TOP FIVE OUTSIDE NEWS STORIES
- source: FT.Com" Public sector begins 24-hour strike "
- source: FT.com" S&P’s bank downgrade snaps equity rally "
- source: Bloomberg.com" Euro Ministers Agree on Bond Guarantees, Seek Larger IMF Role "
- source: Bloomberg.com" German Jobless Decline as Companies Defy Crisis "
- source: BBC.co.uk" Cheer up: It could be much worse "