France, Germany return to growth in 2nd quarter - Yahoo! News

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
the Recession ends in Europe?