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BIC provides a moderate growth in sales in 2010 because it anticipates a slowdown in the second half. The first part of the year was solid with improved operating margins in 2010 compared to 15.3% in 2009.
The specialist pens, lighters and razors in a statement reported a 41.3% jump in net profit [...]

After the industry, it's time for banks to disclose their account. One of the first major French banks – the first having been the group CM5-CIC – to publish its interim accounts, BNP release Monday before market accounts for the second quarter. The net profit exceeds 2 billion euros to 2.105 billion an increase [...]

The American magazine editors want to think. A year after the crisis that hit their portfolio advertising space reservations for their return numbers show a net investment return of advertisers. In September 2009, the pagination of the only monthly advertising had plunged more than 23%. The rise of advertising in particular benefit to women [...]

In London
The Farnborough Air Show which opens Monday morning in south London, will be the ground for a new battle between Boeing and the European Airbus. The first provides for the first time its new aircraft, the B 787, outside the United States. The second shows his optimism. Its parent company EADS [...]

China on the path to a new record. With the IPO securities Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the country is about to pick up the world's largest IPO by both the number and value. China will take the leading position currently held by the United States. The consultancy firm [...]

Gold, copper, lithium … American Geologists have discovered in the basement Afghan huge mineral reserves, which they evaluated the value of one trillion dollars, reported Monday the New York Times.
The discovery was made by a small team of geologists and Pentagon officials. According to the U.S. daily, they relied on maps and [...]

Back to basics for Lakshmi Mittal. The Chairman of ArcelorMittal, the fifth World Fortune has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a steel plant in India, Karnataka State, south of the country. A mammoth project with an annual capacity of six million tonnes which would require more than 5 billion euros [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday nudged up its forecast for global growth but said the risks to the recovery, particularly the developed countries' public debt and imbalances in capital flows. In fact, the institution has maintained its growth forecast for the eurozone to 1% in 2010, while stressing the fragility of the recovery [...]

Alibaba.com confirms its status as world champion of e-commerce B2B. The platform for online sales professionals, Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since late 2007, released on Tuesday its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2009. Performances that demonstrate "the resilience of the economic model of Alibaba. Com in an unstable macroeconomic environment," the [...]

Budget Minister Eric Woerth announced Wednesday morning that the deficit would "7.9% of GDP in 2009 instead of 8.2% forecast, and in 2010 should be" around 8.2% " , thus confirming the details of Figaro.
"For the first time in 2009, the state will spend less in 2008 (…). In 2009, we have [...]