News review

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Apr 17 2009 The week in review April 10 - 17 2009 The most read stories from the past week. WORLD 1. Castro criticises Obama's measures for Cuba 2. Thailand descends into chaos 3. Obama hints at hopes for recovery 4. US forces free captain from pirates 5. China property prices 'likely to halve' 6. US prices drop for first time since 1955 7. UK borrowing to hit £175bn 8. Beijing struggles to prop up growth 9. Tensions rise over UK Visa controls 10. Tarp investigator seeks evidence of book fiddling COMPANIES 1. UBS to cut 11% of global workforce 2. AIG in spotlight over derivatives 3. Goldman push to repay $10bn 4. SEC to review whether BofA broke the law 5. JPMorgan earns $2.1bn on record sales 6. Fiat chief eyes top job at Chrysler 7. Bankruptcy-related M&A has 'only just begun' 8. Microsoft and Yahoo renew partnership talks 9. India's Tech Mahindra wins bid for Satyam 10. Ebay to spin off Skype MARKETS 1. NYSE chief cautious over March rally 2. Wall Street mixed in choppy trade 3. Financial stocks lead global rally 4. Insight: Gold standard debate roars on 5. Pound hits five-week high against euro 6. Rio Tinto leads move away from defensive sectors 7. China output raises fears for aluminium 8. Tech and media stocks lift Wall Street 9. Dollar reigns supreme 10. Oil retreats on signs of falling demand 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. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.