The difference in performance between Carrefour and Casino is evident on the stock market. Since January 1, Casino lost 18% against 41% for Carrefour. Over five years, fell by 8% Casino and Carrefour tumbles 64%. Despite a difficult French market, Casino manages to get its game against Carrefour. Casino has managed on several points. [...]
Oct
7
"The news of my death are greatly exaggerated," joked Steve Jobs when Bloomberg had his obituary published in error in August 2008. Nevertheless: the stock market, Apple had lost the title on the day 2.42%.
Announced tonight the death of the charismatic leader will Apple does the same concerns in the markets? It [...]
Oct
2
While the French government is trying to accept a tax on sodas, Denmark chooses to go further. The country became on Saturday the world's first to introduce a tax on fat. Presented as a measure to fight against obesity, it will increase the prices of 16 kroner (2.15 euros) per kilogram of saturated fat. [...]
Sep
17
After a third round of chained up on Thursday, the CAC 40 is now showing tentative. After opening up 1.21%, the benchmark index of the Paris Bourse is pressed into the red in the morning, losing 0.23% to 10 hours before returning around 11:30 in the green, gaining 0, 40% to 3057.94 points. Sign [...]
Sep
13
The salvation of the euro area could come from China. Forced to borrow at prohibitive rates Monday morning, Rome had in fact asked Beijing to make significant repurchases of its sovereign debt, reports the Financial Times. A member of the Italian government confirmed on Monday the existence of discussions with the Middle Kingdom on [...]
Aug
3
The case "against oil food," in which many French personalities are involved, has just experienced a dramatic rebound. While the Paris prosecutor's office had requested twice in 2009 and in 2010, a dismissal, Judge Serge Tournaire decided to return to the criminal court 19 people, including former minister Charles Pasqua, and the current CEO [...]
Aug
1
The uncertainty seems to have finally dissipated in Washington. After long weeks of negotiations, Republicans and Democrats finally have reached an agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. After a retraction in the Sunday afternoon, the White House confirmed Sunday night (Monday morning Paris time) that President Barack Obama and Congress had reached agreement [...]
Jul
11
Impatience is not formally expressed, but the signal is clear: the leaders of three major European institutions – the Council, the Commission and the Central Bank – can be found Monday morning in order to spur the seventeen countries of the euro, still unable to agree on mounting a second rescue plan for Greece. [...]
Jul
2
This is the miracle of a well-considered financial communications. EuropaCorp, the film production studio of Luc Besson, this morning announced a net loss for the year 2010-2011 of 30.2 million euros after a loss of 9.2 million in 2009-2010. Operating income amounted to – against 47.4 million – 16.2 million in 2009/10. At the [...]
Jun
24
The Italian luxury brand, Prada is the first of his country to its IPO on the Hong Kong. On his first day of trading, securities were up 0.25% in early trading to 39.60 Hong Kong dollars (3.56 euros), against an introductory course in 39.50 dollars in Hong Kong ( 3.55 euros), while the Hong [...]