Comment & Analysis: When not cutting prices becomes a luxury, Cash-starv...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/19JYUU/UI8AA/YQ9BJ2/FY13O/   Comment & Analysis Thursday May 28 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis   When not cutting prices becomes a luxury Discounting can exact a terrible price, as the imminent bankruptcy of General Motors shows. The company was the king of price-discounting even in the good times. But luxury and premium brands have grown so much that their owners cannot choose from a menu of cutting costs, output or prices. All are required, says John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/5PIDR/5AQYP/DBTLB/ABDOO/OS/h   Cash-starved start-ups wait for the cavalry We do not know how the £750m Strategic Investment Fund will be disbursed or on what – and neither it seems do officials, says Jonathan Guthrie http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/5PIDR/5AQYP/DBTLB/UI89Q/OS/h   Fear and self-loathing in South Korea The country would do well to use the tragic death of Roh Moo-hyun, the country's former president, as a catalyst to strengthen its legal institutions and to clean up its politics, writes David Pilling http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/5PIDR/5AQYP/DBTLB/YSCJB/OS/h   US regulators run to catch up with EU If markets are not competitive, or are failing, it takes the long arm of government to protect the invisible hand, says Irwin Stelzer http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/5PIDR/5AQYP/DBTLB/GCSZT/OS/h   FT.com - In depth MPs' expenses Indian general election Swine flu European elections 2009 Detroit in distress Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2009 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this keyword/company alert on FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help 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.