US Morning Headlines: China growth helps cheer markets, China reverses fir...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 18 2013     US homepage   China growth helps cheer markets   Accelerating economic growth in China coupled with a fresh all-time high for the S&P 500 brightens sentiment across equity markets       China reverses first-half slowdown     Walmart set to be cleared in India probe     Google well placed in mobile revolution     Refocus on earnings as Washington smoke clears         Video   Bad timing for Carlos?   An offer for KPN by Carlos Slim's América Móvil has been withdrawn, raising fresh speculation about the Mexican billionaire's game plan. Lex's Nikki Tait and Oliver Ralph discuss the latest moves.   Markets   Indian stocks close in on three-year high   Sensex and rupee buoyed by a pickup in Chinese economic growth and optimism that the US will maintain its quantitative easing policy       Rebound in corporate debt issuance expected     China launches first iron ore contract     Dollar pressured by Fed taper delay talk     FTSE miners lifted by China growth hopes   World News   Germany edges closer to 'grand coalition'   Leaders of Germany's Christian Democrats and Social Democrats agree to start talks to form a left-right 'grand coalition' government led by Angela Merkel       Republicans call for new Iran sanctions     Postmortem focuses on Tea Party power     Renzi plots path to Rome from Florence     Troika sees €2bn fiscal gap in Greek budget   US news   Payroll Friday now payroll Tuesday   The US Department of Labor said that it would release the next monthly employment report on Tuesday, a delay of more than two weeks       US lawmakers mend fences over coffee     Fed could taper as early as December     America and Europe go their own way     New effort to reform US mortgage banks   US & Canadian companies   HSBC vows to fight $2.5bn ruling   US court orders bank to pay $2.5bn related to Household International, its credit card and mortgage lender       Google shares hit record on smartphone shift     Goldman Sachs: compensating     Dealing with the digital afterlife     Consol Energy: dual fuel         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.