Europe Morning Headlines: Merkel gains ally in US intelligence fight, Twitter ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 25 2013     Europe homepage   Merkel gains ally in US intelligence fight   The insistence on renegotiating the agreements is likely to ratchet up the transatlantic tensions over spying by the US National Security Agency       Twitter cautious ahead of $1.6bn IPO     Japanese inflation nears 5-year high     Business software sales boost Microsoft     China liquidity worries weigh on Asia         Markets   Coffee price slides as Latin American beans flood market   Traders say underlying demand for arabica, especially from large consumer groups, remains firm but flow of supplies is weighing on market       Royal Mail float leads London IPO revival     Funds offer way to avert default by Argentina     S Korean won tumbles after Seoul warns of intervention     Aberdeen's plan to acquire Scottish Widows finds favour   World News   Khodorkovsky warns crisis 'inevitable'   Ex-oligarch warns continuation of civil clampdown and Putin's return as president last year could eventually lead to a new explosion       Britain trumpets welcome to China     Carney tears up rule book on bank help     Merkel floats US privacy deal on spying     French football clubs strike over 75% tax   Europe News   US spy furore spurs EU to act on privacy   At the Brussels summit, Angela Merkel has signalled that she is ready to team up with François Hollande to expedite tougher data protection rules       Central Bank of Cyprus in bail-in spotlight     Czech billionaire woos disaffected voters     Embattled Berlusconi sees power wane     Czech left heads for election victory   European Companies News   Crisis masks Italian success   Companies listing in Milan are setting tone for an age defined less rigidly by the venerable financial and industrial groups of post-1945 Italy       French trader is fined record €14m     Danone takes 49% stake in African dairy     Crossover vehicles defy economic logic     Credit Suisse to overhaul rates trading         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.