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	Click to View in Browser 09/25/2013 S&P 500 falls for fifth day, Wal-Mart weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 fell for a fifth day on Wednesday, its longest losing streak since the end of 2012, on jitters funding for the federal government would run out and a drop in shares of Wal-Mart Stores. JPMorgan in talks to settle government probes for $11 billion: reports NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks with government officials to settle federal and state mortgage probes for $11 billion, according to published reports. Fairfax's Watsa says confident BlackBerry bid will succeed TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money needed to fund a $4.7 billion bid for struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. Libor scandal shows pressures on 'honest brokers' DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence that interdealer brokers at ICAP conspired to rig Libor for a bank trader raises questions over such firms' role as honest go-betweens among banks and highlighted the pressure customers can put on them. Exclusive: GTCR looks to sell hospital firm Capella Healthcare - sources (Reuters) - Private equity firm GTCR LLC is exploring a potential sale of Capella Healthcare, a hospital operator that may be valued at a little less than $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. ICAP fined $87 million over Libor, three former staff charged LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and British authorities on Wednesday fined ICAP, the world's biggest interdealer broker, $87 million and laid criminal charges against three former employees over the Libor interest rate rigging scandal. U.S. durable goods edge higher, fiscal uncertainty weighs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods barely grew in August in a possible sign that companies are holding back on investments due to uncertainty over government spending. Vietnam's VietJet agrees bumper $9 billion Airbus order PARIS/HANOI (Reuters) - Low-cost airline VietJet agreed a provisional order for up to 92 Airbus jets worth $9 billion at list prices on Wednesday, stepping up expansion to make its mark in a fast-growing regional market. Exclusive: Nokia weighs Alcatel tie-up after Microsoft deal - sources NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia is discussing internally whether to approach French rival Alcatel-Lucent about a tie-up, part of the Finnish company's review of how it can grow after the planned sale of its handset business to Microsoft Corp, several people close to the matter said. Alitalia unlikely to be in for long haul without Air France: KLM MILAN (Reuters) - Five years after Alitalia was rescued from bankruptcy, the options for the troubled Italian airline appear to be few: convince top shareholder Air France-KLM to support its new strategy or shut up shop. Related Video Can France's budget reduce record debt Banks $155bln capital shortfall Related News Braving the new world of Obamacare exchanges ICAP fined $87 million over Libor, three former staff charged 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