US Morning Headlines: Downgrade heaps pressure on Hollande, UBS to spend $...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 08 2013     US homepage   Downgrade heaps pressure on Hollande   S&P cuts France's sovereign credit rating by one notch to 'AA', saying government's approach to tax reforms is unlikely to substantially raise growth       UBS to spend $3.76bn on toxic asset fund     India accuses Goldman of election bias     Iran nears interim nuclear deal with US     China exports rebound as leaders gather         Video   Israel emerges as energy power   Israel is emerging as a new energy power in the Middle East after making some of the world's biggest discoveries of offshore natural gas in recent years. John Reed reports on how this will boost the country's economy and affect politics in the region   Markets   Stocks lower ahead of US jobs data   Better than expected US gross domestic product data have increased speculation that the Federal Reserve will pare back its monetary stimulus       Fed unveils Plan B for withdrawing QE     Twitter's real price is global connectivity     What LME bazooka means for aluminium trade     Aviation stocks climb on earnings growth   World News   Germany's export surplus hits record high   Data add fuel to political debate on whether export zeal of Europe's biggest economy is hampering the recovery of southern European countries       Thaksin says he has no plans for Thai return     Russia slashes long-term growth forecast     Euro drops on ECB's interest rate cut     Cameron urges Sri Lanka rights probe   US news   US spent $2bn on furloughed workers   Government agencies incurred expenses to prepare for the shutdown and to reboot their programmes once they reopened on October 17       US business group urges Volcker rethink     The fate of US-Iran talks lies at home     US growth rate unlikely to speed taper   US & Canadian companies   Twitter's debut stimulates Silicon Valley   After its shares soar on debut, the messaging platform appears poised to become both symbol and catalyst for a new technology investment mania       Twitter chief humours investors     Twitter shares surge 73% on market debut     US rules trans fats are unsafe     Theme parks lift Disney to record profit         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.