Europe’s Stagnating Economy Falls Further Behind the U.S. - WSJ

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This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/europes-stagnating-economy-falls-further-behind-the-u-s-1cc58ba1 By and Updated Jan. 30, 2024 8:01 am ET Listen (7 min) Europe’s economy stagnated in the final three months of last year, expanding a divide between a booming U.S. economy and a European continent that is increa