Archive for the ‘tidings’ Category

Obama boasts of having "stop the bleeding" of the economy

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Before a week of employment and recovery, Barack Obama pleaded Saturday for the economic action of his government, he said, "did stop the bleeding" and given the middle class back on track. Despite unemployment at 9.6% of the workforce, the President of the United States seeks to give new ...

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 ...

The Paris Stock Exchange began the month of August increased BNP top

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

The Paris Bourse is rising again in the opening exchanges in the wake of the Asian markets reassured by the Chinese activity indicators and after strong results presented by BNP Paribas. Around 9:15 am, the CAC 40 0.82% advance to 3673.11 points. BNP Paribas signs the largest increase ...

The Elysee imposes a strategic alliance between EDF and Areva

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

EDF and Areva will conclude a strategic partnership agreement covering all their areas of common interest in nuclear power, said Nicolas Sarkozy. The possibility of a stake in the capital of EDF, Areva will be considered in the context of this agreement, the Elysee said in a statement. ...

Great success of European banks to test resistance

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Only seven of the 91 European banks subject to stress tests have failed and may need 3.5 billion euros of additional capital, according to test results released Friday by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). Five Spanish banks, Civica Cajasur, Unnim, and Espiga Diada, a Greek bank, Atebank ...

The business climate in the industry dates

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The business climate in the French manufacturing industry rose slightly in July, according to the business survey released Thursday by the INSEE. The synthetic indicator of business climate has gained two points to 98 and that for the month of June was revised up to a point.Twenty-four economists surveyed ...

Hermes raises its objectives, the rebound of luxury confirms

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Hermes International has raised its growth target Tuesday its sales for the full year given a second strong quarter came to confirm the rebound that began in the luxury sector. The company said it was now up 10 to 12% of its turnover in 2010, against at least 5% ...

Edenred up over 20% in its first meeting

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The title Edenred (ex-Accor Services) signed the largest increase in the CAC 40 and traded more than 20% above its reference price Friday on the Paris Bourse, investors buying attractive valuations and good prospects group. At 10:55, the group action of prepaid services, resulting from the division of Accor's ...

Down by 0.2% in construction spending in May in the U.S.

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Construction spending in the United States showed a smaller decline than expected in May, official statistics show. The Commerce Department reported a 0.2% decrease overall expenditure on construction in May to 841.9 billion dollars on an annualized basis, after rising by 2.3% (revised) in April, which was the largest ...

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 ...