Housing Boom Helps Europe Bounce Back      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Europe might be a good place to focus if you want to go global with exchange traded funds.
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Basic producers helped European shares turn positive on Friday, but telecoms firm Cable & Wireless bucked the firmer trend after unveiling a hefty investment and volatile oil prices kept investors cautious.
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European shares flirted with 28-month highs on Monday, buoyed by a bounce back in auto groups after their recent trouncing due to the weak dollar.
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After a weak start, European equity markets rallied by mid-morning on Thursday, helped by merger activity in the pharmaceuticals sector and bid speculation in the Spanish property sector.
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Investor's Business Daily - The greenback edged lower Fri. but was still on track for the biggest weekly rise since June '06 as investors increasingly expect the U.S. growth slowdown to drag on other economies. The euro fell 2.91 cents to $1.4505 for the week as gloomy economic data and comments from the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet boosted expectations for rate cuts later this year. The dollar rose 0.70 yen to 107.32 vs. the yen for the week.
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European equities moved higher on Tuesday, as recent losses for financial stocks triggered some technical buying, while oil companies and utilities provided defensive back-up.
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Investor's Business Daily - What the credit crisis couldn't do to the private-equity market -- knock it to the canvas for a 10-count -- a looming recession might.
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European equities advanced to a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday on a quiet day for corporate news as the year-end rally showed little sign of losing momentum.
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European stocks have soared as participants seized on positive earnings news, unchanged US interest rates and encouraging signs that the US economy was on track.
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Lenders' shares rebound after Monday's bruising.
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European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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Investor's Business Daily - Fueled by the ongoing economic rally, businesses are boosting their contributions to 401(k) plans.
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European markets edged back Tuesday after two days of strong gains, with investors rotating back into more defensive stocks such as utilities and food groups.
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European stock markets got off to a flying start as investors cheered a plunge in crude oil prices and fresh post-election gains on Wall Street.
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The homebuilder beats expectations; shares bounce back.
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European stock markets have risen after they were supported by the commodity and airline sectors, a day after surging in response to healthy US growth data.
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European stocks staged a broad rebound on Thursday with the banking sector leading the gains, while French engineer Alstom reported strong sales growth.