Europe shares close higher after US data and earnings By: CNBC.com News April 17, 2014 at 12:41 PM EDT European shares closed higher on Thursday, as investors focused on Wall Street earnings and the latest U.S. jobs data. Read More >> Related Stocks: Akzo Nobel NV # ADR Diageo Plc ADR General Electric Goldman Sachs Group Morgan Stanley Publicis Groupe S.A. ADR SAP Ag ADR Twitter, Inc. UnitedHealth Group