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 Star Tribune 
Germany's Volkswagen says 2nd-quarter profit soars to $1.6 billion amid strong Chinese demand
| BERLIN - Sales at Volkswagen AG motored ahead in the second quarter, thanks in part to strong demand from China and helping to push earnings sharply higher to euro1.25 billion ($1.6 billion), the co... (photo: creative commons / )
In this Monday, May 10, 2010 photo,a Hungarian money  changer corrects the sale price of foreign currencies in downtown Budapest, Hungary. Joining the EU club of nations with a common currency has long been a goal of most European Union countries, like Hungary still not using the euro. But in the wake of the Greek crisis, some eurozone outsiders are in less of a hurry that just a few weeks ago. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Brussels   Euro   Germany   Photos   Recovery  
 ABC News 
Euro Zone Economic Sentiment Rises to 28-Month High
| By Marcin Grajewski | July 29, 2010 | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes ... (photo: AP / Bela Szandelszky)
Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)  Herald Tribune 
Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate said Thursday. | Siemens, bas... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein))
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens  
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Germany's Lufthansa reports 2nd-quarter profit of $252 million as ticket sales rise
BERLIN (AP) — Airline group Deutsche Lufthansa AG more than doubled its net earnings to €194 million ($252 million) in the second quarter as ticket sales and its cargo business recovered, ... (photo: Public domain photo)
Airlines   Germany   Lufthansa   Photos   Transport  
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Die Kurve des deutschen Aktienindex DAX ist am Donnerstag, 18. September 2008, in der Boerse in Frankfurt am Main ueber einem Aktienmakler zu sehen. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ---The curve of German stock index Dax is seen over a broker in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)hg3 The New York Times
European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S.
| European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United St... (photo: AP / Michael Probst)
Europe   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Herald Tribune
BMW challenges small car stereotype
| Leave it to Germany's performance car maker, BMW, to challenge small car stereotypes. | BMW's entry model, the 1-Series, is a 14.3-foot-long, two-door, four-passenger s... (photo: Creative Commons / IFCAR)
BMW   Car   Challenge   Germany   Photos  
Air Berlin Boeing 737-700 in front of the terminal at the airport of Saarbrcken/Germany The Dallas Morning News
Air Berlin to link up with Fort Worth-based American Airlines, Oneworld alliance
| Low-cost carrier Air Berlin PLC, the second-largest carrier in Germany and fifth-largest in Europe in passengers carried, is linking up with American Airlines Inc. and ... (photo: GFDL / Kleinblittersdorfer)
Airlines   Germany   Industry   Photos   Transport  
 Gambling - Casino - Poker  - websites - internet - (WN / Tamer) (tmg1) The New York Times
Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers
| PARIS — Across Europe, cash-strapped governments looking for ways to reduce yawning budget gaps are embracing online gambling, a source of revenue they once viewe... (photo: WN / Tamer)
Europe   Gambling   Industry   Photos   Wikipedia: Online gambling  
With a list of school supplies and calculator in hand, Diamond Emory, left, compares prices of erasable markers with her five-year-old son Eric at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 The New York Times
U.S. Markets Struggle as Consumer Confidence Falls
| Shares on Wall Street wandered Tuesday morning after a report showed the consumer confidence continue to erode last month. | Exchanges in Europe were higher on better-t... (photo: AP / Kiichiro Sato)
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Consumer confidence  
A man is seen behind a glas door with the logo of the ECB inside the building of the European Central Bank ECB in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Thursday, July 3, 200 The New York Times
ECB Says Loans to European Companies Fell in June
| FRANKFURT — Credit to European companies fell in June in a sign that business expansion remains tepid, according to data issued by the European Central Bank Tuesd... (photo: AP / Daniel Roland)
Business   ECB   Europe   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo the lLogo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss bank UBS AG said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 it lost 8.1 billion Swiss francs (U.S. dlrs 7.57 billion) in the fourth quarter and announced it would cut a further 2,000 jobs as it refocuses on its home market after a troubled year abroad. The results exceeded the fears of analysts, who on average had predicted net losses of 6.2 billion francs (U.S. dlrs 5.79 bil The New York Times
UBS and Deutsche Bank Report Gains for Second Quarter
| FRANKFURT — Shares of UBS of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank of Germany rose sharply after they reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday, signaling renewed confiden... (photo: AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella, File)
Banking   Business   Europe   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
A man works at a computer at the stock market in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday April 29, 2010. The European debt crisis spread Wednesday when Standard & Poor's lowered its credit rating for Spain amid concerns about the country's growth prospects following the collapse of a construction bubble. Wall Street Journal
European Stocks Open Higher
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | European stock markets open slightly higher Tuesday, boosted by a series of positive corporate earnings news. | The U.K. FTSE 100 index was 0.3% higher... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
Politics Market
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 Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, who carried the flag of communist Cuba and wore a T-shirt saying "Stop Bush".na0
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara,
Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria
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Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)
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In this Monday, May 10, 2010 photo,a Hungarian money  changer corrects the sale price of foreign currencies in downtown Budapest, Hungary. Joining the EU club of nations with a common currency has long been a goal of most European Union countries, like Hungary still not using the euro. But in the wake of the Greek crisis, some eurozone outsiders are in less of a hurry that just a few weeks ago. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Euro Zone Economic Sentiment Rises to 28-Month High
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