Europe Morning Headlines: US tech groups face tougher European rules, Microsof...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday September 20 2013     Europe homepage   US tech groups face tougher European rules   France wants an EU tax hit for Google and Facebook where customers use their websites under proposals that could put the US at loggerheads with Europe over regulation       Microsoft bets on rapid online growth     US and UK steer clear of Brazil oil auction     Asian markets pause as rally stalls     Pinterest launches advertising service         Markets   S&P warning over exchange glitches   Recent snafus suggest that equity exchanges have become more prone to breakdowns, the agency says       Debt explosion real story of Fed QE dance     Fed move spurs more debt issuance     Fallback follows non-taper move     Small-caps lead Japan's stock renaissance   World News   Putin urges return to values of religion   President says Russia should avoid the example of European countries that were legalising gay marriage and displaying excessive 'political correctness'       Fed's decision raises heat on Yellen     Five clubs risk breaking Uefa cash rules     Crime gangs blamed for Nigeria oil theft     Assad puts destruction of weapons at $1bn   Europe News   German eurosceptics poised at the threshold   If AfD can cross the 5 per cent hurdle to enter parliament, Angela Merkel might be forced to negotiate a grand coalition with the SPD       Turkey relieved at Fed stimulus decision     Hollande seeks boost from Mali success     EU police officer shot dead in Kosovo     Steinbrück in final push before election   European Companies News   NY Life in talks to buy Dexia unit   Sale of asset management arm is last major disposal planned by Franco-Belgian bank and comes two months after a deal with GCS of Hong Kong collapsed       Senior dealmaker to leave UBS     Westinghouse close to Sellafield deal     Rusal calls for cut in aluminium output     Elop given €18.8m to return to Microsoft         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.