Europe Morning Headlines: Twitter launches countdown to $1bn IPO, Banks stock ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 04 2013     Europe homepage   Twitter launches countdown to $1bn IPO   S-1 prospectus filed with the SEC marks the first time the site has published any financial information, which includes a tripling of revenue in 2012       Banks stock up cash on default fears     Obama cancels Asia trip as shutdown bites     BoJ holds steady as sentiment improves     S&P500 woes drag on Asian bourses         Markets   Gensler's last stand on derivatives   Chairman of the CFTC refuses to budge on sweeping new derivatives rules even as he faces significant pressure to delay or moderate regulations       US banks fill ATMs with extra cash     Hedge funds step into the shadows     Shocked Bitcoin backers reel after raid     US shutdown stymies pig trading   World News   Car chase and shots spark US Capitol lockdown   According to eyewitness reports, corroborated by police, the vehicle was near the White House when the driver tried to pass a security barricade       Scores die as migrant boat sinks off Italy     Qatar building boom raises labour concerns     France delivers postal blow to Amazon     California opens road for illegal migrants   Europe News   Spain: Seeds of recovery   The country is emerging from the recession with a more competitive economy but critics claim confidence is both premature and dangerous       Berlin urged to form coalition quickly     Gazprom warned of antitrust charges     Italy seeks trial for JPMorgan     Eurozone shoppers spending more than expected   European Companies News   Telecom Italia chief quits over strategy   Franco Bernabè's resignation comes amid differences with a powerful bloc of shareholders over plans to issue stock to help reduce debt       Welsh and Northern Irish pay quarter less tax than English     Globalisation of investment has diminished GDRs     KKR set to list Tarkett for up to €2.5bn     Air France faces dilemma on Alitalia         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.