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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Apr 29 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage EDF and RWE team lead UK nuclear race Apr 28 2009 23:34 The British government stands to make more than £400m in the hotly-contested auction of land to build nuclear power stations, as skyrocketing prices forced out one of the three main bidders Read more » Citigroup scrambles to raise capital Apr 29 2009 00:29 Citigroup has told US regulators it wants to fill the capital shortfall identified in the government's 'stress test' by selling large businesses, asking more investors to convert their preferred shares into common stock and shrinking its balance sheet Read more » Boost for Obama as Specter defects Apr 29 2009 00:04 President Barack Obama was presented with a timely 99th-day political windfall when Republican lawmaker Arlen Specter switched parties, giving the administration the prospect of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate. Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Citigroup scrambles to raise capital Apr 29 2009 00:29 Citigroup has told US regulators it wants to fill the capital shortfall identified in the government's 'stress test' by selling large businesses, asking more investors to convert their preferred shares into common stock and shrinking its balance sheet Read more » Boost for Obama as Specter defects Apr 29 2009 00:04 President Barack Obama was presented with a timely 99th-day political windfall when Republican lawmaker Arlen Specter switched parties, giving the administration the prospect of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate. Read more » Obama's first 100 days in context Apr 28 2009 23:47 Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage EDF and RWE team lead UK nuclear race Apr 28 2009 23:34 The British government stands to make more than £400m in the hotly-contested auction of land to build nuclear power stations, as skyrocketing prices forced out one of the three main bidders Read more » Citigroup scrambles to raise capital Apr 29 2009 00:29 Citigroup has told US regulators it wants to fill the capital shortfall identified in the government's 'stress test' by selling large businesses, asking more investors to convert their preferred shares into common stock and shrinking its balance sheet Read more » Boost for Obama as Specter defects Apr 29 2009 00:04 President Barack Obama was presented with a timely 99th-day political windfall when Republican lawmaker Arlen Specter switched parties, giving the administration the prospect of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate. Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Fears of swine flu epidemic increase Apr 28 2009 17:18 Fears that a swine flu outbreak could turn into a global pandemic intensified as governments across the globe stepped up their response while the WHO defended its decision not to recommend restrictions on travel to affected areas Read more » Chrysler's lenders agree to debt swap Apr 28 2009 17:57 Chrysler, the failing US carmaker, moved towards viability on Tuesday after the Obama administration's auto task force extracted deep concessions from holders of its $6.9bn debt Read more » Allianz, American Express unload ICBC shares Apr 28 2009 06:01 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank by market value, said Allianz and American Express had sold shares in the Chinese lender as the shares are freed from lock up Read more » FT.com - World Boost for Obama as Specter defects Apr 29 2009 00:04 President Barack Obama was presented with a timely 99th-day political windfall when Republican lawmaker Arlen Specter switched parties, giving the administration the prospect of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate. Read more » Swine flu spread points to global pandemic Apr 29 2009 00:19 Countries around the world stepped up measures to discourage travel to Mexico as the further international spread of swine flu signalled the growing likelihood of a global pandemic Read more » EU talks to end working time opt-out fail Apr 28 2009 23:44 British employers breathed a sigh of relief after attempts to abolish the UK's right to opt out of European rules limiting a working week to 48 hours finally disintegrated Read more » Funding shortfall threatens universities Apr 28 2009 23:48 Some of England's top universities have warned their status as first-class global institutions is under threat because they are running deficits of up to £7,000 a student on teaching Read more » Union poised to own 55% of Chrysler Apr 28 2009 18:27 The UAW will own 55% of Chrysler and Fiat will eventually own 35% of the carmaker after a restructuring, with remaining stock split between secured lenders and the US government, according to a UAW document Read more » FT.com - Companies Chrysler's lenders agree concessions Apr 29 2009 00:59 Chrysler, the failing US carmaker, moved towards viability on Tuesday after the Obama administration's auto task force extracted deep concessions from holders of its $6.9bn debt Read more » Citigroup scrambles to raise capital Apr 29 2009 00:29 Citigroup has told US regulators it wants to fill the capital shortfall identified in the government's 'stress test' by selling large businesses, asking more investors to convert their preferred shares into common stock and shrinking its balance sheet Read more » BP's 62% profit drop sets tone for big oil Apr 29 2009 00:01 BP promised more cost cuts as its 62% drop in profits caused by the sharply falling oil price opened a tricky earnings season for the 'super-major' oil companies Read more » Commercial mortgages at risk Apr 28 2009 23:31 The volume of commercial mortgages at risk of default has quintupled since the beginning of 2008 as a deteriorating economy has made it increasingly difficult for shops and businesses to keep up with their payments Read more » Concern for Sun as sales fall 20% this year Apr 29 2009 00:31 The news came a week after Sun agreed a $7.4bn acquisition by Oracle and pointed to a further deterioration in the company's market position amid the steep cyclical downturn Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Money market rates continue to fall Apr 28 2009 17:05 Money market rates have fallen sharply since the start of April amid increasing signs that banks are starting to lend to each other. Three-month sterling interbank rates, for example, have fallen for 44 days in a row Read more » Wall St slips despite bright data Apr 28 2009 21:43 US stocks fluctuated as better-than-expected economic data mitigated fears over capital positions at Citigroup and Bank of America Read more » Centrica slides amid London retreat Apr 28 2009 20:11 Centrica was among the sharpest fallers as the FTSE 100 retreated from a 2½-month high, sliding 5.9 per cent after a Morgan Stanley downgrade Read more » Pork belly and hog prices continue to fall Apr 28 2009 12:41 Prices for hogs and pork bellies plunged further on Tuesday as traders anticipated lower demand for pork after the outbreak of Read more » Appetite for risk hurts dollar and yen Apr 28 2009 22:21 A modest improvement in risk appetite helped struggling emerging market currencies overcome some of the losses generated by international public health concerns Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning Apr 28 2009 21:59 The largest economies have made the fundamental decision to prevent bankruptcy. but this is only the first step on the long road to financial health. Those who hope for a swift return to what they thought normal two years ago are deluded, writes Martin Wolf Read more » One hundred days of platitude Apr 28 2009 20:24 Commentators are desperately trying to write something original about Obama's first 100 days in office but most are sticking to tried and tested formulae, writes Christopher Buckley Read more » Box-tickers should not be the ones making decisions Apr 28 2009 20:16 When the emphasis is placed on procedure over substance the opportunity to exercise skill and judgment invariably drain away, and the proceedings become mind-numbingly boring, writes John Kay Read more » Flashes of brilliance, but Barack could do better Apr 28 2009 22:20 When asked to assess how Barack Obama scored in eight key topics after 100 days of his presidency, our experts were undaunted by the hype, writes Edward Mortimer Read more » FT.com - Business Life In for the long haul Apr 28 2009 22:00 The haulage business launched by Alan Ferguson's grandfather is branching out Read more » Texan who keeps Tatra trucking Apr 28 2009 22:00 Ron Adams tells how he liked the Czech truckmaker so much he bought it twice 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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