THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Thomson-Reuters/University of Michigan early-May consumer-sentiment index jumped to 83.7 from 76.4 at the end of April and a preliminary April reading of 72.3.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Some executives at the annual European Business Summit say the challenge for the EU is to prevent a further deindustrialization of the continent.
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Foreign direct investment in China sputtered in the first four months of the year, despite renewed signs of strength from the U.S. and the European Union, showing only a modest 1.21% rise from a year ago.
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Federal Reserve officials are deeply engaged in debating when to begin dialing back an $85 billion-a-month bond buying program, but don't appear near consensus on when to pull the trigger.
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Britain's part state-owned banks continued their efforts to shed government support, as Lloyds Banking Group forecast a return to profit and Royal Bank of Scotland said it would cut 1,400 more jobs.
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China hit out at the European Union, ratcheting up its rhetoric as the EU threatens to open more investigations into whether Chinese companies sold goods at below-cost prices and received unfair subsidies.
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Construction of new homes sank last month far more than expected, but a surge in building permits points to a pickup in the months ahead.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking new unemployment benefits jumped last week after trending down much of the spring, showing the uneven nature of the job market's recovery.
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The trade surplus for the 17 nations that use the euro hit its highest level in March since records began in 1999, driven by a sharp rise in exports and a decline in imports as well as steadily rising exports.
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Turkey's central bank extended its monetary-easing cycle, cutting the benchmark interest rate to a fresh low and joining emerging market peers in seeking to boost economic growth while countering upward currency pressures.
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