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Europe close: Gains in single currency sap share price strength
Stocks finished on a mixed note, as gains in the single currency sapped equity markets of their strength.
Airbus threatens to 'shut down' A380 production after poor sales
European aircraft giant Airbus would cease production of its A380 superjumbo aircraft if its main customer Emirates did not order any more planes, outgoing sales chief John Leahy said on Monday.
SoftBank may sell 30% of telecoms arm in £13bn IPO
Japanese company SoftBank is studying floating 30% of its mobile phone business SoftBank Corp. in Tokyo and overseas, possibly in the autumn.
Trump defends himself from 'shithole' countries remark's backlash
Trump defended himself this Sunday from the backlash spraked by his comments about Haiti and African countries, saying "I'm not a racist".
Ford increases investments in hybrid and electric vehicles by $11bn
Ford will invest $11bn to have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2022, more than doubling its originally planned investment of $4. 5bn.
Eurozone trade surplus widens in November
The single currency area's foreign trade surplus with the rest of the world rose again in November, led by an improvement in Germany.
Asia close: Currency moves in focus across region
Japanese stocks brushed-off strength in the yen on Monday, but their Chinese peers were not quite as lucky.
US close: Wall Street notches up fresh highs amid dollar weakness
Wall Street's main market gauges continued to barrel ahead at the end of the week, helped by another drop in the US dollar and despite a mixed reaction to the latest quarterly earnings from the likes of JPMorgan and Wells Fargo.