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Volkswagen AG is leading German stocks lower Friday as automakers fall sharply in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's ongong trade rhetoric with Mexico.

European slipped in early trading Friday as investors tallied the first wave of this season's quarterly corporate earnings and kept a keen eye on the U.S. dollar.

Britain's economy expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in the final three months of last year as solid consumer spending supported growth and defied projections of a post Brexit-vote slowdown.

European stocks extended gains Thursday as investors continued to ride the global market equity rally amid a string of solid corporate earnings and renewed takeover activity.

European stocks are expected to open higher Thursday as investors ride the wave of a record close on Wall Street and solid corporate earnings.

The U.S. dollar extended losses Wednesday, falling nearly half a percent against a basket of global currencies as investors continue to appear unsettled by the direction of Trump's new administration.

European stocks notched solid gains Wednesday as global equity investors build on a strong U.S. corporate earnings season, European deal speculation and encouraging economic data from Japan.

European stocks are called higher Wednesday as the U.S. corporate earnings season continues to impress and the U.S. dollar rebounded modestly in overnight Asia trading.

Oh, and the U.S. dollar continues to slide.

European stocks are expected to open firmer Tuesday as investors head into a busy corporate earnings season amid questions over the stability of economic policies from President Donald Trump.