Europe Morning Headlines: US rating put on negative watch on default fears, In...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 16 2013     Europe 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       Intel downbeat over seasonal PC pick-up     Twitter losses widen ahead of IPO     Asia subdued with US debt deal elusive     Yahoo to keep more than half Alibaba stake         Markets   Hot chocolate demand sends cocoa soaring   After two years of sluggish prices, when the eurozone crisis saw people buying fewer luxury chocolates, analysts believe sentiment has switched       Regulators warn on rise of boom-era debt     US Treasury bill demand slumps at auction     Credit default swaps run out of road     Japan balancing act grows more precarious   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   Europe News   Coalition complicates Italy's budget talks   Rome's final text will probably contain blanks to be filled in later as divisions within the ruling coalition hold up any decision on planned tax cuts       Germany hardens stance on bank safety net     Renewable energy costs stoke German debate     Finland PM softens stance on bailouts     Belgian police raid HSBC clients' homes   European Companies News   SKF disappoints with sales growth   The Swedish maker of ball bearings reports sales volumes up 2.2 per cent compared with a year earlier but hopes for a 4 per cent rise were dashed       Telefónica set for $3.6bn Czech arm sale     Spanish banks need extra €5bn loan cover     UK drives jump in Eurostar revenues     Alitalia shareholders agree rescue deal         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.