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Ripples of Beijing slowdown felt around world

Apple on defensive
New iPad Mini will be no game-changer

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From COMPANIES 12:24pm

Rosneft set to clinch deal on TNK-BP

British-Russian oil giant TNK-BP offices in central Moscow.

Push to turn Russian energy group into a supermajor

Russia energy landscape faces whirlwind
Lex TNK-BP – high-octane stuff
Video BP, Rosneft and the call of the Arctic
beyondbrics Turning the clock back to 1993

From UK 8:34pm

Volcker criticises UK banking reforms

Former Fed chairman questions Vickers plans

From WORLD 5:05pm

Europe banking supervisor plan ‘illegal’

Proposal goes too far for ECB’s powers, says legal advice

From COMPANIES 7:30pm

New Citi chief seeks to reassure bankers

Corbat hints he will keep group intact

From COMPANIES 5:34pm

‘Wizard of Oz’ bows out of Moore Capital

Trading wonder Coffey takes early retirement at 41

Bacon to return $2bn to investors
In depth Hedge funds

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Nick Butler: Renewables and subsidies

kansas wind farm USA

Despite cash help, alternative energy seems destined to be little more than a minor part of the mix

Obama

©Getty From WORLD 9:47pm

Energised Obama woos swing voters

President seeks to follow up on combative debate

Obama approach resets race
Romney pushed back on to the defensive
Jurek Martin Give me baseball over politics
In depth US elections 2012
Analysis President seeks to win women and Hispanics

From COMPANIES 6:28pm

Key sponsors backpedal fast over disgraced cyclist

Nike, RadioShack and AB InBev leave Armstrong in ditch

Editorial Cycling’s shame
Comment Murky world of cycling cheats exposed

Chart

From UK 8:58pm

Part-timers push employment to UK high

Number of out-of-work 16- to 24-year-olds falls to lowest in a year

Global Market Overview from MARKETS 9:38pm

Better US data lifts global stocks

Easing eurozone tensions encourage risk appetite

Trains travel past Battersea Power Station

©Bloomberg From UK 9:29pm

Foreign money seeks London property

Three-quarters of UK commercial deals by value in capital

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USA Traders look at numbers on screen on Black Monday 1987

©Getty The legacy of Black Monday on trading technology and how markets operate

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Bo Xilai

©AP Online debate on China’s leadership change and the implications of the Bo Xilai scandal

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LEX of Martin Wheatley of Financial Conduct Authority?

We rate the chances of less mis-selling under the UK’s new Financial Conduct Authority

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