This is an extremely sensitive now finds itself at the heart of trade between EDF, its employees, representatives of the Electricity and Gas Industries (IEG) and the government. This is the "official rate", ie the amount – particularly advantageous – the energy bill (electricity and gas) paid by all agents of IEG, which EDF [...]
Saudi Arabia mobilizes to dispel fears of a new oil shock. While the violence in Libya yesterday and worries of a supply shortage of oil that flow from it have dramatically raised the price of gold to almost black of 119.8 dollars per barrel of Brent, Riyadh intervenes. The country had committed "active discussions", [...]
The CGT has released all the stops to win the elections on March 24 at the station. The railway union has commissioned an advertising campaign of 1939 panels in France, mainly near the passenger terminals and marshalling yards. This campaign highlights the strategy that management has reduced the supply of "wagon" of the SNCF [...]
Tensions continue in the Paris Stock Exchange on Tuesday. In the wake of fresh violence observed in Libya and Bahrain, the CAC 40 recorded a further decline of 1.15% to 4050.27 points at closing. On Monday, the index in Paris dropped below the 4,100 points, posting a decline of 1.44%.
On other European [...]
The unrest in Libya destabilize oil markets. Oil production decreased drastically following the departure of major international oil groups and their sub-contractors of the first oil producing country in Africa. Wintershall, a subsidiary of Germany's BASF, has publicly confirmed the arrest of its production. Norway's Statoil ASA has also closed its offices and evacuate [...]
Arrived at 8:30 with the Minister of Agriculture Bruno Le Maire, Nicolas Sarkozy visited for more than two hours the main hall of the exhibition of Agriculture where he was approached by farmers worried and listened to their grievances.
"It is imperative to review the producer price, or we will die," he said [...]
The drama of the Central Committee (IAC) of Air France continues. The institution which oversees 7 of 8 committees of institutions (EC) of the airline will have to find € 20.5 million to continue its operations in 2011 after having had need 15 million additional to survive 2010. The report of the representative ad [...]
LE FIGARO. – The crisis is behind us, the G20, created in the heart of the financial turmoil, is it still useful?
Christine Lagarde. – What we want is precisely that which can not prevent himself in a situation of systemic crisis putting the country at risk. Let us not forget that the [...]
A quiet conference. This is what awaits Jean-Claude Mailly, secretary general of FP, this week in Montpellier. Without internal opposition, his record the last three years should not raise major criticisms. 'E do not expect an uphill fever, says Jean-Claude Mailly. We may have some comments on the fin breaks conventional or reform of [...]
Nokia's CEO, Stephen Elop, had prepared the minds for a shock. He did not lie. Friday morning, the world's number one mobile has announced a series of drastic measures to regain its luster. The most notable is a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with Microsoft.
Under the terms of the agreement, the system "Windows Phone" [...]