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TOP STORIES

Samsung puts lid on capex for 1st time since financial crisis

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co turns cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows. (SAMSUNG-EARNINGS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Miyoung Kim, 1,000 words)

MARKETS

Asian shares down; Seoul hit by weak techs but Nikkei surges

TOKYO - Asian shares are hurt by a drop in regional technology stocks and wariness ahead of the region's corporate earnings season, but gains in Australia and Japan on brighter economic outlook limit overall losses. (MARKETS-GLOBAL/ (WRAPUP 3, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Chikako Mogi, 800 words)

ECONOMY

Japan brushes aside FX manipulation claims ahead of G20

TOKYO - Japan brushes aside criticism that aggressive easing by the Bank of Japan could trigger competitive currency devaluations, saying the central bank is trying to end nearly 20 years of deflation, not manipulate the yen. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's calls for aggressive action by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has raised alarm in Europe and concern it could contribute to a "currency war" as other central banks adopt similar policies. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/CURRENCY (WRAPUP 2), expect by 0730 GMT/2.30AM ET, by Stanley White and Tetsushi Kajimoto, 750 words)

- JAPAN-EARNINGS/OUTLOOK (GRAPHIC), moved, by Dominic Lau, 900 words

- JAPAN-SURVEY/ABENOMICS (GRAPHIC), moved, by Sophie Knight, 700 words

- JAPAN-ECONOMY/PRICES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Kaori Kaneko, 450 words

- JAPAN-ECONOMY/BOJ-MINUTES (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Leika Kihara, 800 words

India central bank seen cutting rates, first in 9 months

MUMBAI - India's central bank is expected to reward the government next week for its efforts to reform the economy and bring its finances under control by announcing its first cut in interest rates in nine months. The Reserve Bank of India has been growing in confidence that the government, gripped by inertia for much of last year, is finally doing its bit to lift an economy that has slumped to its slowest pace of growth in a decade. (INDIA-ECONOMY/RATES, moved, by Shamik Paul, 750 words)

COMPANIES

Apple's China dilemma: market share or cachet?

HONG KONG - Apple Inc's third straight disappointing quarter signals an urgent need for the global technology leader to drum up new revenue - and China may provide the answer. (APPLE-CHINA/), moved, by Lee Chyen Yee, 1,000 words)

787 probe far from complete, regulator 'very concerned'

WASHINGTON - U.S. safety regulators are nowhere near finishing an investigation into a battery fire on the Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner, a top official says, raising the prospect of a prolonged grounding for the aircraft. (BOEING-DREAMLINER/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX), moved, by Andrea Shalal-Esa and Jim Wolf, 1,150 words)

- BOEING-DREAMLINER/ANA-CANCELLATIONS, moved, 200 words

- BOEING-787/ (FACTBOX), moved, 500 words

Microsoft profit dips ahead of Office revamp

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit edges lower as Office software sales slow ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its Windows 8 operating system and sending the company's shares down 1.4 percent. (MICROSOFT-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Bill Rigby, 650 words)