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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Apr 06 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage Pensions body seeks change to payments Apr 05 2009 23:30 Employers will have to pay more into the Pension Protection Fund during good economic times to offset lower payments in a recession, under changes to the scheme set to be looked at by the body that provides the official safety net for pension schemes Read more » US prepared to oust bank chiefs Apr 05 2009 19:38 Tim Geithner warned that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving them 'exceptional' assistance in the future Read more » IMF urges eastern EU to adopt euro Apr 05 2009 22:04 Crisis-hit European Union states in central and eastern Europe should consider scrapping their currencies in favour of the euro even without formally joining the eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund Read more » Financial Times - US homepage US prepared to oust bank chiefs Apr 05 2009 19:38 Tim Geithner warned that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving them 'exceptional' assistance in the future Read more » IBM and Sun deal talks stall Apr 06 2009 00:35 IBM's talks over a deal to acquire Sun Microsystems, a rival computer maker, have run into significant obstacles and the companies are no longer expected to produce an agreement by Monday, according to people close to the talks Read more » North Korea missile launch condemned Apr 06 2009 00:21 Kim Jong-il ignored protests from world leaders by firing a long-range missile over Japan just hours before Barack Obama gave a major address calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons' Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage IMF urges eastern EU to adopt euro Apr 05 2009 22:04 Crisis-hit European Union states in central and eastern Europe should consider scrapping their currencies in favour of the euro even without formally joining the eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund Read more » US prepared to oust bank chiefs Apr 05 2009 19:38 Tim Geithner warned that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving them 'exceptional' assistance in the future Read more » North Korea missile launch condemned Apr 06 2009 00:21 Kim Jong-il ignored protests from world leaders by firing a long-range missile over Japan just hours before Barack Obama gave a major address calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons' Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage US prepared to oust bank chiefs Apr 05 2009 19:38 Tim Geithner warned that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving them 'exceptional' assistance in the future Read more » North Korea missile launch condemned Apr 06 2009 00:21 Kim Jong-il ignored protests from world leaders by firing a long-range missile over Japan just hours before Barack Obama gave a major address calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons' Read more » IBM and Sun deal talks stall Apr 06 2009 00:35 IBM's talks over a deal to acquire Sun Microsystems, a rival computer maker, have run into significant obstacles and the companies are no longer expected to produce an agreement by Monday, according to people close to the talks Read more » FT.com - World IMF urges eastern EU to adopt euro Apr 05 2009 22:04 Crisis-hit European Union states in central and eastern Europe should consider scrapping their currencies in favour of the euro even without formally joining the eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund Read more » Darling set to admit forecast error Apr 05 2009 23:19 Alistair Darling is prepared to acknowledge the biggest forecasting error made by a British chancellor, warning there was unlikely to be a resurgence in the economy this year Read more » Hong Kong warns of grave test Apr 05 2009 19:07 Hong Kong is facing its gravest economic test since the second world war and is prepared to adopt an aggressive mid-year stimulus 'if necessary', according to the territory's chief executive Read more » US prepared to oust bank chiefs Apr 05 2009 19:38 Tim Geithner warned that the US government would consider ousting board members at American banks as a condition for giving them 'exceptional' assistance in the future Read more » North Korea missile launch condemned Apr 06 2009 00:21 Kim Jong-il ignored protests from world leaders by firing a long-range missile over Japan just hours before Barack Obama gave a major address calling for a 'world free of nuclear weapons' Read more » FT.com - Companies Rio eyes $10bn rights issue option Apr 05 2009 19:04 The Anglo-Australian miner is ready to proceed with a rights issue of about $10bn if its agreed $19.5bn fundraising plan with Chinese mining group Chinalco falls through Read more » Trading for clients lifts bank revenues Apr 05 2009 22:04 Big banks that have been battered by the credit crisis are set to report a benefit from the turmoil: robust first-quarter revenues from the old-fashioned business of trading for clients in the capital markets Read more » UK is urged to print money Apr 05 2009 22:04 BlueCrest's chief executive says the UK government will have to print money in order to finance public spending Read more » Berlin to launch bond fund for retail clients Apr 05 2009 23:00 The German government plans to take advantage of private investors' appetite for secure, state-backed investments by launching a bond fund for retail clients based on the nation's cast-iron debt Read more » Mutual fund votes helped to boost pay Apr 05 2009 23:30 Mutual funds have contributed to corporate America's excessive pay by voting in favour of companies' compensation plans, research by corporate governance experts will reveal on Monday Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Economic Outlook: Downturn offsets recovery Apr 05 2009 17:01 The savage slump affecting the UK's manufacturing sector remains a concern for policymakers Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis The fiscal hole that must be filled Apr 05 2009 19:09 Congress is preparing to underwrite a large and permanent expansion of US government spending obligations while failing to expand the tax base. So for how long will Barack Obama be able to keep his pledge not to raise income taxes for almost all Americans, asks Clive Crook Read more » Why this will not be a normal cyclical recovery Apr 05 2009 19:23 This recession is unusual because it is balance-sheet driven, centred on the damaged financial condition of both households and banks, writes Roger Altman Read more » The London summit has not fixed the crisis Apr 05 2009 19:35 It ducked the question of bank rescue beyond a few meaningless and self-congratulatory statements. Instead, our leaders showed more interest in future crises than in the current one, writes Wolfgang Münchau Read more » How to save the market economy in Europe Apr 05 2009 19:26 Europe must seize the chance to get the best out of competing economic models and firm up market integration by moderating tax competition, writes Mario Monti Read more » FT.com - Business Life Leader who thinks long Apr 05 2009 22:20 While drug industry rivals consolidate, John Lechleiter of Eli Lilly has other plans Read more » Brands at risk from name-and-shame law Apr 05 2009 22:20 A powerful new weapon has been unveiled in the fight to improve health and safety standards in the UK workplace – court-ordered reputational damage 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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