US 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     US homepage   Tech groups call for end to US data spying   Joint letter puts the companies on a collision course with the US intelligence establishment which is pushing to maintain access to bulk records       HSBC eyes listing of £20bn UK bank     Thailand snap poll fails to halt protests     Japanese growth revised down     Stocks firm on growth optimism         Video   A slow growth world   Andrew Liveris, chief executive officer of Dow Chemical, sees a future more marked by political uncertainty and slow global growth. In this week's View from the Top, he explains the shift in the company's strategy and tells Ed Crooks, the FT's US energy editor, that the politics of uncertainty create economics of uncertainty   Markets   A weak EU banking union risks deflation   Banks will continue to hold primarily national assets and their size will be constrained by their resident deposit bases, leading to fragmentation       India markets hit new high on Modi hopes     Mutual funds look to gain ETF foothold     A punt on Cinda still a shot in the dark     FTSE higher on favourable banking news   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       Venezuela poll cements Maduro's hold on power     South Korea widens air defence zone     N Korea confirms purge of top adviser     France deploys 1,600 troops to CAR   US news   'Obamacare' plans exclude top hospitals   Some of America's leading hospitals will be excluded from giving patients treatment under new 'Obamacare' insurance plans as they are too expensive       Reasons not to fear superchildren     Fed closer to strategy for tapering     Obama cannot lead from behind on trade     US sanctions threaten Iran nuclear talks   US & Canadian companies   Shale gas boom helps US chemicals exports   International chemicals companies have announced $91bn worth of investment in new projects in the US to take advantage of the shale gas boom       Cerberus offers investors way out of guns     Hedge fund invests in Brazil fraud cases     Golden Gate Capital sells US Silica stake     Not everyone will cheer a US budget deal         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.