US Morning Headlines: Beyoncé album smashes iTunes record, Coal group woes...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday December 17 2013     US 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       Coal group woes threaten China trust industry     China accuses US of 'harassing' navy ships     BP lawyers accused of misleading court     China energy corruption probe widens         Video   Economic recovery fuels recruitment   Amid signs of a global economic recovery, recruiters are expanding into potential growth markets. Alistair Cox, chief executive of Hays, outlines opportunities for recruiters in Germany and across Asia, and the state of the UK jobs market.   Markets   Caution prevails ahead of Fed decision   Risk assets underpinned by predictions the Federal Reserve, which meets on Wednesday for last time in 2013, will defer any decision on tapering to 2014       US malls battle over best CMBS deals     Can Yellen's Fed evade lurking monsters?     Banks sell novel trade finance package     Miners drag FTSE lower as caution returns   World News   Business figures held in Turkish probe   Head of the state-controlled Halkbank and sons of cabinet ministers are questioned as part of an anti-corruption inquiry linked to AKP-Gulenist dispute       Jamaica teeters on an economic precipice     US judge condemns NSA data collection     Tymoshenko absence looms over protests     Australia reclaim Ashes as England collapse   US news   The politicians' search for selfie-esteem   The self-portrait by three world leaders taken at Mandela's memorial service attracted opprobrium but as behaviour goes, such a snap is pretty innocent       Positive US data, worrying French PMI     US oil production to test record high     Inflows to 'alternative' bond funds surge   US & Canadian companies   KKR to buy KFN debt vehicle for $2.6bn   KFN's portfolio consists largely of debt securities used to finance buyouts KKR and its competitors completed during the peak deal years       Boeing boosts dividend and buybacks     Exercises to tackle bad posture     AIG / AerCap: come fly with me     Avago: silicon implant         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.