AFP Eurozone industrial production fell back 1.2 percent month on month in May, reversing a revised 1.4 percent rise for April, Eurostat data showed on Wednesday, raising concerns of sluggish growth. Explaining the fall, the European statistics body cited production of energy falling by 4.3 percent, capital goods by 2.3 percent and durable consumer goods by 1.4 percent. A Capital ...

  Bloomberg European insurers, whose profits are being eroded by Mario Draghi’s quantitative easing program, face a stress test headache that risks requiring them to set aside more capital, further hurting their ability to make money. The timing of the regulator’s “stress test couldn’t be worse as the results will be rather negative,” said Lutz Roehmeyer, who helps oversee about ...

  Bloomberg Oil fell from the biggest gain in three months after U.S. industry data showed the nation’s crude stockpiles increased, adding to concerns about oversupply. Futures lost as much as 1.5 percent in New York. Inventories rose 2.2 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report. Government data Wednesday is forecast to show a decline. ...