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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Mar 31 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage Obama slams car industry leadership Mar 31 2009 00:39 President Barack Obama condemned 'a failure of leadership' from Washington to Detroit for the decline of America's carmakers and demanded new sacrifices from debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler in return for fresh bail-out money Read more » FSA faces heat over bail-out of Dunfermline Mar 31 2009 00:57 The City watchdog was on Monday night under pressure to explain how it had monitored Dunfermline after the government unveiled a £1.6bn bail-out for the stricken Scottish building society Read more » OECD predicts 10% jobless rate for 2010 Mar 30 2009 20:46 One in 10 workers in advanced economies will be without a job next year, 'practically with no exceptions', said the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Obama gets tough on US car industry Mar 31 2009 03:09 The Obama administration ratcheted up the government's involvement in the US auto industry, raising the spectre of bankruptcy if debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler fail to make new sacrifices Read more » 'Robust and stable' system is goal of US Mar 30 2009 23:27 The US and Europe are united in their desire for far-reaching regulatory reform to strengthen the global financial system, Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, has told the Financial Times Read more » PM tells Canada's banks to expand overseas Mar 30 2009 21:31 Canada's banks should capitalise on the relative strength of their balance sheets by acquiring assets in the US and other countries, Stephen Harper, Canada's prime minister, told the Financial Times Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage Obama gets tough on US car industry Mar 31 2009 03:09 The Obama administration ratcheted up the government's involvement in the US auto industry, raising the spectre of bankruptcy if debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler fail to make new sacrifices Read more » OECD predicts 10% jobless rate for 2010 Mar 30 2009 20:46 One in 10 workers in advanced economies will be without a job next year, 'practically with no exceptions', said the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Read more » Nationwide to receive £1.6bn for Dunfermline assets Mar 30 2009 12:42 The Treasury is to transfer £1.6bn of cash to Nationwide as part of the deal for the building society to take over the savings accounts and residential mortgages of Dunfermline, Scotland's largest building society Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Obama gets tough on US car industry Mar 31 2009 00:39 The Obama administration ratcheted up the government's involvement in the US auto industry, raising the spectre of bankruptcy if debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler fail to make new sacrifices Read more » OECD predicts 10% jobless rate for 2010 Mar 30 2009 20:46 One in 10 workers in advanced economies will be without a job next year, 'practically with no exceptions', said the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Read more » 'Robust and stable' system is goal of US Mar 30 2009 23:27 The US and Europe are united in their desire for far-reaching regulatory reform to strengthen the global financial system, Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, has told the Financial Times Read more » FT.com - World Obama gets tough on US car industry Mar 31 2009 03:09 The Obama administration ratcheted up the government's involvement in the US auto industry, raising the spectre of bankruptcy if debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler fail to make new sacrifices Read more » OECD predicts 10% jobless rate for 2010 Mar 30 2009 20:46 One in 10 workers in advanced economies will be without a job next year, 'practically with no exceptions', said the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Read more » Netanyahu to shift Israel to right Mar 30 2009 19:00 Benjamin Netanyahu will be sworn in as Israel's prime minister, marking a decisive shift to a more rightwing, hawkish government, just as the country is facing mounting international criticism Read more » Pakistanis end police siege after 20 killed Mar 30 2009 16:50 Lahore was reeling after suffering the second high-profile terror attack in a month when gunmen stormed a police academy, killing as many as 20 people and injuring up to 100 Read more » LDP seeks fresh action to halt Japan slump Mar 30 2009 19:27 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party is to call for additional measures to widen market intervention and encourage lending as it confronts continuing share-price falls and company failures Read more » FT.com - Companies Obama gets tough on US car industry Mar 31 2009 03:09 The Obama administration ratcheted up the government's involvement in the US auto industry, raising the spectre of bankruptcy if debtholders, unions and executives at General Motors and Chrysler fail to make new sacrifices Read more » FSA faces heat over bail-out of Dunfermline Mar 31 2009 00:57 The City watchdog was on Monday night under pressure to explain how it had monitored Dunfermline after the government unveiled a £1.6bn bail-out for the stricken Scottish building society Read more » Russian group buys €1.4bn stake in Mol Mar 30 2009 19:06 Surgutneftegaz, a Russian oil company loyal to the Kremlin, has bought OMV's stake in the Hungarian energy group for twice its market value, sounding alarm bells in Hungary and the European Commission Read more » Barclays shuns insurance plan Mar 30 2009 20:07 The UK bank turned down a government insurance scheme designed to ringfence toxic assets on banks' balance sheets, following talks with major investors and an extreme stress test by City regulators last week that found it did not need to raise fresh capital Read more » Nationwide to receive £1.6bn for Dunfermline assets Mar 30 2009 12:42 The Treasury is to transfer £1.6bn of cash to Nationwide as part of the deal for the building society to take over the savings accounts and residential mortgages of Dunfermline, Scotland's largest building society Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Overview: Car and banking fears reduce appetite for risk Mar 30 2009 19:25 The prospect of possible bankruptcies among US carmakers and fresh uncertainty about the global banking sector dented the recent mood of cautious optimism Read more » Auto fears drive down Wall Street Mar 30 2009 19:10 The looming threat of bankruptcy at General Motors and Chrysler sent stocks tumbling after the White House rejected the carmakers' turnaround plans and forced out Rick Wagoner, GM's chief executive Read more » Dollar and yen rally as stocks falter Mar 30 2009 21:14 The dollar and the yen advanced on Monday as concerns over the US auto sector helped stem the recent rally in risky assets Read more » Rio leads London shares lower Mar 31 2009 00:09 Miner weakens 5.7% even with speculation of it being close to selling part of Alcan packaging business Read more » Oil and base metals retreat ahead of G20 Mar 30 2009 19:45 Oil prices sank below the $50 a barrel level while base metals retreated as a fresh wave of risk aversion swept across commodity markets following the news that the US government had refused to provide fresh funds to General Motors and Chrysler Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis Europe spurns the beloved Obama Mar 30 2009 20:18 This grudging attitude is not only discourteous. It is unwise and self-defeating. The continent's leaders have a huge interest in fostering and fanning the new American internationalism represented by Mr Obama. Instead, they seem to be doing their utmost to pour cold water on it, writes Gideon Rachman Read more » Dangers in a world of disillusionment Mar 30 2009 20:24 We are having to rethink the social contract without the narrative that sustained successful western societies for three decades: that the market knows more than the government, writes Michael Skapinker Read more » Autocratic leadership has failed the Bank of England Mar 30 2009 20:40 Read more » We modernised ourselves into this ice age Mar 30 2009 20:39 What we decided was old fashioned and in need of modernisation was, in fact, an effective check on an activity that for 100 years had been illegal, for good reason, writes Eric Dinallo Read more » Anger must not cloud our vision on banking Mar 30 2009 20:31 We all have an interest in the success of taxpayer-supported banks – and to returning tens of billions of pounds in much needed public funds, writes Glen Moreno Read more » FT.com - Business Life A test for brand loyalty Mar 30 2009 23:33 Consumer products companies are fighting back against the dominant mood of frugality Read more » Old jobs, new skills and other ties that bind Mar 30 2009 23:33 Web-based alumni networks benefit both former employees and their companies Read more » Rise of a headhunter Mar 30 2009 11:26 Kevin Kelly's flexibility is proving a boon as chief executive of Heidrick & Struggles Read more » A rich seam of apprenticeships Mar 30 2009 11:26 Surprise demand for coal is giving British mines a fresh lease of life 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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