US Morning Headlines: US rating put on negative watch on default fears, CM...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 16 2013     US homepage   US rating put on negative watch on default fears   Top House Republicans scrap a proposed bill to raise the debt ceiling until February and reopen the government until mid-December       CME raises deposit on US rate swaps     Twitter losses widen ahead of IPO     High hopes for private banking in Japan     Markets mixed as US debt deal awaited         Video   Scottish cities boosted by property boom   While London and the southeast of England have soaked up the bulk of recent investment in the UK commercial property market, the Scottish cities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh are experiencing their own property booms. Mure Dickie reports.   Markets   Treasury market faces foreign pressure   Irked by US fiscal wrangling, large foreign investors may seek better terms to buy and hold its government debt in future       Chasing trends is a dangerous game     High-priced stocks are traded in the dark     China banks pry open Hong Kong IPO window     Gold shrugs off US debt drama   World News   Party foes bury the hatchet to chase deal   Senate leaders took over the negotiations on the budget when talks between the White House and the Republican leadership in the House broke down       Dublin moves to close Apple tax loophole     Foreign lawyers face Indonesia ethics test     Iran nuclear talks signal progress hopes     BMW family gave €690,000 to Merkel party   US news   Supreme Court to hear emissions case   The case the court agreed to hear focused on whether it was legal for the EPA to impose rules on "stationary sources" of greenhouse gas emissions       'Obamacare' rollout issues raise concerns     The debt-ceiling doomsday device   US & Canadian companies   Oracle headed for executive pay showdown   ISS and Glass Lewis on Oracle investors to withhold support for a number of directors over the company's pay practices, among other issues       Intel downbeat over seasonal PC pick-up     Hedge funds target Puerto Rico debt     Ahrendts checks out of Burberry for a slice of Apple     Yahoo to keep more than half Alibaba stake         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.