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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage Oracle in $7.4bn swoop on Sun Apr 20 2009 22:23 The agreed deal, at $9.50 a share in cash, comes two weeks after negotiations for an acquisition by IBM at the same price fell apart Read more » Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi Apr 20 2009 23:45 Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation privately discussed who might replace the Citigroup chief executive Read more » Landmark UK case tests pre-nuptial principle Apr 20 2009 23:39 One of Germany's wealthiest women is seeking to enforce a pre-nuptial agreement that would leave her former investment banker husband with nothing in the latest landmark divorce case to hit British courts Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Oracle in $7.4bn swoop on Sun Apr 20 2009 22:23 The agreed deal, at $9.50 a share in cash, comes two weeks after negotiations for an acquisition by IBM at the same price fell apart Read more » Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi Apr 20 2009 23:45 Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation privately discussed who might replace the Citigroup chief executive Read more » US stocks hit after BofA's bleak forecast Apr 21 2009 03:54 US stocks suffered their worst one-day fall in six weeks as Bank of America spooked investors in financial shares by painting a bleak picture of economic conditions in the months to come, with Asian shares extending the losses Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage Oracle in $7.4bn swoop on Sun Apr 20 2009 22:23 The agreed deal, at $9.50 a share in cash, comes two weeks after negotiations for an acquisition by IBM at the same price fell apart Read more » Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi Apr 20 2009 23:45 Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation privately discussed who might replace the Citigroup chief executive Read more » Iran president triggers UN walkout Apr 20 2009 15:41 United Nations officials tried to save an anti-racism summit in Geneva after some delegates walked out in response to a speech by Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in which he described Zionist rule in Israel as racist Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Oracle in $7.4bn swoop on Sun Apr 20 2009 22:23 The agreed deal, at $9.50 a share in cash, comes two weeks after negotiations for an acquisition by IBM at the same price fell apart Read more » US stocks hit after BofA's bleak forecast Apr 20 2009 23:54 US stocks suffered their worst one-day fall in six weeks as Bank of America spooked investors in financial shares by painting a bleak picture of economic conditions in the months to come Read more » Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi Apr 20 2009 23:45 Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation privately discussed who might replace the Citigroup chief executive Read more » FT.com - World EDF accused of spying on anti-nuclear groups Apr 20 2009 22:34 EDF, France's nuclear energy operator, paid investigators to infiltrate the anti-nuclear movement around Europe, according to testimony given in a French judicial investigation Read more » Obama orders cabinet to deliver $100m cuts Apr 20 2009 21:20 Barack Obama used his first cabinet meeting as president to promise action against wasteful spending as Congress prepared to resume debate over his $3,600bn budget Read more » Brussels to probe airline alliances Apr 20 2009 20:23 European competition authorities launched an investigation into alliances between some of the world's biggest airlines amid fears that some carriers could be planning to operate illegal cartels on transatlantic routes Read more » Iran president triggers UN walkout Apr 20 2009 15:41 United Nations officials tried to save an anti-racism summit in Geneva after some delegates walked out in response to a speech by Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in which he described Zionist rule in Israel as racist Read more » Pressure for Whitehall efficiency savings Apr 21 2009 00:23 UK government departments that fail to make savings on back-office functions such as human resources and finance should have the money taken away from them, the head of one of the government's reviews on government efficiency said Read more » FT.com - Companies US stocks hit after BofA's bleak forecast Apr 20 2009 23:54 US stocks suffered their worst one-day fall in six weeks as Bank of America spooked investors in financial shares by painting a bleak picture of economic conditions in the months to come Read more » Pearson capital-raising proposal rebuffed Apr 20 2009 23:27 The educational publisher and owner of the Financial Times has been rebuffed after sounding out investors last week about a possible £270m capital-raising Read more » Software and services help IBM meet targets Apr 20 2009 23:40 IBM's chief financial officer said he was 'more confident' than three months earlier that IBM would meet the target it set then of $9.20 per share of full-year earnings Read more » M&A springs back to life Apr 20 2009 22:56 The market for mergers and acquisitions sprang back to life on Monday when 10 deals totalling more than $27bn were announced, with over half of their total value paid in cash Read more » Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi Apr 20 2009 23:45 Senior officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation privately discussed who might replace the Citigroup chief executive Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Overview: Currency trading leads the way in risk aversion Apr 20 2009 23:34 Investors prove wary of forthcoming corporate earnings reports and of stress tests for US banks Read more » Wall Street falls despite strong earnings Apr 20 2009 21:46 Banks gave US stocks their worst day since the recent rally began in spite of better than expected results from Bank of America Read more » Prudential tumble precedes warning over cash flow Apr 20 2009 20:52 Banks and insurers among the sharpest fallers as London stocks run into profit taking Read more » Zhong Wang IPO to be marker Apr 20 2009 17:48 The Hong Kong listing of China Zhong Wang, a maker of aluminium products, could raise $1.6bn and become the world's biggest IPO since last summer, according to people familiar with the matter Read more » Investors turn towards dollar and yen Apr 20 2009 17:39 Global markets display a highly risk-averse tone as sharp losses for equities drive traders to the haven currencies Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis Arab states have a stake in Iran's talks Apr 20 2009 20:28 Arab states will have to come to terms with the prospect of a US-Iranian rapprochement. It would deliver greater stability for the region. Tehran will not stop being a regional power. But it might be persuaded to use its influence more co-operatively, writes Roula Khalaf Read more » Time for Cameron to write his prospectus Apr 20 2009 22:05 Labour is a victim of the lethal mix of hubris and exhaustion that afflicts governments in their third term. The jostling for the leadership succession is a symptom of the deep pessimism, writes Philip Stephens Read more » What we will miss about the prophets of doom Apr 20 2009 20:44 We won't truly value the benefits of the credit crunch, such as empty restaurants, good service and inexpensive hobbies until they are gone, writes David Marsh Read more » Business needs to speak out against greed Apr 20 2009 14:48 That many financial industry leaders walked away with more than $100m should outrage patriotic chief executives, writes Matt Miller Read more » Why corporate responsibility is a survivor Apr 20 2009 20:34 Consumers are prepared to buy ethical goods if companies make it easy, which generally means not making it expensive, writes Michael Skapinker Read more » FT.com - Business Life Into a low-carbon future Apr 20 2009 22:15 Collaboration is helping the development of sustainable new businesses Read more » Ups and downs of heritage offices Apr 20 2009 22:15 Companies operating in historic buildings must be mindful of their upkeep Read more » CEOs must decouple from the market Apr 20 2009 22:15 Long-term strategy has to be divorced from the vagaries of the share price 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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