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

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 04 2013     UK 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   UK News   China to invest in Manchester project   State-owned ICBC to sign the deal when George Osborne visits Beijing with a view to rekindling Sino-British relations after months of diplomatic tension       Payday lenders face fresh restrictions     Cambridge and London start-ups leave Oxford blue     Heathrow attacks regulator over charges     Osborne and Davey face green target clash   UK Companies   Litigation funders feel pain of defeat   Losses taken over Gulf Keystone suit serve as a lesson on potential risks that funds and individuals take on by entering into litigation funding       Nasdaq and LSE speculation lingers     Potential bidders seek Mergermarket sales info     Welsh and Northern Irish pay quarter less tax than English     China's Minmetals bids for Glencore mine         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.