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The bitter pill is for Alan Scott, the ophthalmologist at the origin of Botox. In an interview with Times of India, he confesses sincerely regret having sold the rights to the botulinum toxin in the laboratory Allergan in 1991 to U.S. $ 4.5 million (3.02 million). Millions of women, foremost among which the biggest [...]

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 [...]

The ECB now sees growth of 1.6% in 2011 for the euro area. However in June it had the opposite raised its forecast to 1.9%. For 2012 it expects growth of 1.3% against 1.7% previously. Inflation expectations remain unchanged at 2.6% this year and 1.7% next year.
The U.S. employment under the microscope
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Since the beginning of the week, the Paris Stock Exchange began its session on a positive note from 1.46% to 3205.89 points, having closed at the balance Tuesday night. Like the Asian markets, the benchmark index of the Paris market is supported by the slight increase in U.S. markets, reassured by the Federal Reserve. [...]

LE FIGARO .- How to explain the collapse of Societe Generale Wednesday as the stock market?
Frédéric Oudéa. – We have suffered a series of attacks on markets. First in the form of rumors denied by the rating agencies-the loss of the rating "AAA" of the French state, which was scheduled for Wednesday [...]

The decision by S & P, history, to degrade a notch the debt rating of long-term United States, and to impose a 'Negative' outlook is welcomed as a real blow for the markets, already weakened in the last fortnight. First Place Financial to have opened after the announcement Friday night, the Saudi Stock Exchange, [...]

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, [...]

What a paradox! If criticized for its negative impact on the environment, China's largest producer and consumer of coal with 3 billion tonnes per year, making it the slow global warming.
Greenpeace officials, who estimate that 5.20 euros per tonne the cost of this energy source on the health of the Chinese, have [...]

Five days before the end of the selection process for the leadership of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), supports the two candidates, Christine Lagarde, French and Mexican Augustin Carstens, continue to occur. That night, it was Canada and Australia have shown their preference for the Mexican. "Past experience of the IMF Agustin Carstens, coupled [...]

The Paris Bourse tries a timid rebound on Tuesday. Tensions remain very strong in Europe as it is now the Greek Parliament will decide whether to grant its confidence in the new government formed by George Papandreou. Greek Prime Minister called for a national agreement of political parties to adopt its austerity plan and [...]