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 ...

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 ...

The car market up 92% in April in Japan

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Sales of new cars in Japan, excluding mini-vehicles, jumped 92% in April, the monthly increase on record, reflecting the fact that the basis for comparison-April 2011 - is first full month that followed the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. This natural disaster had disrupted for months ...

The Technicolor CA back in Q1

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Technicolor announced Thursday a turnover down 1.5%, a performance nonetheless considered "solid", saying the group can achieve its financial targets in 2012 despite restructuring charges e lifted. Sales totaled 800 million euros over the period while the division "connected home" which includes the manufacture of decoders has successfully ...

European shares piecemeal, Paris opens down

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

The main European stock markets are evolving in a disorganized in early trading Wednesday, following a strong rebound caused by an easing of tensions on sovereign debt in the euro area and a series results better than expected in the United States. In Paris at 10:01, the CAC ...

Facebook acquires Instagram for $ 1 billion

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Facebook announced Monday the acquisition in cash and securities Instagram, application enabling the exchange of pictures, for one billion dollars (762 million). The social network plans to complete the transaction in the current quarter. Instagram was launched in January 2011 and now has thirty million users. ...

0.4% increase in consumer prices in the U.S.

Friday, March 16th, 2012

The consumer prices rose 0.4% in February, their largest increase in ten months due to soaring gasoline prices, according to figures released Friday by the dice ; Department of Labour. The increase is in line with market expectations. In January, prices showed an increase of 0.2%. ...

Wall Street should continue its forward march

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

While the week was a bad start, Wall Street finally closed Friday on a weekly gain, which told investors that the expected correction is perhaps not immediately and that the U.S. stock market can continue its momentum. The S & P 500 benchmark index fund managers, rose 0.1% ...

Spanish unions call for general strike

Friday, March 9th, 2012

UGT and CCOO denounce budgetary rigor and reform and a proposed layoffs while facilitating the country could lose 650,000 jobs this year. An employment agency in Malaga. Spain has an unemployment rate above 20%. The two main Spanish unions, UGT and CCOO, announced Friday a general strike on March ...

Confessions of hard use ECB liquidity in France

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Unlike many of their Italian and English counterparts, French banks are reluctant to disclose their participation in the second refinancing operation three years (LTRO) organized on Wednesday by the Bank Central Bank (ECB). This has lent almost 530 billion euros to banks, bringing to more than 1,000 billion ...