Greek economy surprises, returns to growth in second quarter

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy unexpectedly returned to growth in the second quarter despite political turmoil and the threat of a Greek euro zone exit, data showed on Thursday. In a boost for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist government, revised data also showed that Greece posted no growth or decline in economic output in the first quarter instead of a previously reported 0.2 percent contraction. This was far above a forecast by analysts polled by Reuters of