FT 20/05/10

Capa
Europeans scramble to restore unity

Google debates face recognition technology

Reino Unido
Venture sets legal sights on breaches of privacy

Osborne pledges tax protection for manufacturing

Ministers scour government books for cuts

MPC divided on inflation and eurozone crisis

Thai investors stand by the economy

Markets fear supply disruptions for raw materials

Berlin makes shock move without allies

Greek central bank hit by short claims

Political tide turns on regulation

HK [Hong Kong] vindicated by naked shorting ban

Democrats delay US reform legislation

Fed leans towards mortgage assets sales plan

Banks face push to raise capital levels

Normal partisan services likely after vote

Security Council members draw up sanctions list

Comentários e Análises
A perverse European fund strategy

Final touches for sensible regulatory reform

Cartas
Losing their shorts

Europe remains a lesson for the rest of the world

Efforts to instil numeracy skills vital to recovery

ECB ‘monetisation’ won’t necessarily lead to inflation

Uncertain outlook for eurozone

Patriotic zeal conceals the real cost – Que tal trocar “Olimpiadas 2012” por “Copa 2014” ou “Olimpiadas 2016”?

CGT rise could hurt rural economy

Vida empresarial
A greener blueprint for industry

Why star recruits struggle

Lex
German short selling ban

German banks

Asian regulation

Pension accounting

Empresas
Private equity hungry for food brands

Euro first to feel effects of Germany’s ban

Bond markets grow from strategic shift

Groups fear US reforms will cost $2bn in lost sales – Reforma da saúde

Mercados
The euro will pull through these testing times

Beijing’s loan curbs unnerve commodities

Bourses drop sharply after Berlin regulatory move

Crude falls as inventories rise to record high

Euro rebounds on talk of further intervention

Rising alarm over bank funding costs

The Bank [of England] will raise interest rates this year

Common bond could help stabilise the eurozone

Strong demand for Portugal auction

Overview: German short selling curbs lead to upheaval

Glaxo offers shelter as sell-off storm persists on Footsie

Wall Street lower on Europe growth worries