German growth spurt just a spurt

LONDON - Germany is already Europe’s strongest economy, so it was looking like something of a superhero on Thursday after preliminary data from Eurostat showed its economy grew by double the expected rate--at 1.5%--in the first quarter of 2008.European Expansion Beats Forecasts, Led by Germany (Update3) BloombergGermany stuns, Europe shines in first-quarter GDP ReutersHouston Chronicle - RTT News - MarketWatch - Wall Street Journal