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Wed, 30 May 2012 18:12:27 GMT Thu, 31 May 2012 10:15:12 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/inside-business http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/companies/inside-business http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f3b764e-aa75-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Apple has disproved the old truism that profit margins in consumer electronics hardware need be meagre but that level of profitability may not be available to all Wed, 30 May 2012 18:12:27 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f3b764e-aa75-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2f3b764e-aa75-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc891a4a-a987-11e1-9772-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Anaemic growth at home has finally forced often cautious Japanese companies to move plants to China, but success is not guaranteed Tue, 29 May 2012 16:07:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc891a4a-a987-11e1-9772-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct bc891a4a-a987-11e1-9772-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84136854-a8e3-11e1-be59-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If trading on a bank’s own account is allowed, regulators would be facilitating the conditions for a chief investment office-style operation Mon, 28 May 2012 23:20:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84136854-a8e3-11e1-be59-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 84136854-a8e3-11e1-be59-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/281a8420-a46e-11e1-a701-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The recriminations and investigations have already started on the high-profile IPO that fell apart in the space of eight days Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/281a8420-a46e-11e1-a701-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 281a8420-a46e-11e1-a701-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa17607a-a341-11e1-8f34-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The luxury jeweller needs to find the fine balance between brand awareness and brand dilution if it wishes to make inroads in Asia Tue, 22 May 2012 17:15:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa17607a-a341-11e1-8f34-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct aa17607a-a341-11e1-8f34-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e3fb62e-a366-11e1-988e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct For Spain’s sake, prime minister Mariano Rajoy needs to be honest about the needs of the country and its banks when he meets fellow European leaders Mon, 21 May 2012 19:25:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e3fb62e-a366-11e1-988e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4e3fb62e-a366-11e1-988e-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03d93826-9f79-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct China looks to leverage its $3.2tn reserves to expand in the region while western Europe – the once dominant investor – is fire-fighting Thu, 17 May 2012 14:56:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03d93826-9f79-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 03d93826-9f79-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/593f47c0-9f64-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If ever the electronics-to-music-to-film group wanted to unlock the value in its entertainment assets, this looks a good year to do so Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/593f47c0-9f64-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 593f47c0-9f64-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4439c1a-9e9b-11e1-a767-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The system governing economic reform and investment has broken down, at a time when foreign capital is needed to fund the current account deficit Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4439c1a-9e9b-11e1-a767-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d4439c1a-9e9b-11e1-a767-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62170d04-9dc7-11e1-838c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Even if it has little to do with ‘too big to fail’, the bank’s trading debacle raises demands for change that regulators might now be willing to listen to Mon, 14 May 2012 18:20:32 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62170d04-9dc7-11e1-838c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 62170d04-9dc7-11e1-838c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8a6a9a6-9aa5-11e1-83bf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Carmaker’s German management and heritage fail to do justice to the global reach of its products Thu, 10 May 2012 16:35:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8a6a9a6-9aa5-11e1-83bf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b8a6a9a6-9aa5-11e1-83bf-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c090584-99f6-11e1-accb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct By taking potshots at Google, Oracle has threatened to open a bigger can of worms which can put the industry tangled up in copyright disputes Wed, 09 May 2012 18:11:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c090584-99f6-11e1-accb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7c090584-99f6-11e1-accb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8db7502-98f4-11e1-948a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Governments that do not have the money to build roads, ports and power plants should take advantage of the financing being offered by regional banks Tue, 08 May 2012 16:29:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8db7502-98f4-11e1-948a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c8db7502-98f4-11e1-948a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f90569c-97a1-11e1-83f3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Rather than the use of a bonus pool or ‘excess’ capital, banks and regulators could consider a new structure for shareholder dividends Mon, 07 May 2012 12:26:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f90569c-97a1-11e1-83f3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6f90569c-97a1-11e1-83f3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76ac2c82-9510-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Socialist candidate has already frightened business by declaring war on the world of finance. But it might not be that bad Thu, 03 May 2012 15:58:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76ac2c82-9510-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 76ac2c82-9510-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aee270a-9471-11e1-8e90-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Facebook’s steady path to Wall Street could be the moment when stock investors join the technology wave amid signs of a renewed jump in valuations Wed, 02 May 2012 18:07:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aee270a-9471-11e1-8e90-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1aee270a-9471-11e1-8e90-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91078f98-933c-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Investment in airports has been surprisingly inadequate considering the country’s strong rate of growth, and flights have become less punctual Tue, 01 May 2012 16:10:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91078f98-933c-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 91078f98-933c-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a95c95dc-92df-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct British state-owned banks’ fightback should start in Brussels as RBS and Lloyds Banking Group struggle to implement sanctions ordered by the European Commission Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:37:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a95c95dc-92df-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a95c95dc-92df-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f4f6cfc-8f86-11e1-9ab1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It will take at least two years to find out if the deal with Microsoft can transform the telecom company’s smartphone business fortunes Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:13:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f4f6cfc-8f86-11e1-9ab1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_inside-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8f4f6cfc-8f86-11e1-9ab1-00144feab49a