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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday September 04 2013     UK 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         Video   Nokia's value destruction   Nokia's plans to sell its mobile devices unit to Microsoft boosted the Finnish group's beleaguered shares, but its value has shrunk to a fraction of its worth a few years ago. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Nikki Tait discuss who has done best from this deal.   US homepage   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       S&P seeks papers to fight $5bn suit     News Corp spins off local news titles   Europe homepage   LinkedIn plans to sell $1bn in stock   Social media group says funds will increase financial flexibility and be used to fuel expansion, including potential acquisitions       Asia retreats as Syria worries re-emerge     UK economic recovery finally picking up speed   Asia homepage   Tough justice for Everbright   China's securities regulators are on a crusade to clean up the business and the case looks set to become a catalyst for positive change       Minister sacked amid China graft probe     Vodafone deal weighs on Verizon shares   World News   US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit   Disagreements between Moscow and Washington threaten to hijack the debate in the form of sniping and demagoguery       Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops 2m     Europe warned over working-age population     Gold miners begin strike in South Africa     China blamed for new maritime tensions   Companies News   Steep hill to climb for Microsoft-Nokia   Software group's stock slumped more than 6% on Tuesday, wiping out the lift the shares received on the news of Ballmer's departure only days before       BofA readies $1.5bn exit from CCB     City grandee countersues ENRC for libel     Dubai World in talks to sell hotel stake     Aberdeen fined £7.2m over client assets   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   Comment   Export obsession is crushing Germany   Cutting wages has been the basis of the nation's export success in the past dozen years, when exports have been its sole consistent growth source       Syria is following Afghanistan's path     The true culprits in the Nokia whodunit     A spot of collusion can be a good thing     Mooncake is eclipsed by austerity   Management   On a mission for black founders   Herman Mashaba is worried that the country's rigid labour laws on dismissal and wages are hampering the next generation of South African start-ups       Games that make us better at work     Is it disloyal to be ambitious in public?     Leaving the children behind         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.