Asia Morning Headlines: US rating put on negative watch on default fears, Tw...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 16 2013     Asia homepage   US rating put on negative watch on default fears   Top House Republicans scrap a proposed bill to raise the debt ceiling until February and reopen the government until mid-December       Twitter losses widen ahead of IPO     Intel downbeat over seasonal PC pick-up     Yahoo to keep more than half Alibaba stake     Catton youngest winner of Booker prize     Ahrendts to take up retail role at Apple     Amazon plans smartphone market entry with HTC     Osborne cements London as renminbi hub     Aditya Birla ensnared in India coal probe     Obama's absence boosts China trade deal         World News   Party foes bury the hatchet to chase deal   Senate leaders took over the negotiations on the budget when talks between the White House and the Republican leadership in the House broke down       Dublin moves to close Apple tax loophole     Iran nuclear talks signal progress hopes     BMW family gave €690,000 to Merkel party     Supreme Court to hear emissions case   Markets   S&P slips as fiscal deal proves elusive   Early hopes of a deal to resolve the impasse in Washington fade, sending the S&P 500 lower and helping gold rally off a three-month low       Hot chocolate demand sends cocoa soaring     Regulators warn on rise of boom-era debt     US Treasury bill demand slumps at auction     Credit default swaps run out of road   Asia & Pacific News   Myanmar bombings spark reform fears   The explosions underscore the security challenges still facing Myanmar as it works on internal reforms and international rehabilitation       Homely lessons from a Tiger Mum     China urged to toughen foreign policy   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Concern at Chinese companies' bad debts   Offering credit to businesses that are not using the banks appears seductive, but the reality for many investors has been grim       US bankers attack Osborne's 'lovefest'     Risking stability to court the dragon     Nissan looks to crack luxury car market     Rio Tinto plays the long game in Mongolia         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.