Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
The euro fell Friday to below $ 1.39 for the first time in over six months, the greenback enjoying a series of good indicators in the United States. The euro fell to 1.3887 dollars around 16H15 GMT, a level not seen since July 10, 2009. Several statistical overseas ...
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
"The franchise has been impacted by the crisis, but it damn resilient," said Guy Gras today, President of the French Federation of Franchising FFF). Tails, heavy truck sector (equipment of the person or house, hairdressing and beauty) were hard hit by lower consumer spending. As franchisors, they have ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Negotiations between EADS, Airbus' parent company, and 7 states clients military transport plane A400M is progressing well. To date, the goal is to reach a compromise on sharing the additional costs (5.3 billion euros to 2.4 billion plus accrued by the company and 3.6 billion of future risks) program ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
For twenty minutes interviewing political and nearly two hours of trade with eleven French, Nicolas Sarkozy has sought to allay concerns and controversy Monday night on TF1. Pensions, national identity, unemployment, regional, Afghanistan ... Lefigaro.fr reviewed the main themes discussed during this evening. The dual-wage Henri Proglio: Nicolas ...
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
An embarrassed government, opposition ulcerated, and now a board of directors of Veolia tense. The case Proglio endless making waves. In an article published Sunday, Le Parisien revealed that heavy atmosphere prevailing in the Board of Directors of Veolia, which comprises several major current or past employers CAC 40 ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
After the wage functions. Thursday, Henri Proglio, new CEO of EDF, announced that he would pay 450,000 euros that he would receive as non-executive chairman of Veolia Environment, a position he held previously and that it retains. After a week of controversy and shocked reactions from the left, ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
A further step towards monetary tightening in China. Early this morning the President of the Commission of China's banking regulator, Liu Mingkang, said that bank credit would be limited after the sharp rise last year, with no intension to "freeze" so far. A hint that silenced the rumors that ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The time of discord between Cadbury and Kraft Foods claiming U.S. is over. The U.S. giant announced Tuesday that Cadbury agreed "unanimously" revalued its offer of 840 pence per share. The U.S. offers 550 pence in cash and 0.1874 new share Kraft. This offer covers the recovery of Cadbury ...
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
LE FIGARO. - Are you satisfied with the sales performance of Carrefour in France? Lars Olofsson. - For the first time in four years the group has gained market share. It is a first step, which proves that our strategy is sound. We lowered our prices, proposed new ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
The results of the General Corporation for the fourth quarter will not meet the expectations of financial analysts. The bank said on Wednesday morning, but stated that it will "slightly" profit over this period. The risk assets have sealed its accounts to the tune of 1.4 billion euros, ...
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