An employee works at an automobile manufacturing enterprise on January 29 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. Chinese factories resumed work after the Spring Festival holiday.
Mandatory Credit:	Ge Qingzhao/VCG/Getty Images

An employee works at an automobile manufacturing enterprise on January 29 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. Chinese factories resumed work after the Spring Festival holiday.
Mandatory Credit: Ge Qingzhao/VCG/Getty Images

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Global economic outlook slightly 'less gloomy,' Europe ekes out growth

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