Europe Morning Headlines: BP wins spill compensation appeal, Berlusconi stuns ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 03 2013     Europe homepage   BP wins spill compensation appeal   An appeals court approved a partial freeze on contested payments for business losses, which increase its chances of limiting the cost of the settlement       Berlusconi stuns all by backing Letta     Cerberus examining bid for BlackBerry     Microsoft investors fear Gates' influence     Asia markets higher despite US stalemate         Markets   SEC throws spoke into derivatives shake-up   Two regulators are engaged in a turf war over the new world of electronic derivatives trading       US grabs $3m worth of Bitcoins in raid     Central banks joined EM asset sell-off     Bears line up on sterling after highs     EU rescue fund bonds predicted to fly   World News   Mounting Wall Street fears of US default   A highly anticipated meeting Wednesday evening between President Barack Obama, John Boehner, and other leaders ended without any sign of progress       Broadband trials seek to use white space     EU Commission chief aims to cut red tape     Thriller writer Tom Clancy dies     Party conferences signal gear shift   Europe News   Ireland to vote on political reform   Referendum to abolish upper house of parliament hailed by government as first step in political reform but critics say it will weaken parliamentary oversight       Letta carries the day in confidence vote     Berlusconi loyalist who 'betrayed' mentor     Russia defends its own interests in Syria     Berlusconi's defeat is Italy's victory   European Companies News   Tesco's woes abroad   Slow progress in turning the group around in its domestic waters during the first half has been overshadowed by gloom elsewhere       Goldman Sachs buys into Dong Energy     Moscow plans 16% share offering of Alrosa     Portugal Telecom and Oi to merge     Urenco taps Rothschilds as sale advisers         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.