From LEX 7:07pm

Sprint: tough terms

A higher bid and first-mover advantage have sealed deal for SoftBank

A screen full of alphanumerics depicting encryption and the word 'password' emphasized by a magnifying glass ©Dreamstime David Pilling from COMMENT 6:52pm

America cedes cyber moral high ground

After the NSA leaks it will be more difficult for Washington to cast aspersions on China

From MARKETS 6:01pm

Iron ore rebounds on low Chinese stocks

Recovery bodes well for world’s largest miners

John Gapper from COMMENT 5:07pm

Big Steel is a very big problem for China

Wisco is a large part of an ailing, inefficient industry that Beijing appears unable to discipline

From ENERGY 5:04pm

Costly lesson on Australia LNG projects

Lack of co-operation has resulted in duplication of facilities

From WORLD 4:00pm

Indonesian fires fuel Singapore pollution

Haze soars to ‘very unhealthy’ levels

An employee counts Renminbi banknotes at a branch of Bank Of China in Changzhi, Shanxi province ©Reuters From LEX 1:47pm

China’s banks: of liquidity and credit

Doom-mongers have a point but officials have made right move

A pedestrian walks past a Sony television in Tokyo, Japan ©Bloomberg From LEX 1:18pm

Sony: unlocking value

Latest idea to spin off electronics units goes too far

From ENERGY 11:52am

Tinkler offloads Whitehaven Coal stake

Billionaire sells holding to US hedge fund and creditors

Copies of News Corp.'s newspaper titles, The Sun and The Times, are seen for sale on a newsagent's stand in London, U.K., on Thursday, June 28, 2012. News Corp.'s board approved in principle a plan to split the company's publishing unit from entertainment, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Photographer: ©Bloomberg From MARKETS 11:36am

‘New News Corp’ makes muted debut

Shares of publishing company fall 3 per cent following split

From MARKETS 9:50am

China fund to invest in US property

US real estate is top Chinese investment choice

From UK 9:18am

China’s Wanda in £700m London investment

Johnson welcomes ‘cracking deal’ as sign of global confidence in capital

From WORLD 9:10am

China cash crunch deepens as PBOC stalls

Battle between central bank and China’s stretched lenders grows

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jun 18, 2013

EU trade chief heads to China amid thaw

Conciliatory language marks departure from tough talk

From FINANCIALS Jun 18, 2013

HSBC probed over Hong Kong banks rate

UK bank named in investigation into possible Hibor manipulation

Inside Business Jun 18, 2013

HK fears cooling of hot money flows

Real pain from reversal in global money possible among banks

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jun 18, 2013

Mengniu Dairy seeks HK$12.6bn Yashili deal

Milk powder producer aims to shake off contamination scandal

From TECHNOLOGY Jun 18, 2013

Loeb steps up pressure over Sony spin-off

Activist US hedge fund manager raises stake to 7%

From LEX Jun 17, 2013

Smithfield/Starboard: appetite for more

Activist investor believes pork producer is worth more than bid price

From MARKETS Jun 17, 2013

Bolton retires after failing to crack China

Fidelity manager admits market harder than anticipated

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