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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Mar 02 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage HSBC to scale back US lending Mar 01 2009 19:03 The bank is expected to announce plans to shrink its US lending operations as it unveils a $17bn-plus rights issue to re-establish its position as one of the best capitalised banks in the world Read more » £10bn loan guarantee scheme hit by delays Mar 01 2009 23:32 The government's flagship £10bn business lending guarantee scheme is weeks behind schedule. The delay will fuel business and union concerns about the pace of government measures to combat the recession Read more » Gandhi memorabilia could go back to India Mar 01 2009 23:32 The Los Angeles-based owner of Mahatma Gandhi's possessions up for auction in New York this week has offered to sell the rare collection to India to advance the cause of non-violence. Read more » Financial Times - US homepage AIG agrees to break itself up Mar 01 2009 23:34 AIG will announce a radical plan to break itself up after 90 years as a global insurance conglomerate by ceding control of its two largest divisions to the US government in exchange for a $30bn-plus lifeline Read more » HSBC to scale back US lending Mar 01 2009 19:03 The bank is expected to announce plans to shrink its US lending operations as it unveils a $17bn-plus rights issue to re-establish its position as one of the best capitalised banks in the world Read more » UN scours corridors for lost art Mar 01 2009 23:37 Staff are scouring corridors to try to locate valuable art works that have gone missing as the United Nations prepares to vacate its New York headquarters for a four-year, $2bn renovation Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage HSBC to scale back US lending Mar 01 2009 19:03 The bank is expected to announce plans to shrink its US lending operations as it unveils a $17bn-plus rights issue to re-establish its position as one of the best capitalised banks in the world Read more » EU summit pledges aid for eastern states Mar 01 2009 19:47 European Union governments have rejected a €180bn plan to recapitalise central and eastern European banks from Hungary in favour of a case-by-case approach to the crisis Read more » Germany to spend stimulus funds on defence Mar 01 2009 19:42 The German government is to spend part of its €50bn economic stimulus package on supplies for its armed forces, possibly including submachine guns, military vehicles and underwater mine detectors Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage AIG agrees to break itself up Mar 01 2009 23:34 AIG will announce a radical plan to break itself up after 90 years as a global insurance conglomerate by ceding control of its two largest divisions to the US government in exchange for a $30bn-plus lifeline Read more » HSBC to scale back US lending Mar 01 2009 19:03 The bank is expected to announce plans to shrink its US lending operations as it unveils a $17bn-plus rights issue to re-establish its position as one of the best capitalised banks in the world Read more » US and China to hold defence talks Mar 02 2009 03:04 The United States and China have agreed to hold a series of defence talks as the Obama administration seeks a new start in the bilateral military-to-military dialogue which had been disrupted over the past half year Read more » FT.com - World EU summit pledges aid for eastern states Mar 01 2009 19:47 European Union governments have rejected a €180bn plan to recapitalise central and eastern European banks from Hungary in favour of a case-by-case approach to the crisis Read more » US and China to hold defence talks Mar 02 2009 03:04 The United States and China have agreed to hold a series of defence talks as the Obama administration seeks a new start in the bilateral military-to-military dialogue which had been disrupted over the past half year Read more » UN scours corridors for lost art Mar 01 2009 23:37 Staff are scouring corridors to try to locate valuable art works that have gone missing as the United Nations prepares to vacate its New York headquarters for a four-year, $2bn renovation Read more » Gandhi memorabilia could go back to India Mar 01 2009 23:32 The Los Angeles-based owner of Mahatma Gandhi's possessions up for auction in New York this week has offered to sell the rare collection to India to advance the cause of non-violence. Read more » Narrow election loss for Basque moderates Mar 01 2009 23:30 Basque nationalists appeared to have lost power in Spain's Basque country for the first time since the current democratic system was introduced three decades ago Read more » FT.com - Companies HSBC to scale back US lending Mar 01 2009 19:03 The bank is expected to announce plans to shrink its US lending operations as it unveils a $17bn-plus rights issue to re-establish its position as one of the best capitalised banks in the world Read more » AIG agrees to break itself up Mar 01 2009 23:34 AIG will announce a radical plan to break itself up after 90 years as a global insurance conglomerate by ceding control of its two largest divisions to the US government in exchange for a $30bn-plus lifeline Read more » Motorola upbeat on troubled mobile unit Mar 01 2009 23:40 Motorola expects the performance of its troubled mobile phone business to start improving in the second quarter, according to Greg Brown, joint chief executive of the US handset maker Read more » Worst year for Buffett's Berkshire Mar 01 2009 19:34 Warren Buffett conceded that his holding company turned in its worst performance as the financial crisis drew the world's economy into a deepening recession Read more » TPG in bankruptcy aid clash Mar 01 2009 23:37 TPG, the private equity firm, is stirring controversy on Wall Street by offering to provide bankruptcy financing for a company that it owns, a strategy that could put it in the ironic position of being paid before some other creditors Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Asian shares slide to 3-month low Mar 02 2009 04:30 Asian equities slid after data last week showed a sharp drop in US fourth-quarter growth, and on worries the US government may need to extend additional help to an ailing financial sector Read more » Banks earn $900m with state-backed debt Mar 01 2009 18:29 Fees come as a relief to lenders which have seen their revenues collapse in the credit crisis Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis The budget reveals the liberal Obama Mar 01 2009 19:07 The US president's outreach to Republicans is no sham; his civility is not a front. He respects people who disagree with him, is capable of liking them and is always willing to listen – but then stays true to his beliefs. This is a rare and devastating combination, writes Clive Crook Read more » America must treat its Swiss friend with care Mar 01 2009 19:20 Harsh unilateral US policy could lead to additional hardship during a worldwide crisis widely perceived as largely the US's fault, writes Faith Whittlesey Read more » How Washington can prevent 'zombie banks' Mar 01 2009 19:38 America may be repeating Japan's mistake in the 1990s by viewing our current banking crisis as one of liquidity and not solvency, writes James Baker Read more » Global policy shortcomings will cost us dear Mar 01 2009 19:30 Speculators, once more, are getting ready to deconstruct a European edifice but this time it will be one on a bigger scale, writes Wolfgang Münchau Read more » Printing money is the logical way ahead for Tories Mar 01 2009 20:22 Quantitative easing is a coherent and genuine alternative to the governing mantra that only fiscal stimulation can save the day, writes Phillip Blond Read more » FT.com - Business Life Space to breathe Mar 01 2009 20:09 The chief executive of Bosch is capitalising on the company's culture and cash position Read more » Book scheme set for overseas chapters Mar 01 2009 20:09 The word is out among employees about the benefits of literacy 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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