US Morning Headlines: Japan close to deal on sales tax rise, Brussels prob...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday September 12 2013     US homepage   Japan close to deal on sales tax rise   Shinzo Abe moves nearer to settling a contentious debate over raising national sales tax and softening the economic impact with stimulus spending of up to Y5tn       Brussels probes multinationals' tax deals     Verizon borrows $49bn in record bond sale     Chinese PM commits to financial reform     'Real-time' tie-up for Twitter and Mondelez         Video   Kashagan – let it flow   The first oil began to flow on Wednesday at the giant and much-delayed Kashagan oilfield in the Caspian Sea. Lex's Nikki Tait and Vincent Boland discuss whether the operators behind this $50bn project will see a decent return on their capital expenditure   Markets   Yen rebounds as stocks rally stalls   Equities mixed as Asian markets pause despite receding fears of an imminent US strike on Syria       Saudi oil rise fails to offset disruption     Banks lead China stock resurgence     Pimco listed bond funds tumble in value     Alcoa hits at LME warehouse plan   World News   Putin criticises US on eve of Syria talks   Russian president warns the US against launching air strikes against the Assad regime and attacks the Americans' 'language of force'       Syria dilemma threatens to bruise Obama     UK victory over EU short selling rules     US not out of the woods over Brazil spying claims     China navy plots course to stock market   US news   Spitzer and Weiner fail to make comebacks   Former governor and congressman had both hoped to persuade New Yorkers to look past their sexual improprieties and give them a second chance       CME Group outspends rivals on lobbying     Russian-US faultlines on Syria   US & Canadian companies   Labelling error found in Canada rail blast   Any rule change could be highly significant for future movements of crude oil by rail, which have grown sharply in recent years       Tablet sales set to overtake PCs     Kromek hopes to raise £15m on Aim     Whistleblower sues Morgan Stanley     Dust starts to settle on derivatives revolution         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.