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  • European Stocks Close Higher On Hopes for U.S. Rate Cut

    European stocks closed higher on rising expectations of a cut in U.S. interest rates.

  • European Stocks Down on U.S. Economic Worries

    Major European markets closed lower on Monday, with uncertainty reigning despite positive corporate news scattered across several industries.

  • European Stocks End Higher As Central Banks Keep Rates Flat

    European stocks closed broadly higher Thursday after Europe's two most prominent central banks left rates unchanged to fully assess the effect of the recent turmoil in financial markets.

  • European Stocks End Mixed, Banking Sector Rebounds

    European stocks closed mixed on Monday in thin trading because of a national holiday in the U.S. and on anticipation of a busy week.

  • European Stocks Close Higher, but Volatility Seen Ahead

    European stocks closed in the green on Friday after the two top U.S. economic policymakers said it was not up to the government to rescue bad investments but acknowledged they would intervene to prevent a spillover of the U.S. credit market crisis into the broader economy.

  • European Stocks End Higher as Investors Await Bernanke

    European stocks managed to close in the green Thursday after oscillating between the joy of some good corporate results on the continent and worries about credit market woes.

  • European Stocks Close Up, Helped by U.S. Rally

    European stocks closed mainly in positive territory, helped by a morning rally in the U.S.

  • European Stocks Fall on Banking Sector Worries

    European stocks closed down on Tuesday, as investors sold shares in banks following more bad news from subprime-affected financials and took their cue later in the afteroon from U.S. markets.

  • European Stocks End Mixed after Trichet

    European stocks closed mixed in the afternoon session Monday, after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet kept the options open for euro-zone rate moves ahead of an ECB monetary policy meeting next week.

  • European Stocks Close Up after Strong U.S. Data

    European stocks finished the week in the green after stronger-than-expected U.S. durable goods orders and new home sales data on Friday pushed back fears of a spillover of the credit markets crisis to the wider economy.