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mleus
08-13-2009, 10:46 AM
France, Germany return to growth in 2nd quarter - Yahoo! News (http://www.truepassage.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs %2Fap%2F20090813%2Fap_on_bi_ge%2Feu_eu_economy)

Europe's two biggest economies each saw growth of 0.3 percent from the previous three-month period, surprising analysts' expectations for equivalent declines and technically ending their worst recession in decades.

I'm not really buying this. At the same time that U.S. retail sales drop
Even With ‘Cash for Clunkers,’ Retail Sales Fall - NYTimes.com (http://www.truepassage.com/forums/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F 2009%2F08%2F14%2Fbusiness%2F14econ.html%3F_r%3D1%2 6hp)
the Recession ends in Europe?

mleus
06-19-2012, 02:41 PM
These articles would appear to be premature given the economic turmoil in Europe the past two years.