FT 25/05/10

Capa
AIA chief in threat to quit over Pru deal

Osborne to open Treasury books

EU plans upfront levy on lenders

Reino Unido
Bond cuts imply changed link with state

Cuts do not threaten recovery, say economists

Osborne shows the cut of his jib

State savings: Where the reductions will be made

Coalition leaders face party pressure

Suppliers braced to drive hard bargains

Thousands of job cuts are just the start

Rise in student numbers to be halved

Fear, loathing and doubt as ‘shock wave’ hits

Mundo

BP offers $500m for damage study

Obama adviser calls for new ‘mini-stimulus’

European voters accept bitter medicine

Why Berlin refuses to rush to the rescue

EU leaders to focus on economic rules

EU talks over German short-selling ban

Democrat calls for focus on small business

G20 urged to make investors pay for failures

Antitrust threat to US sports deals

China and US seek to strike conciliatory note

Comentários e Análises
Telecommunications: A tough call

Look to the developing world

Finance could benefit from people’s trust

Cartas
How to cure the euro’s ills

New synthetic life needs context and regulation

Claims of Greek bank short selling are unfounded

Microfinance does not help the poor escape poverty

Banks must embrace cultural shift

Vida Corporativa
How to respond when the truth hurts

Mystery keeps the book world gripped

Lex
Volatile markets

US bank reform’s cost

Energy position limits

Empresas
Dollar’s rise to hit global US groups

Bond issues stall as euro crisis bites

Media play the waiting game over iPad

Back door to a widening pay gap

Auditors expect renewed bout of scrutiny

Lenders warn of sharp Libor rises

Bank of Spain rescues regional lender

Earnings blow for Italy and Portugal

Economic Outlook: Focus remains on eurozone

View from the Top: Eike Batista, EBX Group

Mercados
Knee-jerk policy reactions must be avoided

Euro set to be carry traders’ funding currency of choice

Spanish stocks hit by bank bail-out concerns

Fiscal fears spur fresh assault on euro

Iron ore prices drop below $150 a tonne

Companies seize on low swap rates

Fear must not blind us to the shoots of recovery

Volatility metrics still point to high fear factor

Banking system fears keep investors on edge

Spill puts BP’s premium rating under threat

Wall Street falls on Europe fears