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The winners of the cold wave

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The cold not only promotes EDF and power consumption. It is the business of some traders. Overview of products and stores winners. Sales of soups are expected to exceed 16% this week compared to normal A jacket, an electric heater and a good soup. In this period of extreme ...

Caterpillar's earnings up 44% in Q3

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Caterpillar reported Monday a record turnover and a 44% jump in profit in the third quarter, well above analysts' expectations and showing a cautious optimism for 2012. The world's largest earth-moving machinery and equipment for the mining industry said to expect that its sales climbed 10% to 20% next ...

The Eurogroup will move forward on the EFSF and Greece

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Finance ministers from the euro area opened Friday six days of intense negotiations that will be punctuated by three peaks and the outcome of which, expected Wednesday, is considered crucial for the future of the single currency. Meeting in Brussels, ministers primarily responsible for preparing the ground for the ...

Rise in quarterly operating profit of Deutsche Börse

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Deutsche Boerse, the operator of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange wants to merge with NYSE Euronext as part of a transaction of nine billion dollars, said Wednesday a 35% increase in quarterly operating results. The EBIT of the company thus stood at 330 million euros for the three months to ...

One in three French waives heal lack of money

Friday, September 30th, 2011

29% of French people have given up or postponed medical care this year because of financial difficulties. In the three quarters of cases, this includes dental care. According to a survey conducted in June 2011 for the Circle Health and Europ Assistance, 29% of French say they have postponed ...

BAE could eliminate 3,000 jobs

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Britain's BAE Systems is about to announce up to 3,000 job losses, facing a slowdown in orders for Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft and supplies to states that have already ordered, the media reported Sunday the United Kingdom. According to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper and television channel Sky News, up ...

Wall Street has suffered from the pessimistic picture of the Fed

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Wall Street fell sharply Wednesday, investors have been stung by the bleak economic conditions compiled by the U.S. Federal Reserve even as it announced new measures to support the activity. The Dow Jones Industrial 30 yielded 2.49%, or 283.82 points at 11,124.84. The S & P-500, wider, lost 35.33 ...

The debt of Greece considered "out of control"

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

The recession exacerbated by the austerity measures threatens to increase deficits and reverse the effects of EU bailout. Result, the swelling of the debt would be out of control according to an official report published in Greece. Greece in the storm In a report released Wednesday, the new Budget ...

European shares open up after Jackson Hole

Monday, August 29th, 2011

European stock markets opened up Monday in the wake of Wall Street and Asian stock markets, markets enjoying a renewed hope for investors Friday after the speech of the President of the Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole. Ben Bernanke said the Fed would meet two days in September, instead ...

Credit Agricole above expectations despite Greece

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Credit Agricole, which launched in late July a warning on its results because of the Greek debt crisis, said Thursday net profit above expectations in the second quarter, thanks to a load lower than initially announced on Greece . The French bank said in a statement it had a ...