BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched index of German business optimism has fallen for the second month in a row as the mood among company managers in Europe's largest economy weakened further. The Munich-based Ifo institute said Thursday its business climate index slipped to 97.9 points in May from 99.2 in April. The drop was driven by a considerably worse assessment of the current business situation, which dropped to 100.6 from 103.4 the previous month.Read more on NewsOK.com