US Morning Headlines: NY elects first Democrat mayor in 24 years, Rakuten ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday November 06 2013     US homepage   NY elects first Democrat mayor in 24 years   Bill de Blasio sweeps past his Republican rival, Joe Lhota, in an election that became a referendum on Michael Bloomberg's legacy       Rakuten chief attacks Abe over U-turn     Samsung signals modest dividend rise     Shuanghui hires bank for HK IPO     Christie re-elected as New Jersey governor         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 impact politics in the region.   Markets   Stocks firm as bullish tone revives   Equities mostly firmer ahead of ECB interest rate decision on Thursday and Friday's US jobs report       Best strategy for quant funds is do nothing     BoE approach risks sharp rate rise     Tumbling US oil price transforms trading     Sinopec falls into line with market push   World News   Georgia wary of Russia's 'borderisation'   Russia has accelerated efforts to put up barricades along the boundary of South Ossetia, a move that Tbilisi sees as a creeping Russian annexation       Myanmar military aims to calm investor fears     Germany warns UK on spying     Obama meets business chiefs on immigration     Toronto mayor admits to smoking crack   US news   Disappointing start to NY auction season   Sales undershoot estimates as high-profile Impressionist and Modern paintings go under hammer at Christie's, signalling bleak start for auction season     US & Canadian companies   Wells Fargo seeks new credit customers   The new rewards offer perks from personal travel planners to financial incentives to help pay down loans, and will compete with similar programs       Tesla share surge runs out of power     Apple reveals more on secret data requests     Cooper halts suppliers' pay to save deal     Sports channel launch hits 21st Century Fox         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.