Shell, BP, Volkswagen Earnings, Germany's Ifo Index: European Week Ahead

(Bloomberg) -- Earnings from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and
BP Plc, Europe's largest oil companies, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the
world's second-biggest drugmaker and DaimlerChrysler AG, the fifth-
largest carmaker in the world, may move stock markets next week.

Companies including Siemens AG, the biggest European
engineering company and Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest
carmaker, are also expected to report earnings.


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European Stocks May Fall; Volkswagen, Lufthansa, Rio Tinto Might Decline

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks may decline for the
first time in three days as crude oil traded near an 11-month
high. U.S.-traded securities of Volkswagen AG, the region's
biggest carmaker, and airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG slipped.

Rio Tinto Group, the world's third-largest mining company,
dropped in Australia after Citigroup Inc. cut its recommendation
on the shares. Royal Philips Electronics NV may be active after
saying second-quarter profit rose fivefold.


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German DAX Benchmark Rises for a Fourth Day, Led by Volkswagen, Henkel

(Bloomberg) -- Germany's benchmark DAX Index gained
for a fourth day, led by Volkswagen AG after the carmaker said it
will raise the number of workers in its Auto 5000 plant in
Wolfsburg, Germany. Henkel KGaA and BASF AG also increased.

The DAX added 54.06, or 0.7 percent, to 8084.70 at 9:46 a.m.
in Frankfurt. DAX futures expiring in September climbed 0.8
percent to 8173. The HDAX Index of the country's 110 biggest
companies increased 0.7 percent.


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