Enthusiasm on the Stock Exchange about a possible alliance PSA-GM

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

The prospect of a possible alliance between the French PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors Wednesday raised the enthusiasm on the stock market but also concern about the employment front, factories Europé ; Ennes both manufacturers suffering from overcapacity. PSA announced Tuesday evening study a proposed alliance, without ...

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Nicolas Sarkozy announced at a meeting Franco-Germano-Italian in Strasbourg, France and Germany propose "in the coming days" measures to amend the treaties. This reform does not concern the ECB, however, because Berlin opposed. President Nicolas Sarkozy meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany, France and Italy, met Thursday in ...

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Wall Street closed higher Monday, turning in the last trading session after a particularly volatile and largely downward trend on fears that Italy's third largest economy in the euro area, in turn carried by the crisis of debt. The New York Stock Exchange closed up 0.71% Monday, the Dow ...

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Values ​​to follow Thursday at the Paris Bourse, where the CAC 40 is 4.66% around 12:50 after the agreement reached in the euro area last night. FARM CREDIT * (+20.3%), BNP PARIBAS (16.23%) and Societe Generale (14.8%) are leading the CAC 40, with AXA (13.9%). Out CAC 40, ...

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 ...

Annual target for Accor confirmed after a quarter in line

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Accor has confirmed its target of operating profit for 2011 Tuesday by announcing an increase in sales for the third quarter thanks to the acceleration performance of the economy hotel segment. The hotel group Accor is always operating income in 2011 of between 510 and 530 million euros. It ...

Oil prices end down almost 4%

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

The oil prices have lost nearly 4% in New York, with the black gold, as European stock markets, the persistence of the debt crisis in the euro area, but also a larger increase than expected Crude oil inventories in the U.S. On the Nymex, the November contract on U.S. ...

The new offerings from the SNCF will they convince you?

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Discount card for 12/30 years, financial compensation for users TGV forced to travel in the corridors, "disruption" schedules ... The company intends to regain the "trust of its customers." What do you think? The President of the SNCF Guillaume Pepy Introduction of competition, changes in schedules, increased work on ...

IMF urges European leaders to support growth

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

The weight of public debt, the slowdown and turmoil in financial markets threaten the economic recovery in Europe and requiring a quick reaction from political leaders and the ECB, said Tuesday the International Monetary Fund. In his new "World Economic Outlook", the IMF cut its growth forecast to 1.6% ...

European shares destabilized late in the session

Friday, September 16th, 2011

European shares ended Friday in a piecemeal, after a session mainly positive, the market was affected late in the session with a new access to concerns about the ability of Europe to address the crisis of the euro. Rumors that Moody's had placed the sovereign rating on negative watch ...