BERLIN (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen AG says its first-half net earnings surged to euro1.82 billion ($2.4 billion) as strong demand from China helped pushed sales higher….

LONDON (AP) — European stock markets traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam due to worries about the U.S. economic recovery. Asian stocks closely sharply higher, however, on optimism over the region’s two leading economies, Japan and China….