Business Today: Futures gain on China data; Syria concerns remain

		Click to View in Browser 09/9/2013 Futures gain on China data; Syria concerns remain NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures advanced on Monday in the wake of upbeat economic data from China, though concerns remained about the possibility of a Western strike against Syria. Koch Industries to buy Molex for $7.2 billion (Reuters) - Molex Inc, a maker of electronic connectors and cable assembly products, said privately owned energy and chemicals conglomerate Koch Industries will buy it for about $7.2 billion. Suntory to buy GSK's Lucozade, Ribena drinks for $2.1 billion LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd is to buy GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Lucozade and Ribena brands for 1.35 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) to help it expand into new markets. WTO cuts 2013 world trade forecast to 2.5 percent GENEVA (Reuters) - World trade is expected to grow by 2.5 percent this year and 4.5 percent in 2014, the World Trade Organization's new chief Roberto Azevedo said on Monday, revising down previous estimates of 3.3 percent and 5 percent. Vodafone urges Kabel shareholders to accept $10 billion bid FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone urged Kabel Deutschland shareholders to accept its 7.7 billion euro ($10.1 billion) offer, warning the bid would lapse if less than three quarters of them agree to sell Germany's largest cable operator by Wednesday. Exclusive: Japan regulator probing Deutsche Bank entertainment of pension clients - sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities market watchdog is investigating whether Deutsche Bank AG employees provided excessive entertainment to Japanese pension fund executives in breach of regulations, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Manufacturers see continued growth; government policy a worry: survey NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturers are "cautiously optimistic" that growth will continue this year amid an uptick in sales and production, though many cite uncertainty over U.S. government policy as a concern, according to a survey from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Google offers new concessions to avoid fine in EU antitrust case BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has offered further concessions aimed at ending a three-year investigation into complaints it was blocking competitors and to avert a possible $5 billion fine, the European Commission said on Monday. Western Digital to buy flash storage company Virident (Reuters) - Hard drive maker Western Digital Corp said it would buy Virident Systems Inc, a maker of flash memory for servers, for $685 million in cash. Fiat jumps on deal talk as CEO misses Frankfurt show MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italian carmaker Fiat rose over 5 percent on Monday after its top management pulled out of the Frankfurt car show, fuelling speculation it may be close to a deal, possibly to buy out the rest of its U.S. unit Chrysler. Related Video Moscow elections – Putin's Pyrrhic victory? UniCredit CEO: No interest in sucking up Italian rivals Economic News Manufacturers see continued growth; government policy a worry: survey Obama considering Treasury's Brainard for a Fed job: report A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend