Earnings optimism lifts stocks

European shares followed Wall Street higher on Monday on optimism about the third-quarter earnings season, while the dollar gained for the second session in a row. Gold, currently running at record high

Greek oil production enjoys upturn

. BY COSTIS STAMBOLIS Following the completion of a recent exploratory drilling in the Prinos oil field, off the island of Thassos in the north Aegean, increased oil production has been reported