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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A dramatic decline. While more than half the 11 million employees were covered in 2008 by an industry-whose pay scale starting below the minimum wage, they are more than 12% this year, following a decline already significant at 23% 2009, reveals a study by the Department of Labor provided to social partners, and published [...]

The CAC 40 continues to move away from 4000 points. On Monday, the benchmark index in Paris lost 0.54% to 3810.24 points in early trade.
The financial difficulties that affect several countries in the European Union, still sow doubt on the markets. Last rumor to date: Brussels could unblock some 70 billion euros [...]

LE FIGARO. – What is your message to Parliament, which examines the credit of the mission "media"?
Frédéric Mitterrand. – I wish the media sector to account for the diversity of culture in France. The diversity of cultural expressions of our country goes through all sorts of common expression and a diversity of [...]

Many contracts of life insurance unclaimed recovered their beneficiaries. New features introduced in recent years have indeed enabled recipients who are unaware of contracts to recover some 555 million euros since 2006, according to a report that the economy minister, Christine Lagarde, s' prepares to submit to Parliament with Le Parisien and Aujourd'hui en [...]