Inflation is global and it has prompted French president Nicolas Sarkozy to seek a cap on sales taxes on fuel products if oil prices continue to rise. This from Thomson Reuters:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday the European Union should consider capping sales taxes on fuel products if oil prices rose further but his proposal got short shrift from Brussels.

By most technological measures, the U.S. is still way out in front. But in some key areas, like broadband technology and high-speed Internet access, much of the world has left America behind.

A spritely performance from “Old Europe” – France and Germany – helped Eurozone growth exceed expectations in the first quarter.

Powered by the biggest German expansion in 12 years, the European economy shrugged off the U.S. slowdown to post first-quarter growth numbers ahead of analyst estimates.

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