In today's FT: Retail investors help drive Twitter demand, May batt...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 08 2013     UK Homepage   Retail investors help drive Twitter demand   Heavy oversubscription of Twitter's IPO meant that retail investors flooded the market with buy orders, contributing to the share price's sharp first day rise       May battles Foreign Office over migrants     Currencies market probe shifts to the US         Video   Swap time for French banks   Shares in both Société Générale and Crédit Agricole rose on Thursday as two deals outlined their strategic priorities. Lex's Julia Grindell and Oliver Ralph discuss the new landscape.   US homepage   US growth rate unlikely to speed taper   Growth came in well ahead of expectations of 2% but was flattered by a 0.8 percentage point contribution from a build-up of inventories       Theme parks lift Disney to record profit     US rules trans fats are unsafe   Europe homepage   Schroders reports record results   Assets under management rise to £256.7bn as FTSE 100 group establishes itself as arguably strongest and most diversified investment company in Europe       Asia bourses fall on US GDP, China meeting     Former Greek minister 'evaded taxes'   Asia homepage   Philippines battered by powerful typhoon   The Philippines has been warned to expect 'catastrophic damage' as the most powerful typhoon for decades makes landfall in the south of the country       Cosco executive in China corruption probe     A Japanese guitar hero tries to go global   World News   Russia slashes long-term growth forecast   Latest adjustment marks Moscow's first official admission that growth model that underpinned Vladimir Putin's rule is falling apart       Iran nears interim nuclear deal with US     Euro drops on ECB's interest rate cut     US business group urges Volcker rethink     Swiss team reveals Arafat polonium finding   Companies News   Twitter shares surge 73% on market debut   Some analysts questioned how the market capitalisation can be almost a quarter of Facebook's despite having just 8% of its revenues       Fannie and Freddie payouts hit $185bn     Goldman reshuffle repositions Sherwood     OGX highlights flawed bankruptcy laws     Apollo faces $400m demand for JV stake   Markets   Danger: US mortgage market whiplash risk   Even a modest increase in rates could spark fire sales of mortgage-backed bonds, which would raise mortgage interest rates sharply for consumers       LME tackles long warehouse queues     Spain gains favour while Italy lags behind     Derivative dealers face race against time     US rentals sliced and diced into new asset   Comment   US will not escape the Mideast fires   If Iraq and Libya show the dangers of varying types of intervention, Syria has revealed the awful perils that can accompany inaction       Breakaway Scots cannot keep the BoE     NSA spying scandal is no ordinary rift     A weak euro will strengthen Europe     The fate of US-Iran talks lies at home   Management   Upstart editor with a young following   A 17-year-old's online magazine is jostling with Vogue and Elle for the attention of teenage followers of fashion       Headphones easy on the eyes and ears         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.