News Summary: Eurozone recession drags on
DUBIOUS RECORD: The eurozone is now in its longest recession, a six-quarter slump that has topped the downturn that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-9. Full story
Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession
The eurozone is stuck in recession — its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarter, slumping by 0.2 percent in the January-March period Full story
Futures dip as France slips into recession
Stock futures dipped Wednesday as another nation in Europe sank into recession and the economic contraction for the entire European Union stretched into its sixth straight quarter. Full story
Hungary returns to growth but Czech downturn deepens
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungary's economy unexpectedly broke out of recession in the first quarter and Romania expanded faster than forecast, but their regional peer the Czech Republic plunged deeper into its longest downturn in two decades. Full story
Poland narrowly dodged recession in first quarter
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland came within a whisker of sliding into its first recession since the 1990s at the start of this year, barely registering any growth in the past two quarters as one of Europe's few economic success stories collapsed. Full story
Eurozone growth hopes emerge after industrial data
A larger-than-expected increase in industrial production across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has raised hopes that the recession in the currency bloc has eased or even ended. Full story
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