Asia Morning Headlines: US markets crippled by Nasdaq outage, China antitrus...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday August 23 2013     Asia homepage   US markets crippled by Nasdaq outage   It is highly unusually for one of the US major exchanges and home to many of the country's largest companies to halt trading, let alone for such a period of time       China antitrust push draws US ire     Moody's considers US banks downgrade     Sina set to launch chat offensive     Wild rollercoaster ride for currencies     Bo lashes out at accusers in China trial     Lew warns Congress to strike debt deal     Mubarak released from prison     India tries to calm foreign investors     Kia output hurt by Saturday walkouts         World News   France hints at use of force in Syria   France calls for 'reaction of force' if allegations are proven as international community presses for weapons inspectors to be given access to site       Fresh radiation worries at Fukushima plant     Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe president     Eurozone PMIs show bloc gaining traction     Norway's PM on road to election defeat   Markets   Factory data boost shares   Encouraging global manufacturing reports offer support to US and European equity prices while Treasury bond yields come off early highs       Nasdaq outage prompts gripes but no panic     Goldman should take glitch hit, says Scholes     Big US equity fall means Yellen for Fed     Europe junk volumes rise as banks retreat   Asia & Pacific News   New Zealand assures China of baby milk safety   Foreign Minister Murray McCully meets Chinese leaders to assure them of his government's commitment to food quality after a botulism scare in Fonterra infant formula       Tobacco causes backlash in TPP trade talks     Bo 'tiger' trial goes off script     Q&A: China and its court procedures     Bo Xilai's path from power to courthouse   Asia-Pacific Companies News   PetroChina / Cnooc   The Chinese groups' similarities with international oil companies are as important as their differences – perhaps more so       Kazakhmys scraps dividend after $1bn hit     Everbright mishap signals wider problems     Eli Lilly hit by China corruption claims         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.