TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Japan’s domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses dropped 31.5% on year in March, declining for an eighth straight month, an industry body said Wednesday.

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PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French president Nicolas Sarkozy insisted Wednesday that a failure of the Summit of G20 leading and emerging nations in London Thursday over the overhaul of the financial system “is not an option.”

LONDON (Dow Jones)–European stocks are expected to open modestly lower Wednesday, tracking Tuesday’s late selloff on Wall Street. However, there are signs of optimism emerging, and these losses could easily evaporate.

By Emese Bartha Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–German retail sales declined unexpectedly in February, signaling that household demand in Europe’s largest economy remains depressed, preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office showed Wednesday.

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French president Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday said he can’t believe that the summit of G20 leading industrialized and emerging countries in London over the economic and financial crisis will fail.

(Adds detail.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday said he can’t believe that the summit of G20 leading industrialized and emerging countries in London over the economic and financial crisis will fail.

WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- The Polish zloty is too volatile to enter the exchange rate mechanism ERM2, the deputy finance minister Ludwik Kotecki said Wednesday.

WARSAW (Dow Jones)–Business confidence in Poland’s industrial sector held up better than expected in March but remained in sharply negative territory, as new orders remained near record lows while job shedding continued.