US Morning Headlines: US senators offer support for Syria strike, Investor...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday September 04 2013     US homepage   US senators offer support for Syria strike   Democratic and Republican senators have struck a deal on a motion that adds to the momentum of President Barack Obama's campaign to win political support for a military attack on the Assad regime       Investors cast doubt on Microsoft deal     S&P seeks papers to fight $5bn suit     Traders cautious as Syria worries re-emerge     News Corp spins off local news titles         Video   Nokia's value destruction   Nokia's plans to sell its mobile devices unit to Microsoft boosted the Finnish group's beleaguered shares, but its value has shrunk to a fraction of its worth a few years ago. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss who has done best from this deal.   Markets   Brazilian exchange shake-up to boost IPOs   Bovespa index to move to market capitalisation weighting from volume weighting, providing better conditions for companies waiting to launch IPOs       Brazil pushes to widen Bovespa's appeal     Don't blame for the Fed for EM woes     Airlines hit FTSE after Ryanair warning     Kenya lines up record $1.5bn bond debut   World News   Putin defends Syria stance ahead of G20   Russia has not ruled out backing military action against Syria if backed by UN resolution and if there is proof that Assad used chemical weapons       US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit     Singh urges 'orderly' end to global easing     EU unveils shadow banking plan     Irish downturn hits E Europe immigrants   US news   Syria debate threatens to split Democrats   Barack Obama must convince the anti-war elements within the Democratic party that a US attack on Syria is in the country's interests       Israel-US missile test raises tensions   US & Canadian companies   Big US health insurers wary of 'Obamacare' exchanges   Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare have said they are taking a cautious approach because they need to evaluate how the markets will work       Vodafone deal weighs on Verizon shares     LinkedIn plans to sell $1bn in stock     The true culprits in the Nokia whodunit     Microsoft in €5.4bn deal with Nokia         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.