Voyageurs du Monde resistant

In a tourism market flooded with an avalanche of packages at low prices, Voyageurs du Monde is still a difference with the tailored, its core business, travel and adventure (Adventure Land, Mobile). Last year, its net income remained stable at 6 million euros for a turnover down slightly (-2%) to 239.5 million euros. Voyageurs [...]

Strategy Merkel criticized

From our correspondent in Berlin
Angela Merkel has lost his touch with the Greek crisis. German Chancellor knew that ultimately it would have no choice but to contribute to the stabilization of the euro. But she was quick to show his solidarity vis-?-vis Athens, reinforcing the concern of markets and the risk of [...]

23,000 jobs eliminated by the majors to the pub in 2009

During the year 2009, the first four groups of global communication – WPP, Omnicom, Publicis and Interpublic – have removed 23,229 jobs, or 8.6% of their employees, according to Advertising Age magazine (Ad Age) that said Monday its annual review of the communications market. In the U.S., all advertising agencies and marketing services have [...]

New charges against Goldman Sachs

The clouds are gathering over Goldman Sachs. After the announcement of a complaint by shareholders against the directors, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday that five of them sold their shares after the bank had been informed that an investigation by the SEC, the U.S. stock Constable , was the establishment. They have [...]

Europe promises to act "quickly"

The European Union has promised to respond very quickly to the Greek request. "The analysis will be fast, because we have followed the situation very closely," said on Friday a spokesman for the Commission. But given the timing, fast does not necessarily mean immediate. "We will not release the money this weekend," says one [...]

Apple releases record profits

Apple announced Tuesday a profit of 3.07 billion dollars in the first quarter, against $ 1.62 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 89.5%.
The software giant poster, also a turnover of 13.5 billion dollars in the first quarter, against 9.08 billion dollars in the fourth quarter 2009, up 48.7%. [...]

The Asian stock bend under the effect Goldman Sachs

Nikkei were down 1.72% at 10,910 points, Hang Seng down 1.58% at 21,519 points, Singapore Strait Times, 1.45%, to 2963 points, and & P / ASX austrialien, 1, 34% to 4918 points … The major stock market indices of the Asian region skid, while the SEC, the U.S. stock market authority, says the bank [...]

Crossroads: the premium goes wrong

At Carrefour, the social climate is far from rosy. Dissatisfied with the management proposals as part of mandatory annual negotiations (NAO), the French unions of the retail giant called for the stoppage of work Saturday, the day of attendance in the group's stores.
In addition to a proposed overall increase of 1% of [...]

Lagard?re emerge from Canal +

The Lagard?re group has until tomorrow Thursday to declare its intention or not to sell its 20% stake in Canal + France. But in a roadshow held by the bank Credit Suisse, Dominique D'Hinnin, the group finance director has suggested that Lagardere would yield.
According to the agreements between Vivendi and Lagardere in [...]

The PMU expects 100 million euros in the opening games online

The PMU has much advantage of the law on free online paris. The economic interest grouping (EIG) which has – like the French games – a license to operate online games has filed with the authority of the new online games (Arjel) two applications for approval to launch in paris sports (football, cycling, rugby, [...]