US Morning Headlines: Twitter woos investors with safe sales pitch, Swiss ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday October 04 2013     US homepage   Twitter woos investors with safe sales pitch   The most anticipated internet public offering since Facebook began with a conventional prospectus that shunned the unconventional metrics and pledges of some of its peers       Swiss authorities launch FX probe     Obama cancels Asia trip as shutdown bites     Ballmer bonus hit by Microsoft struggles     Boehner's future lies in the balance         Video   Linklaters: A legacy of collaboration   One of the themes at this year's Innovative Lawyers Awards was collaboration. Charlie Jacobs, partner at Linklaters, which won the prize for most innovative law firm in Europe, tells the FT's Hugo Greenhalgh what collaboration means in practice.   Markets   US debt ceiling worries weigh on stocks   The S&P 500's worst session in more than a month has had a knock-on downward effect on Asia Pacific's major stock exchanges on Friday       Let no back go unscratched in bank deals     Washington impasse will delay Fed taper     Dollar subdued as budget concerns linger     Carpetright weighs on London mid-caps   World News   Banks stock up cash on default fears   An unprecedented default could see credit markets freeze, the value of the dollar plummet and interest rates rocket, a report has warned       Driver dies after Washington car chase     Migrant boat disaster death toll climbs     BoJ holds steady as sentiment improves     Qatar building boom raises labour concerns   US news   US banks fill ATMs with extra cash   Institutions put in place plans to meet customer withdrawals in case of a default-triggered panic       California opens road for illegal migrants     US shutdown hits Iran sanctions     US corporate debt sales drop on shutdown     Raft of bills stalled by US shutdown   US & Canadian companies   Twitter IPO to create sole billionaire   Twitter's looming initial public offering is likely to create just one billionaire, given the messaging platform's lack of large shareholders       Samsung eyes record operating profit     Adobe says 3m accounts hacked     Facebook's Instagram takes on advertising     Nasdaq and LSE speculation lingers         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.