Europe Morning Headlines: Investors cast doubt on Microsoft deal, US warned ov...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday September 04 2013     Europe homepage   Investors cast doubt on Microsoft deal   Doubts about group's chances of becoming a serious challenger in the booming smartphone business led to a 6% drop in its share price on Tuesday       US warned over taper uncertainty     Soca given deadline to name secret City list     Asia retreats as Syria worries re-emerge     LinkedIn plans to sell $1bn in stock         Markets   US telecoms bonds driven lower   Verizon may offer up to $50bn in corporate bonds in coming weeks to help finance the purchase of 45% stake in Verizon Wireless       Africa bond rush spreads east to Kenya     Kenya lines up record $1.5bn bond debut     Euro's fate depends on more than Merkel     Retail investors drive silver rally   World News   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       US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit     Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops 2m     Europe warned over working-age population     Gold miners begin strike in South Africa   Europe News   Germans propose more streamlined eurozone   German voters say they are hostile to any further transfers of funds within the eurozone, according to a new survey published before the election       Irish downturn hits E Europe immigrants     Spain and Italy loan costs fall     Gibraltar spat 'risks UK-Spain relations'     Export obsession is crushing Germany   European Companies News   Crédit Agricole to sell Bankinter stake   Sale of 7.6% stake could fetch about €230m for French bank, which is seeking to exit a string of ill-fated investments made before the financial crisis       The true culprits in the Nokia whodunit     Microsoft in €5.4bn deal with Nokia     Endurance test awaits Nokia after disposal     Steep hill to climb for Microsoft-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.