Peter Terium, chief executive officer of RWE AG, speaks during the Sueddeutsche Zeitung Economic Forum in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. German business confidence surged to the highest in more than 1 1/2 years in November, signaling that the economic recovery in Europe's largest economy remains on track even after growth slowed in the third quarter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images