Euro firms miss out on optimism
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Bosses around the world are highly optimistic about their firms' prospects, except in continental Europe, where they fear over-regulation.
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With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week - a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's ...Comment
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European equities were lower on Friday as drugs, metals and mining groups slipped, and although the losses were less severe than those seen last week, strategists were cautious of calling an end to the recent market volatility.
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European equities were slightly higher on Tuesday, but the weight of the gains were defensive in nature as investors remained cautious about financial stocks.
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European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above &#36;1.35.
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European equities were little changed on Wednesday, as weakness for mining groups offset some pleasing third-quarter earnings.
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European stock markets held near  28-month highs Thursday as investors stayed confident in the  ability of firms to continue boosting profits in the face of  the euro's extended push past $1.30 to all-time highs.
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Business leaders in Germany appeared wary about the outlook for the eurozone's biggest economy, as the German government insisted that the current recovery would continue, even if surging oil prices would brake growth slightly.
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German finance professionals grew sharply more pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, fearing that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.
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European equity markets were heading for a subdued open on Monday as Wall Street was to remain closed for a public holiday. US industrial production data in the previous session should underpin the market however.
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The ECB says it is ready to raise interest rates, but the euro&#39;s strength along with record oil prices and uncertainty from the US home loan crisis has delayed a hike that now looks even less likely.
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European stocks were little changed on Wednesday as a mixed perfomances from the banking sector overshadowed strength for retailers in the run up to Christmas.
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European stock markets sagged as investors awaited key interest rate calls in both Britain and the euro zone, despite a raft of positive earnings news.
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There was a healthy trade surplus for companies that use the euro, despite worries over the currency's strength.
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Business confidence in Germany slipped for the sixth month in October, as companies in the eurozone's biggest economy took a dimmer view of the six-month outlook, a survey showed Thursday.
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Strength in European equity markets Thursday was underpinned by steadying bond yields, prompting a banking sector rally and lifting capital goods groups that had retreated over recent sessions.
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Weak investment banking stocks weighed on European equity markets on Tuesday amid concerns about the sector&#39;s exposure to the troubled US housing market.