Nov 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- Google faces local antitrust investigation in U.S. (http://on.ft.com/2jmT5UZ)
- Mick Davis leads contenders to become next Rio Tinto chairman. (http://on.ft.com/2hxiA5i)
- GE boss unveils dividend cut and $20 billion asset sales. (http://on.ft.com/2hvw1mi)
Overview
- Missouri's attorney general said Monday his office would investigate whether Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google violated the state's consumer protection and antitrust laws.
- Mick Davis, the former head of Xstrata, has emerged as a frontrunner to become the next chairman of Anglo Australian miner Rio Tinto Plc RIO.L . Davis has held talks with Rio, according to people familiar with the matter.
- General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co GE.N is cutting its dividend and will divest two of its longest-held divisions, including the remainder of the lighting business created by Thomas Edison, as a part an effort by its new chief executive John Flannery to revive the storied conglomerate.