US Morning Headlines: Brazil intervenes to halt real’s slide, US markets c...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday August 23 2013     US homepage   Brazil intervenes to halt real's slide   Real's depreciation against the dollar has started to make policy makers nervous given the danger that it could add to already resilient inflation       US markets crippled by Nasdaq outage     Bo back in court to protest his innocence     Moody's considers US banks downgrade     China antitrust push draws US ire         Video   Great expectations of Chinese oil   China's oil companies boast a momentum that their international peers envy. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Vincent Boland consider the big questions surrounding these ambitious companies - do they have the finances and patience necessary to fulfil their goals?   Markets   Global growth hopes counteract taper talk   Stocks gain after fresh signs of a pick-up in the pace of global growth help traders overcome taper tantrums and emerging market wobbles       Rupiah falls as deficit action announced     FTSE 100 recovers after early losses     Nasdaq traders roll with technical blows     Goldman should take glitch hit, says Scholes   World News   Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack   Israel's military hit a target in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Friday in response to a rocket attack launched from inside Lebanon       Lew warns Congress to strike debt deal     France hints at use of force in Syria     Mubarak released from prison     Fresh radiation worries at Fukushima plant   US news   Tobacco causes backlash in TPP trade talks   The US plan includes the right of countries to protect citizens' health but also adds a reference to tobacco restrictions as being eligible for that exception       America must respond to Syrian atrocities     Productivity is not everything     Big US equity fall means Yellen for Fed     Obama plans rating system for colleges   US & Canadian companies   Google buys Glass patents from Foxconn   The patent deal is a rare example of a US technology company buying intellectual property from an Asian contract manufacturer       Prosecutors seek $13.7m from ex-SAC manager     Abercrombie and Sears add to retail woes     HP: buyer's remorse     Wild rollercoaster ride for currencies         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.