http://www.ft.com/lexhttp://www.ft.com/rss/lexFT.com - Lexen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:30:09 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:34:13 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Tobin tax or levy on financial transactions has, in reality, gone through several mutations and it should remain a curiosity of economic historySun, 8 Nov 2009 19:51:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlSpreads on three-month Libor have settled back into their boom-time groove, yet a continued lack of lending means credit can still not claim to be uncrunchedSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:48:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlJitters in the IPO market attest to continued uncertainty, but are more likely to be speed-bumps on the road to recovery than road-blocksSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:30:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe return of founding fathers has a mixed record in the tech world, but having Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis back is at least a good startFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:09:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/61dab304-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/61dab304-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA large drop in employment has outpaced a fall in the numbers choosing to stop seeking work, propelling the headline jobless rate skywardFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:43:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities have attacked the alleged ring in the Galleon case with a gusto usually reserved for mafia bossesFri, 6 Nov 2009 14:49:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/6361d580-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6361d580-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTPG, which this year said it had snubbed 140 LBO opportunities, has jumped back on the wagon to lead the year's largest Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:33:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/ba6845d6-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/ba6845d6-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlChief executive Willie Walsh is fighting for the airline's survival but, in spite of merger hopes, strong headwinds aboundFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:46:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html'Separability' is now a buzzword in UK banking circles and it is not hard to see why, given that regulatory risk is as great as it could beFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:39:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flexhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan's number five and eight banks by market capitalisation confirmed reports they are in merger talks to form the country's largest trust bankFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:08 +0000