Eurozone in slump

Eurozone factories stuck in longest slump since debt crisis Eurozone factories have suffered a fourth straight month of contraction with industrial production slipping 0.3% year-on-year in February, dragged lower by a 2% decline in Germany's ailing factories. The region's manufacturers have blamed trade tensions, Brexit uncertainty, the car industry's woes and China's slowdown for the longest losing streak since 2013.