will be watered down Read more » Trichet says regulation must be extended Feb 23 2009 19:02 Regulation and oversight needs to be extended to all 'systemically important' financial institutions and markets, the head of the European Central Bank says Read more » Central Europe acts to bolster currencies Feb 23 2009 19:18 Central Europe's battered currencies rallied after four of the region's central banks issued statements raising the possibility of intervention on foreign exchange markets Read more » FT.com - Companies Stocks fall as US bank plan detailed Feb 24 2009 03:36 US authorities set out plans that could lead the federal government to take big equity stakes in leading banks as the authorities stepped up talks on increasing their holdings in Citigroup Read more » Chernin to leave News Corp post Feb 24 2009 02:23 Peter Chernin is leaving News Corp after failing to agree a new contract with Rupert Murdoch, who will step in and take direct control of the Fox studio and broadcast businesses that his right-hand man has run for 12 years Read more » PCCW buyout deal delayed by HK court Feb 24 2009 04:32 The saga surrounding the US$2bn privatisation of PCCW, Hong Kong's largest telecoms firm, will drag on for at least another month, after a High Court judge gave the territory's market regulator three weeks to present the findings of its investigation into the alleged rigging of a shareholder vote earlier this month Read more » Yahoo executive departs ahead of shake-up Feb 23 2009 23:48 Media company Hearst Corporation hires news and information division head Neeraj Khemlani ahead of an expected management reorganisation at the internet group Read more » JPMorgan cuts dividend to five cents per share Feb 24 2009 01:20 JPMorgan Chase surprised investors late by slashing its quarterly dividend by 87% to preserve capital, saying that 'extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures' Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Overview: Investors remain sceptical of banking quick fix Feb 24 2009 03:34 Positive news for the global financial sector failed to halt a sell-off in US and European equity markets, with recession fears focusing on the tech sector Read more » Japan's Nikkei 225 flirts with 26-year low Feb 24 2009 04:39 Asian shares fell with Japan's Nikkei flirting with a 26-year low, as concerns grew about the global financial system, while emerging currencies such as the South Korean won extended their recent sell-off Read more » US stocks sink to lowest since 1997 Feb 23 2009 22:00 US stocks hit their lowest level since 1997 as investors took scant comfort from the prospect that Washington would increase stakes in key lenders without nationalising the institutions outright Read more » CDS laws still loom, Euro banks warned Feb 23 2009 22:48 A separate European clearing house for the huge credit derivatives market will not end the threat of fresh legislation Read more » Zloty benefits as banks seek to soothe Feb 23 2009 22:31 Central and eastern European currencies rallied on Monday as central banks said drops in their currencies in recent weeks did not reflect economic fundamentals Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis Nuclear Iran? Decision time is here Feb 23 2009 19:52 On Friday, the FT reported that 'Iran has built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb'. It is time for the Obama administration to launch a last big push to head this off – and for the rest of the world to line up in support, writes Gideon Rachman Read more » Slumdogs can help themselves out of the mire Feb 23 2009 19:59 By giving aid to communities willing and able to undertake the care and cleaning of toilet blocks, Mumbai has dramatically lowered the costs of proper sanitation, writes Robert Buckley Read more » A Russian 'reset button' based on inclusion Feb 23 2009 19:36 The challenge for the US and Europe is to encourage Moscow to move in the direction of global interdependence, including in its internal evolution, writes Strobe Talbott Read more » Employers should hold on to their lefties Feb 23 2009 19:45 US researchers have found that college-educated, left-handed men earn more than right-handers, and they may be better at 'divergent thinking', writes Michael Skapinker Read more » The BBC's public service grip is tightening Feb 23 2009 20:09 Once 'reach' becomes the test of the legitimacy of the licence fee, the corporation has a mandate to provide everything and anything, writes Philip Stephens Read more » FT.com - Business Life Coupon clippers go digital Feb 23 2009 23:07 More retailers are distributing vouchers online and by text message Read more » Loans that gain credit with the workforce Feb 23 2009 20:02 Companies are perking up staff with special lending rates for a range of purposes Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. 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