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 ...

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 ...

Alcatel-Lucent aims to compete with the best

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Alcatel-Lucent can now aspire to eventually reach the same level of profitability that the best class in the sector of telecom equipment, said its managing director Ben Verwaayen. This aspiration may seem ambitious for a group whose time some investors doubted the chances of survival and that has ...

The "bulls" retain control this week on Wall Street

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Despite weak corporate earnings and signs of an overbought market, the "bulls" (those who play upwards) may retain control over Wall Street next week. Since the opening of the "season" of results, 352 companies in the S & P 500 have published their accounts and only 63% beat ...

Greece: the far-right ministers resign

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Three of the four right-wing ministers and a Minister of the Socialist government of Lucas Papademos submitted their resignations in protest against the new austerity plan. Three of the four ministers of the Greek far-right party Laos opposing the new austerity measures demanded by the creditors of the countries presented ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange finished up 0.76%

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

The Tokyo Stock Exchange finished up Thursday for the third straight session, gaining 0.76%, driven by strong economic indicators judged from the United States and China. The Nikkei gained 67.03 points to 8876.82 points and the Topix, broader took 4.49 points (0.59%) to 762.45 points. Sony, which just announced its ...

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Edenred still plans to achieve by 2012 organic growth in issue volumes of its products between 6% and 14% a year based in particular on its existing markets and expanding its geographical coverage. Beyond its organic levers, the former branch of the Accor group prepaid service, which issues such ...

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

The level of consumer confidence in the French economic situation is similar to that which prevailed at the height of the financial crisis began in 2008, a negative signal for the consumer to a few weeks holiday season. The French surveyed by INSEE in November have also never been ...

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Swiss Re on Thursday posted quarterly results significantly better than expected but declined to give an assessment of damage caused by floods in Thailand. Net income for the Swiss reinsurer has more than doubled in the third quarter to $ 1.35 billion (988 million) against 618 million in the ...

Extended to tax soda drinks with sweeteners

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Extended the tax proposed by the Finance Committee of the Assembly would raise 250 million euros. More revenue for reducing the cost of agricultural labor. Tax soda drinks should also touch sweeteners. The government does not expand the new tax on soda beverages containing sweeteners such as the National ...