German corporate optimism jumps unexpectedly
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German corporate sentiment unexpectedly rose in November to equal a 15-year high as business expectations and firms' assessment of current conditions improved, a key survey showed on Thursday.
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UK business investment rises sharply at the end of 2006, suggesting boardroom confidence about economic prospects.
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Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, has expressed optimism about prospects in its current business year after earnings rose sharply last year on cost-cutting and capital gains.
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German investor confidence unexpectedly improves despite falling exports and signs of a global slowdown.
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After months in a slump, Germans have found a fresh taste for shopping, with Christmas giving the eurozone's biggest economy a boost, a survey by the GfK institute showed Thursday.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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Orders placed with manufacturing companies in Germany rose in October, after gaining slightly the previous month, thanks to a large number of big-ticket domestic orders, data published by the Economics and Labour Ministry showed.
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European equities inched cautiously higher on Friday as bid talk lifted the banking sector and airlines got a boost after Ryanair made a surprise offer for newly-listed Aer Lingus.
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Surging oil prices are weighing on business sentiment in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, a new poll showed.
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German industrial orders rose by an unexpected 3.4 percent in November following a 4.0 percent gain in October, figures released Tuesday by the economy ministry showed.
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German stocks rose. Deutsche Bank AG gained after the lender extended its private wealth management business in Germany by acquiring Wilhelm von Finck AG.
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European stock markets have climbed, lifted by takeover speculation surrounding the utilities and transport sectors, and following solid gains in Tokyo and by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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Business confidence in Germany slipped again in February, receding further from a 16-year high point in December, as companies become less optimistic about their situation and the outlook for the next six months, a survey showed on Friday.
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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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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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Strong Christmas sales helped increase finance professionals' confidence in the sluggish German economy, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.
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European share indexes were slightly  ahead by late morning on Tuesday, with gainers led by Credit  Suisse after the bank set ambitious earnings targets and as a  survey showed a pick-up in German investor confidence this  month.