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Companies divided over early signs of upturn

By Richard Milne

Published: May 17 2009 22:56 | Last updated: May 17 2009 22:56

European policymakers may be spotting green shoots sprouting in the economy, but companies are deeply divided over whether the bottom of the recession has been reached.

Companies in the same countries or similar sectors in Europe are sending out contradictory signals, say investors and analysts, making the prospect of an imminent broad-based recovery distant.

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