The New York Times Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China | FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil) Business Economy Germany Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis The New York Times Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher | European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expected. | The euro broke out of ... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) Economy Europe Markets Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis Top Stories ABC News Euro Zone Economic Sentiment Rises to 28-Month High | By Marcin Grajewski | July 29, 2010 | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery a... (photo: AP / Bela Szandelszky) Brussels Euro Germany Photos Recovery Philadelphia Daily News Bayer's 2nd-quarter profit down 1.3 percent | The Associated Press | BERLIN - Germany's Bayer AG saw second-quarter net earnings slip by 1.3 percent as a stronger revenue was offset by one-time charges for lawsuits... (photo: AP Photo) Bayer Berlin Earnings Percent Photos Herald Tribune Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent | BERLIN - 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... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Earnings Economy Orders Photos Siemens Orlando Sentinel Germany's Lufthansa reports 2nd-quarter profit of $252 million as ticket sales rise BERLIN (AP) — Airline group Deutsche Lufthansa AG more than doubled its net earnings to €194 million ($252 million) in the second quarter as ticket sales and ... (photo: Public domain photo) Airlines Germany Lufthansa Photos Transport Wtop Lufthansa reports Q2 profit of $252 million By JUERGEN BAETZ | Associated Press Writer | BERLIN (AP) - Airline group Deutsche Lufthansa AG more than doubled its net earnings to euro194 million ($252 million) in the... (photo: Creative Commons / Johannes) Aerospace Berlin Photos Transport Wikipedia: Lufthansa Wall Street Journal European Stocks Gain Ground By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | European stock markets opened slightly higher Thursday, as investors weigh up the competing influences of disappointing U.S. economic data but upbeat s... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer) Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index