http://www.ft.com AngryBear Copyright 2013 Financial Times en-us Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:28:24 GMT InfoDesk http://media.ny.idsk.com/multimedia/logos/rsslogo_ft.gif http://www.ft.com http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f99ac5ca-a385-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html In pubs across the UK, landlords are making a noise about the fact that beer has just got cheaper. John Murray Brown Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:07:14 GMT fto041220131917479057 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/98b9860e-a292-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html From Mr Christopher McGinty. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:52:12 GMT fto041220131902519053 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b21fb10c-a393-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Ministers are considering backing a move to remove parts of the defamation bill when it is debated in the Commons next week, in a move campaigners warn could wreck plans to reform British libel laws. Kiran Stacey, Political Correspondent Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:51:41 GMT fto041220131902489049 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5412af78-a38a-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html It is not often one can watch an investment bubble burst in real time from the convenience of any internet terminal. James Mackintosh Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:47:14 GMT fto041220131902519050 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0b092e16-a366-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Pressure is building on Mike Ellis, the former financial director of HBOS, to resign as chairman of Skipton Building Society after a report last week spelt out the "colossal failure" by the bank's executives in the run-up to its collapse in 2008. Kiran Stacey, Brooke Masters Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:59:27 GMT fto041220131902549056 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1e3afe4c-a361-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Royal Bank of Scotland has lost a high profile legal dispute against a US hedge fund. Jane Croft, Law Courts Correspondent Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:42:06 GMT fto041220131847349041 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e766173c-a386-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo kicked off Wall Street's earnings season with almost $12bn in combined net income for the first quarter, though it was delivered through tough cost control rather than soaring revenues. Tom Braithwaite, Shannon Bond in New York Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:40:10 GMT fto041220131847379047 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f01172ee-a3b0-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html BlackBerry is to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission and Ontario Securities Commission to investigate what it claimed was "a false and misleading report" about retail return rates for the Canadian company's new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. Paul Taylor in New York Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:09:09 GMT fto041220131817349033 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/94be521e-a292-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html • The Databank section of the Weekend FT on March 16 incorrectly showed St Ives had not paid an interim dividend. St Ives raised the interim dividend to 2.0p on March 12. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:42:27 GMT fto041220131748039029 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b88c9de8-a078-11e2-a6e1-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html After years in the doldrums, buy-to-let is again being hailed as a key tool for investors, against a backdrop of miserable savings rates and uncertainty over pensions. Tanya Powley Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:24:17 GMT fto041220131732499024 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/79c82574-a38d-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html The former head of structure products at Credit Suisse CS pleaded guilty to inflating the value of mortgage-related securities, giving the US government its first conviction of a senior banker related to the financial crisis. Kara Scannell in New York Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:11:49 GMT fto041220131718349023 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/26ad43e0-a37b-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html A batch of poor economic data sparked a mild retreat on Wall Street on Friday even as JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo reported strong quarterly results, capping off a week marked by otherwise robust gains with losses. Arash Massoudi in New York Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:38:56 GMT fto041220131648059021 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2fa18fc0-a320-11e2-bd45-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Friday 21:00 BST. Global equities ended the week on a softer note as a wave of bullishness that had driven the S&P 500 to record closing and intraday highs in earlier sessions showed signs of fatigue. Dave Shellock Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:09:34 GMT fto041220131617449017 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/45edd0a8-a399-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Wolfson Microelectronics was among the top small-cap gainers this week after the sound chipmaker cemented its relationship with key customer Samsung. Bryce Elder Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:52:36 GMT fto041220131602479015 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c24bf334-a37e-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html China is being urged to do more to restrain North Korea amid growing signs of frustration in Beijing about the provocative actions of its ally in Pyongyang. Jamil Anderlini in Beijing, Song Jung-a in Seoul, Geoff Dyer in Washington Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:44:36 GMT fto041220131547459010 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5412af78-a38a-11e2-8f9c-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html It is not often one can watch an investment bubble burst in real time from the convenience of any internet terminal. James Mackintosh Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:33:26 GMT fto041220131547459009 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/92212934-a38f-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Few parents would give their child an unlimited credit line in a toy shop. Yet many do the digital equivalent by sharing the passwords to app stores operated by Google GOOG and Apple. Robert Cookson, Digital Media Correspondent Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:09:28 GMT fto041220131517299007 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/66ad221a-a2d8-11e2-bd45-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html The Pensions Regulator has taken the unusual step of launching an investigation into whether more support needs to be offered to the underfunded pension scheme of Coats before one of the grand old names of UK manufacturing can be floated by its private equity owners on the London Stock Exchange. Norma Cohen, Demography Correspondent Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:56:01 GMT fto041120131913538799 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5a1d51c6-a2ad-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Parents could soon be spared the shock of unexpected bills run up by their children after a consumer protection authority promised to crack down on "free" video games that encourage young players to spend money on virtual goods. Robert Cookson, Digital Media Correspondent Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:56:24 GMT fto041120131913548801 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/06eef63c-a2c4-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Myriad tough new rules will become such a strain on investment bank returns in the next few years that some may struggle to sustain their global operations, according to two reports. Daniel Schäfer in London Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:55:56 GMT fto041120131758398788