• Euro-Zone Business Activity Falls
• The Incredible Vanishing Subsidiary
• U.S. to Fund Glaxo Antibiotics Research
• Japan Moves to Rein In Government Bonds
• Wary of China, U.S. Steps Into Sprint's Board

• Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant
• Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
• Exclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears-sources
• British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
• Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit

• Are UK soldiers targets at home?
• Ai Weiwei rocks out against detention
• Expert: 'Offense against society'
• Attack mirrors 2007 beheading plot
• Investigating the suspects

• Nikkei plunge sparks global market retreat
• China data add urgency to stimulus calls
• Probe starts into scope of London attack
• Stockholm sees fourth night of violence
• Lloyds cuts St James’s Place stake again

FT Alphaville - Market Commentary - FT.com

• Markets Live: Thursday, 23rd May, 2013
• The Nikkei: a market abducted by retail
• The (early) Lunch Wrap
• Japan’s mini crash: Blame China, not just Ben
• Further reading