TOP STORIES

TOP STORIES

> U.S. backs away from missile shield in Europe [nLH510988]
> U.S. jobless claims decline 12,000 in latest week [nN17191439]
> Global shares rally, dollar falls [nLH4396]
> US stock futures lose ground after economic data [nN17191149]
> Gold renews charge toward record as dollar slumps [nLH459748]
> FedEx quarterly net profit falls 53 percent [nN08250192]
> New Japan cabinet has strong public support -poll [nT27565]
> UK retail sales flat, held back by clothing [nLH396204]
> Global earnings recovery may have begun -Citigroup[nBNG515815]
> American parent AMR boosts cash, to order planes [nN17185858]
> Kingfisher\'s H1 profit jumps, cautious on outlook [nLH409339]
> Trafigura offers payouts in Ivory Coast waste case [nLH476248]
> Kabul bomb kills 16, including 6 Italian troops [nISL394201]