After finishing stable Friday night, the U.S. equity markets again start their week under the sign of prudence. In the wake of the Asian and European stock exchanges, Wall Street ended in the red on Monday. The Dow Jones lost 2.26% to 11,955.01 points, the Nasdaq drops 1.93% to 2684.41 points and the S [...]
Oct
13
European politicians finally seem on the verge of their act together on the Greek case and the measures to try to resist contagion. The prospect of a consensus at the summit of October 23 has heightened expectations of financial marcéhs Wednesday.
The signal came from Paris, where the government is out of the [...]
Sep
26
The McCafe want to invite in everyday French. Since Monday, the cafes in the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's offer a new range of breakfast at the French, as announced in August the Figarofin. With the "Spread McCafé" chain now offers two rolls, a jar of jam, a pat of butter and a hot [...]
Sep
12
Statements that had caused an outcry among European officials. On the sidelines of G8 was held in Marseille on Saturday, the former Minister of Economy and Finance held to explain the 200 billion euros. "This figure was included in a draft document and did not reflect the final estimate of the IMF, she said. This [...]
Aug
9
In the wake of the Asian stock markets, down sharply this morning despite a slight improvement at the end, the financial center of Paris does not know how to behave on Tuesday … In response to fears about economic recovery and the financial situation of the industrialized countries, the Paris index plays a roller [...]
Aug
6
The leaders of the euro area have increased their telephone calls all day Friday, but failed to contain the fire in financial markets. The European stock markets recorded a tenth straight session of declines, despite employment statistics better than expected in the United States.
The pressure was at its height on Friday night [...]
Jul
16
Paris is well worth to put themselves in Mandarin. Recognizing the growing power of Chinese customers in the capital, the group will launch Figaro Paris Chic, a free quarterly premium for the Chinese visit to Paris.
In the format of Figaro, thirty-two pages, business people and tourists from the Middle Kingdom will discover, [...]
Jul
13
Asian stock markets found the way to the rise on Wednesday. These days were marked by a sharp decline in seats in the region due to fear of contagion of sovereign debt problems in several countries in the euro area. Yesterday, European and U.S. stock markets have limited their losses after the announcement by [...]
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. [...]
Jun
20
The Chinese and Russians create the event at Le Bourget. The manufacturer Comac exhibited for the first time outside China a half-scale model of one of its C-919, a future rival of the Boeing 320 and Airbus A 737 B to be commissioned in 2016. The Chinese want to grow in all segments of [...]