The challenges multiply for Apple

News responsible for Apple. The Cupertino company would launch from April 7, its own mobile advertising, SAI, reports Les Echos. For this, it will rely on governance Quattro, which it acquired earlier this year to 275 million dollars.
By launching its own authority as soon Apple would beat Google. This in effect is [...]

The deficit of the AP-HP reached 96 million euros

In the nails. In a social context always tense, the Board of Directors of the Assistance Publique-H?pitaux de Paris (AP-HP) has considered this Saturday morning on the 2009 accounts of the institution. They show a deficit of 96.2 million euros, almost consistent with the approved budget (95 million) on a total budget of 6.4 [...]

Wall Street ends without direction

Wall Street ends week on a note very indecisive. The Dow Jones gained 0.09% at 10,851 points, the S & P 500 gained 0.07% to 1167 points. The Nasdaq, however, were down 0.10% to 2395 points.
The opening in the green indicates a positive response to the European Agreement on aid to Greece. [...]

Asia Market Closing uncoordinated

Hong Kong and Tokyo doubt remains. Following degradation of the note of Portugal by U.S. rating agency Fitch, and down 2.2% annual rate of new home sales in the U.S., Asian markets have reacted differently. If the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed down 1.23% at 20,750 points, the Nikkei 225 has confirmed [...]

Deficit: The Portugal under pressure

Large budget deficit, low growth prospects … Fitch downgraded one notch the rating of Portugal, from "AA" to "AA-" and placed under negative outlook, said the rating agency on Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's had already cut in January 2009 the debt rating Portuguese "AA-" to "A +".
The Lisbon Stock Exchange screwed [...]

The CAC 40 continues under the 3900 points

No major macroeconomic indicator being expected this week, the Paris Bourse was not the gloomy trend in global financial markets. Investors will likely pay attention to the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU, the European Council on Thursday and Friday in Brussels, even though German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday [...]

Renault and Daimler tempted to ally

Speculation is rife about a possible stake cross between the French Renault and the German Daimler, maker of Mercedes and Smart. Both groups were formalized in December for talks on cooperation on small cars. But according to some sources, they could go further.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, "tries to persuade" Dieter Zetsche, [...]

The year 2009 a good year for bonuses

As on Wall Street, the financial professionals in France have, for nearly half (46%), received bonuses for 2009 exceed those seen in 2008, according to the latest survey of eFinancialCareers. Com, the site specialized jobs in this sector in France. The bonus increases were more numerous in Germany (54%) and the United Kingdom (57%). [...]

Greece: the pleasant surprise of S & P

The austerity plan of the Greek government seems credible to Standard & Poor's. The rating agency affirmed the country's rating to BBB +, "she said Tuesday, ending the period of supervision of Greece. It has nonetheless imposed the Greek note a negative outlook.
"We believe that the fiscal consolidation program of the government [...]

The Paris Bourse ends in the 3900 points

The Paris Bourse started the week slightly lower. Shortly before the opening of Wall Street, the CAC 40 yielded 0.93% at 3890 points.
A breeze of pessimism seems to be blowing on major European markets. Pessimism fueled particularly by the words of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who said Sunday that the global economy [...]