LONDON (AP) — World stocks struggled on Friday after reports showed growth was weak in U.S. consumer spending and Chinese industrial profits, casting doubts on how strongly the world’s two biggest economies can rebound.

After Asian indexes closed lower, European stocks failed to make much headway. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.1 percent to close at 4,436.98 while Germany’s DAX edged up 0.1 percent to 9,815.17. The FTSE 100 index of leading British companies rose 0.3 percent to 6,757.77.

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