Trade optimism, upbeat earnings send European shares to four-year peak
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(Reuters) - European shares rose for a fifth straight session on Thursday to hit fresh four year highs as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and largely positive earnings reports from a host of companies.Shares of Siemens hit their highest in more than a year after the German industrial company beat fourth-quarter profit expectations, while Italy's biggest bank UniCredit rose 6% after announcing its first share buyback in more than a decade after solid third-quarter..