Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held 'friendly and constructive' debt talks with the leaders of France and Germany Thursday, but gave no sign of a breakthrough ahead of a crucial June deadline. The three 'agreed on the need for the Greek authorities to keep working with the three institutions', the aide said, referring to Athens' 'troika' of creditors — the European Union, the European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund.
# Debt talks
The German GDP grew 0.3% in the first quarter, while the Bank of Japan held off on stimulus. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held debt talks with the leaders of France and Germany. Hewlett-Packard will sell a controlling 51 percent stake in its China-based data-networking business to China's Tsinghua Unigroup for at least $2.3 billion. Charter is in talks with Time Warner Cable about a bid that is likely to be well above $170 per share expected by some analysts. Italy passed a new law to tackle corruption.