UK 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     UK 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   UK News   Duncan Smith defends welfare reforms   Minister casts IT write-off and timetable slippage as relatively minor blips and says project is on track to 'change lives' of millions       Bob Diamond's comeback attracts investors     Airport owners expect to get new runways     Energy bill vow hits investment – OECD     'Super sewer' company appoints chairman   UK Companies   UK secondary share issues soar   Listed companies expected to have raised £11.6bn by year's end in sign that businesses are moving beyond survival tactics of the financial crisis       HSBC set to leap the Vickers ringfence     Renewables feel wind in their sails     Ecommerce proves a gift for Park Group     BA tries to block pension payout rise         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.