* Dow edges up five points and both S&P and Nasdaq harden three points
* US jobless claims fell 52,000 to 565,000 in July 4 week, but improvement may be temporary
* Bank of England signals end game for quantitative easing and leaves interest rates unchanged
* US May inventories down 0.8% vs expected 1% fall
* US House of Representatives approves $2.99 billion FDA budget, up $373 million from full-year 2009
* China has launched its highest profile criticism of the dominant role of the US dollar as a global reserve currency at the G8 meeting
* Citigroup reshuffles senior management with Ned Kelly removed as chief finance officer
* General Motors set to emerge from bankruptcy within hours
* Drop in US demand sends oil price below $60
* ASDA launches new petrol price war
* UK trade deficit narrows to three-year low in May as imports tumble
* Lord Adonis faces questions on East Coast rail franchise
* BT Group doubles pace of its broadband roll-out
* Corus adds 366 jobs to its cull of UK workers
* Police reject calls to reopen probe into News Corp phone tapping
* Gordon Brown eyes cuts to Trident as part of a wider deal to reduce nuclear weapons
* Retailers heed call of online word of mouth, according to Nielsen survey
* Car sales in China surge 48%
* JJB Sports threatens Mike Ashley with legal action over Sir David Jones loan controversy
* new Bank of England MPC recruit quits FSA to ease conflict fear
* Number of AIM market leavers rose in June to 29 companies
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