Late-reporting Europe-based firms have posted a varied set of third-quarter results and confirmed that market conditions were challenging during the period. Companies cite slowdowns or recessions in the major emerging economies and say that the relative benefits of low oil prices and the weaker euro are diminishing. But several firms' results have been boosted by acquisitions, restructuring, and plant start-ups, and they were able to raise their full-year earnings outlooks.
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