The economic costs of cash. America's economic growth is built on sand. The suspenseful home stretch of the Man Booker Prize. Can language influence spending, eating, and smoking habits? Syria: the great distraction. A new open letter supporting Janet Yellen. Apple launches two new iPhones: "Apple put improved security and bright new colours ahead of aggressive price cuts at the launch of its latest iPhone models, as it sought to broaden its appeal without compromising its premium brand." Europe financial transaction tax hits legal wall: "Europe's plan for an expansive financial transaction tax hit a wall after the top legal adviser to finance ministers concluded it exceeds national jurisdiction, "infringes" on EU treaties and "is discriminatory" to non-participating states." Intel intends to leapfrog smartphone era with Quark chips: "Intel on Tuesday laid out plans to leapfrog the smartphone era with a new family of tiny chips for devices designed to be worn, embedded in everyday objects or ingested." This entry was posted by FT Alphaville on Tuesday September 10th, 2013 22:54.