This is the best performance since the first quarter of 2008. The consolidated sales of Danone rose 19.6% to 4.757 million euros in first quarter 2011 according to the statement released by the group Thursday. "Danone teams have made over several quarters a great job. Our four businesses and all our geographies are accelerating, [...]
Mar
29
If dairy products are our friends for life, the industrial sector are not always soft. Ken Powell, CEO of General Mills, which came a week ago in exclusive talks to buy 51% of Yoplait, can thank Emmanuel Besnier, head of Lactalis. Nestle could indeed have become co-shareholder of Yoplait, associated with Lactalis, its partner [...]
Mar
24
Under the triple pressure of the market, the Brussels and its parliament, the Portuguese government saw its final hours. Minority, the Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates has failed to pass in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, a fourth level of rigor in one year. The disparate opposition, including the establishment of Communists and Social Democrats [...]
Feb
26
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", [...]
Feb
23
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 [...]
Feb
17
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 [...]
Jan
28
U.S. stock markets halted. After climbing nearly 1% Monday, they stalled for three days. On Thursday, the Dow Jones gained 0.04% to 11,989.80 points, the Nasdaq ahead by 0.58% to 2755.28 points and the S & P 500 rose 0.22% to 1299.54 points. On Wednesday, the NYSE closed on an uptick, cautious after the [...]
Dec
28
In the absence of changes in shareholders, Quick is renewed to continue to grow. The fast food chain should in fact remain for several years in the bosom of QUALIUM (formerly CDC Investment). The investment fund, advised by Rothschild, had considered a sale of assets last spring.
But the price demanded, around 900 [...]
Dec
23
The Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, and his counterpart Foreign Trade, Pierre Lellouche, have walked the aisles early Wednesday morning Rungis booming two-day Christmas Eve. They visited three pavilions not forced: the tide, poultry and fruits and vegetables in less than two hours.
Taking advantage of the opportunity that the gourmet meal [...]
Dec
18
The CAC 40, the gates of the 3900 points, evolved up 0.35% to 3902.08 points on Friday morning before falling back slightly, then return to equilibrium, up from 0.01% to small 3888, 89 points in mid-session.
This morning, the index feature is a time spent above 3900 points, in welcoming the advanced market [...]