Europe Morning Headlines: Beyoncé album smashes iTunes record, US judge condem...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 17 2013     Europe homepage   Beyoncé album smashes iTunes record   Fast-selling album has reinvigorated Apple's music store at a time when streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer have stolen some of is thunder       US judge condemns NSA data collection     BP lawyers accused of misleading court     China energy corruption probe widens     GSK scraps sales rep targets after scandal         Markets   Asia bourses gain ahead of Fed decision   Risk assets get a boost amid predictions the US Federal Reserve, which meets on Wednesday for the last time in 2013, will defer any decision on tapering to 2014       Inflows to 'alternative' bond funds surge     Euro pushed higher by crisis repayments     Private equity cashes in on Fed largesse     Bulls put trust in Fed, not the economy   World News   Jamaica teeters on an economic precipice   On an island notorious for its high crime rates, Dwight Lindsay's battle to earn an honest living highlights the country's economic and social problems       Tymoshenko absence looms over protests     UN seeks aid for Lebanon's Syria refugees     Draghi pushes bank union deal     Bundesbank urges faster eurozone integration   Europe News   CDU's 'crown princess' steps forward   Germany's new defence minister Ursula von der Leyen is seen as a possible successor to Chancellor Merkel, and colleagues admit her formidable abilities       Russia open to new loans for Ukraine     French police hold 21 in horsemeat probe     Eurozone sovereign bondholdings rise     Positive US data, worrying French PMI   European Companies News   Moncler shares jump 50% on Milan debut   Italian luxury ski jacket maker backed by private equity groups attracts €20bn of investor demand for initial public offering       Oil majors scrap Tanap gas pipe deal     Zurich poaches Swiss Re's financial chief     Trafigura: towards transparency     Swiss firm takes over Busson's EIM         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.