• Firms' Ties to Insurers Scrutinized
• For Multinationals, Europe Is Soft Spot
• An Independent Scotland Risks Financial Shocks
• Gold Slump Hits Silver
• Don't Cry for Me, Euro Zone

• North Korea fires fifth missile in three days
• Chinese Premier Li seeks trust in India, border issue irks
• Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states
• Imran Khan's party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected
• Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

• A century-long dispute
• N. Korea fires 5th projectile into sea
• Execs questioned on Jackson's death
• Meet its sleek new rival: A350 XWB
• Beckham's tears at final match

• FirstGroup chairman forced to resign
• Global stocks inch to fresh high
• Yahoo buys start-up Tumblr for $1bn
• US fund Monarch to open office in London
• Cameron feels Tory rage on gay marriage

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