US Morning Headlines: Pressure mounts on Yanukovich, US Congress on track ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday December 12 2013     US homepage   Pressure mounts on Yanukovich   Demonstrators braced for more police action on Independence Square in Kiev as president's position weakens in the face of persistent pro-EU protests       US Congress on track to approve budget deal     Liberty Global in bid talks with Ziggo     Exxon forecasts natural gas shift by 2025     Hilton IPO prices near top of the range         Video   FirstGroup urged to sell Greyhound   Sandell Asset Management, an activist investor with a stake of about 3 per cent, has written to the FirstGroup board to urge it to consider the sale of Greyhound, the trans-American bus service. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss the move.   Markets   Equities soft as Fed taper decision looms   Equities weaken with risk appetite limited as heightened prospect of support for US budget deal revives Fed taper talk       Cinda off to flying start in Hong Kong     Bouyant India bounces back from crisis     John Wood stumbles after profit warning     Hedge funds attract billions in new money   World News   Tactics back Ukraine's president into corner   Viktor Yanukovich's control over Ukraine is under question as his past connections and ambivalent tactics conspire against him       Russian media reports anger Ukrainians     Kerry renews Mideast peace efforts     Italy shaken by 'Pitchforks' protests     US and UK suspend aid to Syria rebels   US news   Republicans retreat from budget wars   Republican leaders have retreated from all-out fiscal warfare, defying the right wing of their party       A deal to build on     Regulators face heavy Volcker burden     US fears Iran's 'good cop, bad cop' act   US & Canadian companies   GM backs Peugeot tie-up with Dongfeng   GM, the US carmaker and Peugeot shareholder, has given its blessing to talks between the French car group and Dongfeng of China       Apple wins legal victory on Samsung turf     Snapchat raises $50m from Coatue     FirstGroup deflects spin-off call     Deal clears fog and lifts forecasts         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.