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Financial Times

• Obama suggests Bernanke will be replaced June 18, 2013
  President Obama has indicated that he is likely to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, saying he has been in the post longer than he wanted […]
• European car sales at lowest since 1993 June 18, 2013
  May figures mark return to gloom for troubled manufacturers, though UK continues to buck the trend with 11% growth in registrations […]
• Axa will lend €10bn for infrastructure June 18, 2013
  The European insurer aims to make loans over the next five years to finance schemes ranging from tunnels and airports to wind farms and sewers […]
• ‘Big three’ container groups plan alliance June 18, 2013
  AP Møller-Maersk, the Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM seek to establish a network on three of the busiest trade routes […]
• Loeb steps up pressure over Sony spin-off June 18, 2013
  The US hedge fund manager, who is urging the Japanese company to spin off its film and music arm, increases his ownership stake to 6.9% […]
• Brazil’s ‘bus fare’ protests gather pace June 18, 2013
  Tens of thousands of people march through the streets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to show their discontent with the nation’s political class […]
• G8 shifts on isolating Putin over Syria June 18, 2013
  Communiqué being drafted by British officials will attempt to find whatever common ground it can, including a condemnation of use of chemical weapons […]
• Liberty Global enters race for KDG June 17, 2013
  Indicative offer by John Malone’s media group for Germany’s largest cable operator is €85 per share, surpassing Vodafone’s bid of about €80 a share […]
• Anger at Alliance Boots tax breaks June 17, 2013
  Analysis by the Financial Times of the corporation taxes paid by some of Britain’s best-known brands under private equity control […]
• UK agrees EU deal on City regulation June 17, 2013
  A deal between the countries reviewing the EU’s key markets legislation represents a significant step forward after 30 months of fierce negotiations […]

Wall Street Journal

• China Wrestles With Banks' Pleas for Cash June 18, 2013
  China's big banks are urging the central bank to free up funds to ease an unusual cash squeeze, as Beijing faces a stark choice: add money to the financial system to help lenders, or stay the course to rein in a rapid expansion of credit. […]
• Airlines' Passenger-Satisfaction Improves June 18, 2013
  Major U.S. airlines improved their passenger-satisfaction scores for the second consecutive year, according to a poll to be released Tuesday, but they remain near the bottom of the poll's benchmark industries. […]
• Asian Shares Down June 18, 2013
  Asian stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday in cautious trade, as investors awaited greater clarity on U.S. monetary policy. The Nikkei fell 0.1%. […]
• Loeb's Third Point Raises Sony Stake June 18, 2013
  Investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point has boosted its stake in Sony to 6.9%, ratcheting up a bid to convince the Japanese electronics giant to launch an initial public offering of its entertainment division. […]
• Co-op Bank Plans a Novel 'Bail-In' June 18, 2013
  Co-operative Bank said it would ask subordinated bondholders to take heavy losses in an effort to raise £1.5 billion ($2.36 billion) in fresh capital and stave off a potential collapse. […]
• Tokyo Shares Get Second Look June 18, 2013
  Some investors said the whipsaw trading in Japanese stocks over the past three weeks spells opportunity. […]
• Mexico Seeks Open Energy Market June 18, 2013
  President Enrique Peña Nieto will seek to end a taboo of nearly eight decades by opening the state-run oil and gas industry to private investment and competition. […]
• Lessors Take Bigger Role in Jet Sales June 18, 2013
  Aircraft lessors are taking on more of airlines' financing burdens associated with jet purchases as some European banks have stepped back from financing aircraft acquisitions. […]
• Liberty Global in Talks to Buy German Cable Firm June 18, 2013
  John Malone's Liberty Global is in talks to Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, a move that could set off a bidding war with Vodafone. Liberty Global has been expanding aggressively in Europe. […]
• Libor Charges Likely in U.K. June 18, 2013
  British prosecutors plan to file criminal fraud charges against former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes for allegedly trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates. […]