Archive for the ‘different’ Category

Wall Street hesitant before the promise of land sales

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Wall Street opened on a tentative note, awaiting the promise of land sales, while jobless claims fell against all odds but that productivity was revised down sharply. A few minutes after the start of trading, the Dow Jones gained 0.04% to 10,273.86 points, the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

The contraction of the Spanish GDP in 2009 revised to 3.7%

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Spain's economy shrank 3.7% in 2009, slightly more than initially (-3.6%), revised official data showed on Wednesday. The national statistics institute INE said the review by changing the balance of trade figures, which are now showing a fall of 11.6% -11.5% of exports cons previously announced, and a decline ...

Orange and Canal Plus negotiate a partnership

Monday, July 26th, 2010

France Telecom and Canal Plus are negotiating a partnership that could see the two groups merge TPS Star and at least one channel from the bouquet Orange Cinema Series, Monday wrote Le Figaro and La Tribune, without citing sources. Discussions could be officially announced this week at the board ...

The EU validates the agreement between British Airways, American and Iberia

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

The Oneworld alliance members British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have obtained the green light Wednesday from the EU to deepen their partnership, after agreeing to divest a number of slots on transatlantic routes. The European Commission has also approved unconditionally the merger between British Airways and Spanish Iberia. ...

BMW raised its profit forecast for 2010, the action jumps

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

BMW has raised its profit forecasts and sales volumes for 2010, on behalf of better than expected results from its automotive business and a strong demand for luxury cars worldwide. At the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the German automaker has surged 8.29% to 42.13 euros while the sector index ...

The ECB wants to calm the markets before a key deadline

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The European Central Bank (ECB) has sought to reassure financial markets extremely tight Tuesday, ensuring that the banking system would not be disrupted by the arrival this week due to almost 500 billion euro emergency loan. Financial institutions in the euro area will thus have to repay the ECB ...

At trial Kerviel, Daniel Bouton recounts his strange dreams

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

5:12 p.m. For 20 minutes this are the lawyers for shareholders who have succeeded at the helm. They ask how Societe Generale could compensate its shareholders. Button, "unfortunately," says he can not do anything because it "is not responsible for everything, and certainly not that." As his doctors told ...

In Britain, anti-tax bonus reported 2.2 billion euros

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The anti-tax temporary bonus established by the United Kingdom has reported two billion pounds, or about 2.2 billion euros to the state, said Wednesday Finance Minister Alistair Darling during the presentation of the UK budget for 2010/2011. Read also: Tax the bonus, a "very charming idea"? The ...

Without help in Athens, Commissioner Olli Rehn fears for the euro

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

It is necessary that the European Union decided this week with a device to aid Greece, otherwise it would cause difficulties for the euro, says European Commissioner for Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn in a press interview. "There are already technical preparations. Now we need a political decision. It is ...