In today's FT: US eleventh hour deal averts default, Relief rally s...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 17 2013     UK Homepage   US eleventh hour deal averts default   The Senate and then the House of Representatives both voted to end the partial government shutdown and extend the debt ceiling into early next year       Relief rally sweeps across Asia     IBM blames China for slide in revenues         Video   Swapping trenchcoats for iPhones   The Burberry chief executive is moving to Apple. Her successor, Christopher Bailey, has lots of design know-how but less experience at board level. Lex's Julia Grindell and Oliver Ralph discuss the challenges he faces   US homepage   Ebay warns of tougher US trading   Shares in the ecommerce company slid 5 per cent in after-hours trading after it ssued lower than expected guidance for the fourth quarter       Mark Cuban cleared of insider trading     Iran nuclear talks end on hopeful note   Europe homepage   Slim admits defeat in battle for KPN   America Movil's attempt to buy the Dutch telecoms group is thwarted by a 'poison pill' defence of an independent foundation       Merkel unveils agenda as Greens pull out     Authorities prepare ConvergEx charges   Asia homepage   Ebay founder backs new media venture   Pair will build an as yet unnamed new media organisation from scratch with the aim of converting 'mainstream readers' into 'engaged citizens'       Hong Kong stands firm behind dollar peg     Russia-South Korea pipeline talks revived   World News   Defeat has bitter taste for Tea Party   Senator John McCain and many colleagues warned that conservatives would lose a budget battle with Democrats if they made the fight about 'Obamacare'       UK nuclear deal with China a 'new dawn'     Leak signals Sisi's political ambitions     EU revives foreign airlines climate plan     Africa turns to sukuk to fund infrastructure   Companies News   Shutdown to continue to hurt US companies   Head of fund manager BlackRock reflects widespread views in the business community, saying investors abroad were 'disappointed and concerned'       CFTC split over JPMorgan 'whale' deal     BNY Mellon flooded by $10bn in cash     Improved credit quality aids BofA results     France feels all protective about Peugeot   Markets   Treasuries risk losing superpower status   Irked by US fiscal wrangling, large foreign investors may seek better terms to buy and hold its government debt in future       US shutdown impact hits Black & Decker     Axa sells biggest euro 'cat bond'     US oil refiner exports hit Europe rivals     Copper disruptions hit decade low   Comment   Apple and Burberry's control formula   Having worked to prevent any alternative being more attractive, the two companies reward customers for making a journey to their stores       Is China in better shape than it looks?     Shutdown: a drama in many episodes     Face up to the rising threat from storms     No quick fix for extremism in Athens   Management   Bankers back in the classroom   Banks have introduced mass retraining programmes for staff to try to change their corporate culture after many scandals and the financial crisis       Who owns English in a global market?     'Focus', by Daniel Goleman         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.