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 Financial Times - UK Homepage
Crisis hits North Sea oil search
Apr 12 2009 23:30
The remaining lifespan of the UK's North Sea oil and gas production risks being halved as the economic crisis has prompted a plunge in exploration, the industry has warned Read more »
Thailand balanced on edge of chaos
Apr 13 2009 01:36
Dozens of people were injured in Thailand early on Monday morning after troops moved in to disperse anti-government protesters who were blocking a key intersection in the capital Bangkok Read more »
Britons turn to religion over debt worries
Apr 12 2009 23:32
The growing demand for financial and legal advice from places of worship is prompting many to launch a new type of service in the downturn Read more »
Financial Times - US homepage
AIG in spotlight over derivatives
Apr 12 2009 23:29
The unit that all but destroyed AIG has failed to sign up for the overhaul of the global derivatives market which was given added impetus by the troubles at the US insurance group Read more »
Thailand balanced on edge of chaos
Apr 13 2009 01:36
Dozens of people were injured in Thailand early on Monday morning after troops moved in to disperse anti-government protesters who were blocking a key intersection in the capital Bangkok Read more »
US forces free captain from pirates
Apr 12 2009 22:40
The US navy rescues ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates for five days, in an operation that has left three pirates dead Read more »
Financial Times - Europe homepage
Crisis hits North Sea oil search
Apr 12 2009 23:30
The remaining lifespan of the UK's North Sea oil and gas production risks being halved as the economic crisis has prompted a plunge in exploration, the industry has warned Read more »
Saakashvili vows to stay his full term
Apr 12 2009 17:40
The embattled president of Georgia brands opposition leaders who led tens of thousands of protesters on to the streets of Tbilisi last week as politically immature Read more »
AIG in spotlight over derivatives
Apr 12 2009 23:29
The unit that all but destroyed AIG has failed to sign up for the overhaul of the global derivatives market which was given added impetus by the troubles at the US insurance group Read more »
Financial Times - Asia homepage
AIG in spotlight over derivatives
Apr 12 2009 23:29
The unit that all but destroyed AIG has failed to sign up for the overhaul of the global derivatives market which was given added impetus by the troubles at the US insurance group Read more »
Thailand balanced on edge of chaos
Apr 13 2009 01:36
Dozens of people were injured in Thailand early on Monday morning after troops moved in to disperse anti-government protesters who were blocking a key intersection in the capital Bangkok Read more »
US forces free captain from pirates
Apr 12 2009 22:40
The US navy rescues ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates for five days, in an operation that has left three pirates dead Read more »
FT.com - World
Thailand balanced on edge of chaos
Apr 13 2009 01:36
Dozens of people were injured in Thailand early on Monday morning after troops moved in to disperse anti-government protesters who were blocking a key intersection in the capital Bangkok Read more »
Saakashvili vows to stay his full term
Apr 12 2009 17:40
The embattled president of Georgia brands opposition leaders who led tens of thousands of protesters on to the streets of Tbilisi last week as politically immature Read more »
Cameron demands apology from Brown
Apr 12 2009 19:35
David Cameron has ratcheted up the pressure on Gordon Brown over e-mails sent by a Downing Street aide, calling on the prime minister to apologise and guarantee the putative smear campaign against senior Tories would not be repeated Read more »
US forces free captain from pirates
Apr 12 2009 22:40
The US navy rescues ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates for five days, in an operation that has left three pirates dead Read more »
Germany warns on 'crisis after crisis'
Apr 12 2009 22:57
The world could face high inflation and a 'crisis after the crisis' when the global economy recovers, Peer Steinbrück, German finance minister, has warned Read more »
FT.com - Companies
Goldman to buy discounted private equity holdings
Apr 12 2009 23:30
Goldman Sachs has raised $5.5bn for a fund to buy discounted private equity holdings – the largest amount ever raised for a fund of this type – as investors anticipate a flood of forced sellers trying to offload private equity stakes Read more »
Nomura shifts focus overseas
Apr 12 2009 23:31
Japan's largest securities group has long focused on on the domestic market but is now is shifting its focus overseas – and reconfirming London as a pre-eminent financial centre by moving key positions to the City Read more »
Bankruptcy-related M&A has 'only just begun'
Apr 12 2009 18:47
So far this year there have been 67 such deals and more expected as companies are forced into distressed sales Read more »
Beijing holds up Japanese takeover of Lucite
Apr 12 2009 23:30
Mitsubishi Rayon had agreed to the $1.6bn takeover in November but both companies have sales and manufacturing operations in China and require Chinese government approval to combine them Read more »
Real-time updates open frontier for websites
Apr 12 2009 19:32
Online social networking services such as Facebook are attracting millions of new users seeking faster "real-time" functionality – in a trend that is leaving established players such as Google and Microsoft behind Read more »
FT.com - Comment and analysis
A criminally stupid war on drugs in the US
Apr 12 2009 17:41
Much of the damage done by illegal drugs is a result of the fact that they are illegal. Vastly more lives are blighted by the brutality of prohibition, and by the enormous criminal networks it has created, than by the substances themselves. This is true of cocaine and heroin as well as of soft drugs such as marijuana, writes Clive Crook Read more »
Sanctions will have no effect on North Korea
Apr 12 2009 18:06
Even if an efficient regime were imposed, its only victims would be terrified and isolated common people,says Andrei Lankov Read more »
Europe's parliament is in the ascendant
Apr 12 2009 18:30
The financial crisis is accelerating changes in the balance of power among the EU's three main institutions, writes Tony Barber Read more »
Celtic Tiger sharpens its claws for recovery
Apr 12 2009 18:33
Ireland's problems are acute in nature rather than chronic. The basic strengths of the economy remain formidable, says Peter Sutherland Read more »
FT.com - Business Life
A beacon in rough seas
Apr 12 2009 22:49
German publisher Axel Springer is looking for opportunities in eastern Europe – and in newspapers Read more »
The 'war for talent' first casualty of crisis
Apr 12 2009 22:49
The cult of the star performer in banking does not deserve to survive the era of excess it helped create Read more »
Appointments with the Chinese
Apr 12 2009 22:49
The way people schedule meetings in China seldom fails to perplex the unprepared western visitor Read more »
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