UK Morning Headlines: Communist top tipple heads down market, Phone chatte...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 22 2013     UK Homepage   Communist top tipple heads down market   Ultra-luxury baijiu, favoured by the Chinese Communist party, is heading downmarket to supermarket shelves as it joins the casualty list from Beijing's austerity drive       Phone chatter likely to hit new heights     WTO on verge of global trade pact     Samsung to pay Apple $290m in patent case     Cinda poised to raise up to $2.5bn in IPO         Markets   Fresh Wall Street momentum spurs Asia   Equity markets climb, led by Japan where exporter stocks continue to benefit from a softening yen       Money funds at risk of big drop in assets     Europe deal will cap 'dark pools' trading     Turks bet on a falling lira     Plan to limit 'dark pool' trading in US   World News   Ukraine foreign policy triumph for Putin   Russian leader's victory after Ukraine rowed back from deal with EU could be short-lived, with observers fearing Moscow could lose credibility with west       Democrats overturn filibuster rule     Yellen wins Senate committee backing     Iran talks resume as differences remain     Dublin warned on deficit target risk   UK News   Co-op bank prepares for years of probes   Timing of announcements is sensitive because, in the next two weeks, the Co-op must secure approval for a sweeping restructuring of its banking business       Scots warned on exclusion from sterling     Met bolsters force for war on cyber crime     Downing Street denies 'green crap' remarks     Banks ban traders from group chat rooms   UK Companies   National Grid warns of stalled investment   The operator of the UK's energy network warns that the political row over rising bills has hit investor confidence and is holding up new plants       DMGT proves dynasties can work     Pubs turns focus from property to staff     Qinetiq increases interim dividend     Young's toasts 10% leap in earnings         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.