Corporate profits grew another 3.2% in the second quarter (non-annualized) on top of a blowout in the first quarter.

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Gross domestic product in the Euro zone decreased 0.4% in the third quarter, on an annualized basis, to mark the second straight quarter of decline and four quarters of no growth in the zone.

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The country revised up its gross domestic product figures for the October to December period to show a 0.2% increase in the quarter on annualized terms, compared to last month's initial reading of a 0.4% contraction.

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