Right back on top in Greece, the EU still worried

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Greek voters, called for new legislation on June 17, seem to bring themselves to support the parties in favor of austerity plan intended by the Europeans, who are working on different scenarios narios with a possible exit of Greece in the euro area. The general elections of May ...

Hawker Beechcraft has emerged from bankruptcy in late 2012

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft has emerged by the end of the year of its investment under the protection of Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law, after which its creditors become its main shareholders, said Sunday its CEO Shawn Vick. The Boeing, co-owned by the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs ...

Holland will have to battle with Berlin to its growth pact

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Very quickly, the new president will have to convince Angela Merkel to grab the wallet for restoring growth. Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The new French president-elect, Francois Hollande, will soon have to hire tough negotiations with its European partners, led by Germany, if he wants to achieve its ...

G20 agrees to pay more than $ 430 billion to the IMF

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

The Group of Twenty (G20) pledged Friday to give the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over $ 430 billion of additional resources, making more than double its lending capacity to better protect the global economy of the European crisis of debt. The IMF estimates that the debt crisis of ...

Exxon and Rosneft signed a strategic partnership

Monday, April 16th, 2012

The Russian oil company Rosneft and his U.S. counterpart Exxon Mobil signed Monday a strategic partnership providing a major access to North American projects for Exxon and joint research in fields of the Russian Arctic. After almost a year of discussions, the CEO of Exxon Rex Tillerson has ...

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, ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.55%

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down by 0.55% on Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street the previous day amid fears of an economic slowdown in China. The Nikkei lost 55.50 points to 10,086.49 points, away from its highest of eight and a half months reached Monday to ...

Qatar wants to enter the supervisory board of Lagardère

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Qatar has increased to 12.8% its stake in the capital of Lagardère and plans to apply for entry to the supervisory board of the media group, we read in a notice published Monday by the Markets Authority (AMF). Qatar Holding, one arm of sovereign investment fund Qatar Investment ...

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 "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 ...