Europe Morning Headlines: Microsoft to buy Nokia mobile phone unit, Vodafone i...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday September 03 2013     Europe homepage   Microsoft to buy Nokia mobile phone unit   US company is acquiring Nokia's mobile phone unit and patents in a big bet the Finnish group's devices can rival those of Apple and Samsung       Vodafone investors set for $84bn payout     Peña Nieto vows to push ahead with Mexico reforms     Global optimism boosts Asian markets     Paris reveals Syria intelligence reports         Markets   European ABS issuance slips to four-year low   ABS, which package revenue streams from mortgages, car loans or credit cards, have traditionally been an important source of bank funding and a proxy for lending in the wider economy       Puerto Rico counts cost of Detroit default     Rising consumer debt threatens UK recovery     US struggles with sugar surplus     Investors put Japan on hold   World News   Obama lobbies Congress on Syria   The president and his cabinet work to convince key figures to back strikes in Syria after the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons       Israel fears having to counter Iran alone     IOC set for biggest meeting in generation     The must-have warzone accessory – the gunfire app     Italy's parties contemplate generational shift   Europe News   Merkel and Steinbrück TV debate 'a draw'   Neither candidate in the German election campaign came up with any new theme that might affect voting patterns, political scientists say       Turkey begins trial of former general     German lawyer looking good to head IOC     Germany's jobs record masks hidden flaws     Manufacturers drive eurozone recovery   European Companies News   Eurocopter under pressure on Super Puma   Eurocopter's helicopters are again allowed to ferry workers offshore, but confidence in the brand is badly dented and oil companies are looking elsewhere       Dogan makes $742m offer for Digiturk     Private equity groups circle EVO Banco     Dering Capital in telecoms towers race     Charterhouse shows mixed deal prospects         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.