Companies US: FirstGroup deflects spin-off call, Hilton IPO prices...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 12 2013     US & Canadian companies   FirstGroup deflects spin-off call   Analysts reject pressure from activist shareholder Sandell Asset Management to sell US businesses, including Greyhound, the US intercity coach company       Hilton IPO prices near top of the range     Hedge funds attract billions in new money     Deal clears fog and lifts forecasts     JPMorgan 'ready to settle Madoff claims'     Silicon Valley must keep the spies out     YouTube ad revenue surges to $5.6bn     EasyJet hits record after Goldman rethink     J&J and Novartis eye fighting EU fines     Avon cuts 650 jobs to trim costs     Big tech, big data and big surveillance     Data cold war could hurt US web brands     Sandell adds FirstGroup to target list               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.