Asia Morning Headlines: US public investment at lowest since 1947, Versace f...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday November 04 2013     Asia homepage   US public investment at lowest since 1947   Republican demands for cuts stymie the Obama administration's push for increased spending on infrastructure, education and science       Versace family stake goes to beauty parade     Top 10 law firm partners take home £1m     Commander removed after Beijing attack     European banks cut corporate lending     SAC to plead guilty to insider trading     Twitter poised to hit acquisition trail     Blackstone buys into China mall group SCP     Kerry plays down tensions on Egypt visit     Ebay to accept more digital currencies         World News   Berlin pushes data rules into EU-US talks   Berlin will press the European Commission to incorporate data safeguards in negotiations for planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership       €1bn of art looted by the Nazis found in Munich     Spain's car industry at heart of recovery     Bank disclosure sought on Puerto Rico debt     US push for online retail tax hits snag   Markets   Economic Outlook: Time to weigh damage from federal shutdown   The health of the US economy will be in the spotlight this week, with the release of the first estimate of GDP for the third quarter       New bonds spawned by US foreclosures     Asian hedge funds show signs of maturity     US bank securities portfolios back in black     Oil majors weigh benefits of return to Iran   Asia & Pacific News   China Communist party in pivotal session   The leadership has strongly hinted that Mr Xi will use this occasion to send a powerful message to the world about his plans for the rest of his decade in power       Third plenum Xi's chance to alter course     Pakistan uproar over Taliban drone death   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Red flags wave over Asian corporate debt   China's foreign currency loans are estimated to have grown 35% in the year to March. Some see this as the 'canary in the coal mine'       SoftBank: what could go wrong?     Asian hedge funds to watch     Shunfeng scoops up bankrupt Suntech unit     CCB looks to Europe for acquisitions         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.