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European stock markets rose Wednesday after strong earnings from French bank Credit Agricole SA and a surprise increase in British employment levels. The euro meanwhile was pushing back up towards 15-month highs against the dollar.
President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country.
Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday.
