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Brexit no issue for UK stocks with traders doubting polls

  Bloomberg U.K. stocks are posting their best performance in eight years, even as polls are increasingly pointing to a potential exit from the European Union. The weakening of the pound and a surge in miners have helped the FTSE All-Share Index erase its annual loss, making it outrun the Stoxx Europe 600 Index by the most since 2008. British ...

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German industry output recovers in April on investment surge

  Bloomberg German industrial production rebounded in April in a sign that Europe’s largest economy is benefiting from a pick-up in investment. Output, adjusted for seasonal swings, rose 0.8 percent from March, when it dropped a revised 1.1 percent, data from the Economy Ministry in Berlin showed on Tuesday. In Spain, industrial production was unchanged in April from the previous ...

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Shell deepens spending cuts, vows higher savings from BG

  Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc cut spending plans further and promised increased savings following its record purchase of BG Group Plc as it continues to adjust to the slump in oil prices. Europe’s biggest energy company will spend $29 billion this year, it said on Tuesday. That compares with a May forecast for capital expenditure “trending toward” $30 billion, ...

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