Retailers' poor results a drag on Europe
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Deutsche B&ouml;rse extended its losses into a second day as investors took profits in the face of record oil prices and fears of slowing economic growth.
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European equities were sharply lower on Wednesday as concerns over higher borrowing costs in the eurozone encouraged profit taking in consumer industries.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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European stock markets suffered sharp  losses on Wednesday, tracking a fall on Wall Street after the  Federal Reserve rekindled interest rate worries, while a  disappointing trading update from British fashion retailer Next  slammed retailers.
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Hurricanes, weak back-to-school sales, and weak European business bring an earnings warning.
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European stock markets were dragged down by a profit warning from Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever.
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European equities were fractionally lower on Wednesday after a lacklustre US session, but losses were capped by a number of positive earnings reports and oil prices dropping back below $69 a barrel.
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London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
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The nation's retailers delivered more evidence of a stumbling economy Thursday, as merchants including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported weak January results, extending a malaise that has deepened since the holiday shopping season.
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Poor performances from the financial sectors left European equity markets lower on Wednesday, but strong results from Spain&#39;s Inditex brightened the retail sector.
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European stock markets were mostly lower in early trading after a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight amid jitters over corporate earnings and resurgent oil prices.
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Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery - and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the ...
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European stock markets eased back in early trading as dealers digested some disappointing earnings news on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Business & money: After a gloomy Christmas, retailers are pessimistic as debt-laden customers face reality
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Marks & Spencer reports a poor performance over the Christmas trading period, with like-for-like sales down 5.6% on the year.
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European stocks edged lower on Thursday as financial stocks sagged, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
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Concern that surging commodities costs  were hurting profit margins at companies such as Electrolux and  in sectors including cars and technology pushed European shares  to two-week lows by midday Thursday.