Business Today: Improving euro zone growth lifts shares, euro

		Click to View in Browser 02/14/2014 Improving euro zone growth lifts shares, euro LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence of a gradual acceleration in euro zone growth put the region's shares on course for their best week of the year on Friday and pushed the euro to a three-week high. Wells Fargo edges back into subprime as U.S. mortgage market thaws (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is tiptoeing back into subprime home loans again. Ford European sales up 9.2 percent in January on German, UK demand BERLIN (Reuters) - Ford increased European car sales by 9.2 percent in January, the eighth straight monthly gain, benefiting from strong demand in the region's top markets Germany and the UK. Exclusive: U.S. Murphy Oil eyes up to $3 billion Asia assets sale - sources HONG KONG (Reuters) - Murphy Oil Corp is considering selling some of its Asian oil and gas assets in a deal that could fetch up to $3 billion, sources said, as it looks to scale down in the region like some other U.S. energy companies. U.S. decision watched in dispute over solar imports from China, Taiwan LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American trade officials on Friday will take a first step on potentially extending import duties on Chinese solar energy products to also cover panels made with parts from Taiwan, in a case that could have a major impact on the fast-growing U.S. solar market. No appetite for big consumer goods? Try their suppliers LONDON (Reuters) - As a slowdown in emerging markets takes the shine off shares in consumer goods makers like Nestle , Unilever , Danone and Procter & Gamble , hungry investors have been sampling more of the companies that supply them. Russian retailer Lenta sets price range for share sale MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian hypermarkets chain Lenta, part-owned by U.S. private equity firm TPG , has set a price range for its planned London share market offer, valuing the company at up to $5 billion. Stronger-than-expected Germany and France nudge up euro zone growth BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slightly stronger-than-expected growth in Germany and France pushed the euro zone's recovery up a gear in the fourth quarter and offered potential for a more robust 2014, albeit with risks. German grocers push upmarket in cut-throat retail race BERLIN (Reuters) - The German grocery market, long dominated by discounters such as Aldi and Lidl, is undergoing a makeover as shoppers demand more upmarket products like organic meat and exotic cheeses and retailers take tentative steps onto the web. Campbell Soup profit rises 71 pct (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co reported a 71 percent rise in quarterly profit, as more people bought soup during a spell of harsher-than-usual winter weather in the United States. Related Video Breakingviews: UK floods are extreme, but this ain't Katrina Euro Zone 2014: Don't fear eurosceptics – Finnish PM Economic News Snow blind: winter's wrath obscures views on U.S. economy Stronger-than-expected Germany and France nudge up euro zone growth A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend