Europe Morning Headlines: Tech groups call for end to US data spying, HSBC eye...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday December 09 2013     Europe homepage   Tech groups call for end to US data spying   Unusual joint letter puts the companies on a collision course with the US intelligence establishment which is pushing Barack Obama to maintain access to bulk records       HSBC eyes listing of £20bn UK bank     Thai crisis deepens as PM calls election     Japanese Q3 growth revised down     Asia bourses mixed despite US jobs data         Markets   Bitcoin fuelling rise in cyberattacks   Bitcoin has made it easier for cybercriminals to demand ransom payments – the online equivalent of leaving a suitcase full of cash in a park       India's top banker targets bad debts     Revenge of the Stockpickers threatens     BIS warns over loose lending conditions   World News   Ukraine security services allege coup plot   SBU's move came as what appeared to be largest crowds yet in 18 days of protests continued calls for Kiev to sign historic EU integration agreements rather than strengthen ties with Russia       N Korea confirms purge of top leader     China inflation slows on lower food prices     France deploys 1,600 troops to CAR     Independent Scots face higher food bills   Europe News   Renzi set for leadership of Italian centre-left   Strong turnout gives Florentine mayor a strong mandate to reform the party and carry out a generational change in its leadership       Watchdog: Libor must not be left to banks     German president to shun Sochi Olympics     Greece shows assertive attitude to troika     Greece passes 2014 budget in tight vote   European Companies News   Santander has led the way in spin-offs   Over the past four years, Santander has listed swaths of its far-flung banking empire on local stock markets, helping to bolster the group's capital       Renewables feel wind in their sails     New twist in Mol dispute with Croatia     Emirates: In a sweet spot     New Novartis chair undoes Vasella regime         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.