FTSE shares slip despite strong company results (AFP)

Leading shares in London slipped lower on Thursday, giving up early gains as Wall Street reversed direction despite a series of strong company results and economic data, dealers said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Leading shares in London slipped lower on Thursday, giving up early gains as Wall Street reversed direction despite a series of strong company results and economic data, dealers said.
Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum (AP)
AP - Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country's iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.
Euro zone economic sentiment rises to 28-month high (Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes the sovereign debt crisis, but the outlook remains uncertain.
German jobless rate edges up to 7.6 percent (AP)
AP - Germany's unemployment rate edged up slightly to 7.6 percent in July from 7.5 percent the previous month as summer vacations started, but the labor market is still on the road to recovery, new data showed Thursday.
Eurozone economic confidence 'highest in two years' (AFP)

A worker welds on a production line at the French auto group Renault's Blainville-sur-Orne trucks plant, northern France. A surge in confidence in Europe's economy fuelled hope Thursday that the region is finally overcoming its financial troubles just days after European banks largely survived a crash test.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Business and consumer confidence in the 16-nation eurozone jumped in July to its highest level in more than two years, driven by regional powerhouse German, the European Union said Thursday.
Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair (AP)

French labor minister Eric Woerth leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday July 28, 2010. Eric Woerth is next to be questioned by police in connexion with the Bettencourt affair, after the Cabinet gave its formal approval to a request by the prosecutor's office.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Police on Thursday questioned the French labor minister about his relationship with the billionaire L'Oreal cosmetics heiress in an investigation into a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
Eurozone economic sentiment up again in July (AP)
AP - Economic sentiment in the 16 countries that use the euro is at its highest level for over two years, the European Commission said Thursday.
British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties (AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron plays cricket during an interaction with children at the national hockey stadium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010.Cameron worked to deepen his nation's ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony turned rising regional power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.
Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers (AP)

Truck drivers greet a protest organizer on a highway, near Athens, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The government issued a rare emergency order to force drivers back to work under threat of prosecution to end acute fuel shortage that had caused factory closures and limited food shortages. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greek police used tear gas Thursday to disperse protesting fuel-truck drivers, whose strike is hurting tourism and industry, after the government issued an emergency order to force them back to work.
Chemicals maker BASF sees Q2 earnings triple (AP)
AP - Second-quarter profits at BASF SE more than tripled as a recovering global economy boosted demand and industry restocked inventories after the recession, the chemicals company said Thursday.
Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent (AP)
AP - 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.
FTSE 100 edges up in early deals (AFP)

London's leading shares rose slightly at the start of trading on Thursday as positive corporate earnings figures countered weak US economic data.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London's leading shares rose slightly at the start of trading on Thursday as positive corporate earnings figures countered weak US economic data.
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