Schäuble a judge from Greece to the euro can be avoided

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble estimated that an outflow of Greece to the euro can be avoided as long as Athens was complying with its commitments. "European solidarity is not a one-way street," said the minister at the newspaper Bild am Sonntag. "We can not have one ...

Cash lenders will loan anything from a couple of hundred dollars to around $1500, which generally must be paid back in full, along with the interest, within two to four weeks.

The Greeks will vote again in a month

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The country failed to form a coalition government. Greeks return to the polls in a month. This news is not likely to reassure markets and other European states. New parliamentary elections will be held in Greece. Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos said Tuesday that Greece should "alas" return to ...

Countries that invest more in green energy

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

While China was displayed as the superpower of clean energy since 2009, the U.S. has taken the top spot developed by the American NGO Pew Charitable Trust, with over $ 48 billion investment in 2011 . France ranks fifth, a position gained in 36% of additional investment over one year. ...

Delays of trains: what's changing at the station

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

SNCF will implement at the end of a new system of "Travel Guarantee" to better inform and better compensate for delays or cancellation of a TGV or Intercity train. The six measures under the microscope. The head of the SNCF, Guillaume Pepy, here in 2007. While the Tribunal de ...

Stanislas de Quercize Richemont appoints head of Cartier

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Richemont announced Monday the appointment of Stanislas de Quercize at the head of Cartier, replacing CEO Bernard Fornas, which reached 65. Stanislas de Quercize, joined Richemont in 1989, is currently the head of Van Cleef & Arpels after having officiated for Alfred Dunhill and Montblanc brands. He will take ...

European shares fall in mid-session

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Global equity markets are reluctant Friday, investors wondering about the prospects for growth. After a slight rebound in the morning after four sessions of consolidation, the main European stock markets are down in mid-session, while Wall Street is expected on a Note stable or slightly downward. In Paris, ...

To a third plan to help Greece?

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Greece may need a third international aid plan of 50 billion euros in 2015, according to German weekly Der Spiegel published Sunday. The Parthenon in Greece. Greece may need a third international aid plan of 50 billion euros in 2015, says the German weekly Der Spiegel published Sunday. ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.16%

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.16% Thursday, after investors have concluded about the President of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke that there would have no immediate further monetary easing. Investors also took profits after a rise of more than 10% of the Nikkei in the month ...

The EU is considering a postponement of the second aid package to Greece

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Officials from the euro area are studying how to delay or even all parts of the second aid package to Greece, if possible until after the election pre views for April, it was learned Wednesday from European sources. While the new aid package of € 130 billion is ...

ThyssenKrupp displays a surprise quarterly loss

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

ThyssenKrupp Tuesday released a surprise loss for the first quarter of fiscal year, with a slowdown in steel demand in a context of low growth, higher costs in its Brazilian plant and a provision passed e on its business of shipbuilding. The German steelmaker reported a loss before ...