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European stock markets rose on Wednesday, after better-than-expected Chinese export data, while German stocks closed at all-time highs after upbeat industrial-production numbers.The Stoxx Europe 600 index added 0.6% to 303.67, building on a 0.3% gain from Tuesday.The index closed at the highest level since June 2008, extending gains seen last week when the European Central Bank cut interest rates to a record low 0.5% to boost the region's sluggish economy.James Ashley, senior European economist at RBC Capital Markets, said Wednesday's moves seemed justified on the back of positive data from Germany."The very latest data were a bit stronger than expected, with German industrial production data today and factory orders yesterday looking relatively healthy. It's consistent with the German economy returning to positive GDP growth in [the first quarter]," he said."But at an absolute level, I remain skeptical about these trading levels. If you think the macro-economic environment in western ...
European stocks got a firm nudge into positive territory Thursday afternoon, after a batch of upbeat U.S. data. Meanwhile, corporate updates drove shares of Carrefou...
European stocks were largely in the black on Thursday, though gains for the main index were nothing to write home about, with Carrefour SA, Delhaize Group NV and RÛm...
Belgian food retailer Delhaize Group NV stemmed falling sales at its U.S. stores in the fourth quarter of 2012, as the revamp of its Food Lion chains started to bear...
Belgian supermarkets group Delhaize stemmed four quarters of declining sales in the United States in the final three months of 2012 as consumers spent more at its re...
European stock markets declined on Wednesday, keying off late-session losses in the U.S., on fears little progress has been made to avert the country's looming "fisc...
European stock markets rose for a second day in early action on Wednesday, after Barack Obama secured a second term in office as U.S. president. The Stoxx Europe 600...
Belgian retailer Delhaize Wednesday said it sees no improvement to the tough trading environment in the U.S., where it is trying to reposition its stores to better a...
Royal Ahold NV (AH.AE), which runs the Stop & Shop and Giant supermarket chains in the U.S., Thursday posted solid second-quarter profit growth as price cuts paid of...
Belgian retailer Delhaize Group (DELB.BT), which generates more than half of its revenue in the U.S., Wednesday posted a fall in second-quarter profit despite higher...
There are a few stocks down on high volume today:Coinstar (NASDAQ:CSTR) is trading down on a volume of 1.7 million, or 1.6 times its normal daily volume. Shares have...
There are a few stocks that are up on high volume today:Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today...
The Services sector (IYC) showed little change during trading today while the S&P 500 rose 0.8%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall mar...
European stock markets rose on Wednesday, keying off gains in Asia after better-than-expected Chinese export data, while German stocks flirted with fresh all-time hi...
European stock markets rose on Wednesday, adding to the prior day's gains when the region's benchmark index posted a fresh 2013 high and the German index climbed to ...
European stock markets rose on Monday, mirroring gains in Asia, where markets rallied after a statement from the G-20 Group was interpreted as supporting Tokyo's agg...
Worse-than-expected U.S. services-sector data and jobs figures dragged European stocks lower on Wednesday, with caution also displayed ahead of the European Central ...
European stock markets dropped on Wednesday after U.S. jobs data missed expectations and investors remained cautious ahead of the European Central Bank's policy meet...
European stock markets posted soft losses on Wednesday, pausing from the prior day's rally, as investors remained cautious ahead of key events later in the week, suc...
European stocks got a firm nudge into positive territory Thursday, keying off a batch of upbeat U.S. data, with banks gaining ground and corporate updates driving sh...
