Markets am: Shares firm as Syria strike fears ease, ARM Holdings...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday August 30 2013     Markets   Shares firm as Syria strike fears ease   Shares are mostly firmer as fears of a strike on Syria fade and overnight data from the US showed continued growth       ARM Holdings leads FTSE after upgrade   London markets lacked direction on the last trading day of the month, after the UK prime minister's defeat in parliament last night on taking action against the Assad government in Syria     Telecoms sector lifts US stocks on Verizon hopes   Agreement would move Vodafone and Verizon closer to resolving one of longest stand-offs in dealmaking history, which involves Vodafone's 45 per cent stake in US joint venture, Verizon Wireless         Video   EM ‑ time to follow a new path?   As the US Fed hints at an end to easing, investors are pulling money out of the developing world. The FT's Fred Studemann asks Dominic Rossi, of Fidelity Worldwide Investment, and FT columnist John Authers if a new economic model needs to be embraced.           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.