Subject: This Morning's Headlines: S&P sounds fresh alarm on Japan debt, J&J to buy Syn...
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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Wednesday April 27 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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S&P sounds fresh alarm on Japan debt
Standard & Poor's downgraded the outlook for Japan’s sovereign rating from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, citing concerns that reconstruction costs following the March 11 disaster 
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J&J to buy Synthes for $21.3bn
US healthcare group confirms it has agreed a $21.3bn takeover of Switzerland’s Synthes to create the world’s leading orthopaedic devices group 
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Data theft threatens Sony’s reputation
Gamers’ digital security compromised as addresses and network passwords of over 70m PlayStation users are stolen, putting company’s reputation on the line 
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Stocks mixed as traders await Bernanke
European markets reverse Tuesday’s bullishness as investors digest a bumper day of corporate results, but all eyes are on today’s inaugural press conference by Ben Bernanke 
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Barclays buys back £6bn Protium assets
The UK bank is buying back a troublesome £6bn portfolio of assets, just a year and a half after it sold it to a fund in an elaborate manoeuvre designed to make profits less volatile 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Pound lifted as UK economy grows again
Britain’s economy returns to growth thanks to a strong performance from manufacturing while the yen slips after an S&P sovereign debt warning 
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HK commodities exchange to debut with gold
A Hong Kong-based commodities exchange backed by Chinese state companies and Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska will try and challenge the dominance of London, Chicago and New York when it makes its trading debut in May 
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FTSE 100 falls after lacklustre earnings
London equities drift lower, after earnings at Barclays disappoint and stocks trading ex-dividend take a toll on the FTSE 100 
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Japanese equities energised by strong earnings
The Nikkei 225 makes solid gains though Sony comes under pressure after news of a major data breach affecting its PlayStation online gaming customers 
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Prospects bleak for US ‘muni’ funds revival
Individual investors comprise about two-thirds of the $3,000bn market, holding bonds either independently or through mutual funds 
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Financial Times - World
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Assad defies pressure with more gunfire
Analysts say the renewed crackdown highlights the dearth of options for putting pressure on Damascus, given the lack of political appetite for a Libyan-style forceful intervention 
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FT.com - US
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Data watch
The latest key economic indicators from round the world 
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Prospects bleak for US 'muni' funds revival
Individual investors comprise about two-thirds of the $3,000bn market, holding bonds either independently or through mutual funds 
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http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/QF9PO3/LI20G/BM0EV3/3OLUO1/B7/t?a1=2011&a2=4&a3=27

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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Nokia to cut handset headcount 
Mobile phone company announces plans to cut the workforce at its handset business by 12 per cent following its decision to use Microsoft software 
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Smaller models boost Ford performance
Ford Motor's expanding line-up of small and more fuel-efficient vehicles helped boost first-quarter earnings to the highest level in 13 years, underlining Detroit's improved ability to withstand rising petrol prices 
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Wadhwani joins Caxton in hedge fund deal
The US hedge fund has acquired a significant stake in Wadhwani Asset Management in a deal that will see one of Britain's foremost economists become a partner in Caxton 
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Nasdaq and ICE reach out to NYSE shareholders
Chief executives of Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange have called on NYSE Euronext shareholders to urge board to consider their offer  
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Amazon profits fall on data investment
World's largest online retailer reports 33% fall in net income for Q1 as new investments in data storage and distribution eclipsed rise in sales 
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