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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 03 2013     US homepage   BP wins spill compensation appeal   An appeals court approved a partial freeze on contested payments for business losses, which increase its chances of limiting the cost of the settlement       Mounting Wall Street fears of US default     Microsoft investors fear Gates' influence     SEC throws derivatives shake-up into disarray     Bourses mixed as US stalemate weighs         Video   The CIO crisis   Peter Sondergaard, head of research at Gartner, talks with Paul Taylor, Connected Business editor, about the widening difference in expectations between CIOs and CEOs when it comes to adopting the right technology for the company   Markets   Hedge funds expand their repo businesses   Shadow banking operators are moving into those areas of finance where new regulations are making it more costly for banks to operate       Singapore targets golden trading future     Indicators show little fear of US default     BP helps lift FTSE 100 after US ruling     European banks rise on bid speculation   World News   Berlusconi stuns all by backing Letta   Italy's former prime minister chose to support the vote of confidence in prime minister Enrico Letta rather than see his party split       Bitcoin price falls further following raid     China grinds to a halt amid holiday chaos     Ireland to vote on political reform     EU Commission chief aims to cut red tape   US news   Thriller writer Tom Clancy dies   Best-selling US author, known for thrillers such as 'The Hunt for Red October', 'Clear and Present Danger' and 'Patriot Games', dies aged 66       US judge holds key to JPMorgan settlement     Shutdown will not slow Fed succession, says Obama     Echoes of Clinton era in Obama face-off     US jobs growth sluggish in September   US & Canadian companies   Differing stance reflects deep differences   Extra protection in US shapes approach, while in the UK shareholder rights are enshrined in the regimes that govern corporate listings       Exchanges divided by dual-class shares     Skyscanner valued at $800m by US investor     Cerberus examining bid for BlackBerry     Techs eye Japan's 'keiretsu' as VC model         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.