Europe Morning Headlines: Oligarchs key to Ukraine power struggle, S&P 500 clo...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 10 2013     Europe homepage   Oligarchs key to Ukraine power struggle   Fears authorities preparing crackdown on anti-government protesters just hours after president said he was prepared to hold talks with opposition leaders       S&P 500 closes at record high     Overseas banks fear effects of China rules     Berlin and Paris near bank union deal     Asia adrift awaiting fresh catalysts         Markets   Portugal to tap debt markets in 2014   João Moreira Rato, head of Portuguese government debt agency, has told the Financial Times it aims to deal early next year with €7bn funding needs       Record Chinese imports boost iron ore     A weak EU banking union risks deflation     US regulator seeks stock trading review     Foreigners leave South Korea stocks haven   World News   Alleged coup plotter freed in Turkey   A court has freed a journalist convicted of involvement in a coup, saying his incarceration violated his rights       Malta passport sale puts UK under pressure     Irish exodus casts shadow on recovery     Lee orders review of Singapore migrant areas     Putin shakes up state news media   Europe News   Oligarchs hold key to Yanukovich's future   In a worrying sign for him, there are indications that at least some oligarchs share the protesters' discontent with Ukraine's president       Vatican progress on money laundering     EU concern over 'passport for sale' plan     Matteo Renzi takes over Italy's centre-left     Yanukovich backs plan to defuse crisis   European Companies News   3i loses another high-profile dealmaker   Investment group suffers another departure from its private equity deal team with the loss of its global head of healthcare and French operations co-head       First Swiss bank signs up to US tax deal     EADS to cut 5,800 jobs and close sites     Are mergers back in vogue for bankers?     Mondragon cuts off its own arm         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.