US Morning Headlines: Bo denies bribery charges as trial opens, Central ba...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday August 22 2013     US homepage   Bo denies bribery charges as trial opens   Former official Bo Xilai has been accused of receiving bribes related to efforts to cover up his wife's murder of a British businessman       Central bank reserves drop     Eurozone PMIs show strengthening growth     Fed officials support tapering this year     Stocks mixed as bond yields hit fresh highs         Video   Glencore Xstrata's mega merger   Glencore Xstrata opened its first set of results as a merged group, with a $7.7bn impairment on mining assets. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Julia Grindell discuss how underlying earnings were supported by Glencore's trading arm.   Markets   Dollar climbs after Fed minutes   US currency makes broad gains after minutes from Fed's August meeting shed no new light on when easing off of asset purchases likely to start       FTSE 100 gains led by miners and banks     Small-caps favoured in China's tale of two cities     Eurex to challenge CME in currency arena     FT/StarMine Awards: Top stockpickers took 'holistic' view   World News   Syria rebels claim hundreds die in attack   Pro-opposition groups claim Assad regime used poisonous gas in onslaught on capital as US and allies call emergency talks over chemical allegations       BofA interns stay on after student dies     Indian rupee sinks to fresh record low     London luxury basement told to dig deeper     US military mined Twitter to track threats   US news   NSA collected US emails   The revelations were included in several documents that were declassified as part of an effort to show there was rigorous enforcement of protections       Don't blindly trust guardians of security     New Fed chair should be an outsider     Rate rise fears propel US homebuyers     Manning sentenced to 35 years over leaks   US & Canadian companies   Ackman reassures investors of 'progress'   The activist investor said a more than $1bn short selling campaign had cost them almost $300m in losses so far       HP chief abandons revenue growth target     Wells cuts 2,300 mortgage jobs     Bloomberg acts on data issues     Reports shine light on Bloomberg practices         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.