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

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday September 03 2013     US homepage   Microsoft to buy Nokia mobile phone unit   Finnish group's chief executive Elop set to return to US company after €5.4bn all-cash deal as Ballmer makes big bet on rivalling Apple and Samsung       Vodafone investors set for $84bn payout     Peña Nieto makes vow on Mexico reforms     Global economic optimism boosts stocks     Banks face new set of capital rules         Video   Norwegian bets on cheap long haul   Bjørn Kjos, Norwegian Air Shuttle chief, says he has the right aircraft to make a success of low-cost, long-haul flights. He speaks to the FT's Richard Milne about his strategy and why greater capacity in London is so important   Markets   Retail investors drive silver rally   Silver outperforms gold during the recent precious metals rally as retail investor interest in the metal picks up       Dealmaking lifts FTSE 100 telecoms stocks     European ABS issuance slips to four-year low     Puerto Rico counts cost of Detroit default     US struggles with sugar surplus   World News   Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops 2m   UN refugee agency says Syrian humanitarian crisis is escalating into a 'calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history'       Israel fears having to counter Iran alone     Obama lobbies Congress on Syria     IOC set for biggest meeting in generation     The must-have warzone accessory – the gunfire app   US news   Verizon CEO wins 'transformational' prize   Lowell McAdam finally secures the deal that Ivan Seidenberg failed to achieve – persuading Vodafone to sell its 45% stake in the US group's mobile unit       The world would miss the US policeman     Italy's parties contemplate generational shift   US & Canadian companies   Vodafone shareholders line up to back deal   Top 10 investors in the UK telecoms group hail 'well-timed' and 'attractive' move to sell 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to joint venture partner       Elop's role questioned as Nokia hangs up     Vodafone / Verizon: disconnected     GE Capital: consumer credit crunch     Q&A: What does deal mean for shareholders?         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.