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Wall Street gained after a surprise drop in US retail sales bolstered hope that Federal Reserve policy makers might not be in a rush to raise interest.

European stock markets closed lower, giving up earlier gains, as investors swung from optimism to pessimism about the potential for a deal between.

Equities moved lower as investors remained focused on an outcome of Greek efforts to renegotiate the deals of its bailout which puts the euro at ri.

Wall Street moved lower alongside European equities amid increasing concern about a standoff between Greece and its international creditors.

Wall Street gained along with the price of oil and shares of Pfizer after it agreed to buy Hospira for about US$15 billion, while the latest US job.

Wall Street was mixed as gains in shares of Walt Disney on better-than-expected earnings offset declines in shares of Merck on disappointing result.

Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced with oil prices and optimism about the potential for a debt agreement between the European Union an.

Disappointing US manufacturing and consumer spending data weighed on equities, offsetting a rebound in energy stocks along with oil prices.

Investors will scrutinise the minutes from the US Federal Reserve December policy meeting at which it promised patience in raising interest rates,.