Tensions over plans starting at banks

 
Under pressure from regulators, the four major French banks, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and Natixis, had announced at the end of last year their intentions to downsize. They target a reduction of wing of about 11% in their fundraising and investment, is the closure of more than 2,000 positions in the Hexagon. [...]

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Greek voters returned to the polls

 
The miracle did not happen. Ten days after the general election on May 6, the president decided to throw in the towel. Having failed to find a coalition government supported by the required minimum of 151 MPs – the Greek Parliament has 300 seats – Karolos Papoulias said on Tuesday afternoon he summoned another [...]

India seeks how to boost growth

 
The clouds are gathering over India. The unexpected decline of 3.5% of industrial production in March, whereas it had increased by 4.1% in February and 9.4% in March 2011, is particularly threatening. Although the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) noted "positive signals stronger" in the country, signs of a serious slowdown of [...]

EDF takeover of the loop Italian Edison

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Samsung King of the mobile to Nokia

 
This time it is. The news is not really a surprise as the trends of recent months to leave the sense, but Samsung is now the world leader in mobile and smartphones. Korean has sold 93.5 million mobile phones in the first quarter, Nokia before, to 82.7 million, according to the firm Strategy Analytics. [...]

Benetton is ringing the reconquest

 
LE FIGARO. – Your father sends you to a company's image. In what mood are you?
Alessandro Benetton. -When writing the new chapter of a book, you must have read the previous calmly. Know that the first line of your chapter begins with the last chapter before. But only you write. The context [...]

Configuration very fragile on the CAC 40

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Lighter and stronger, renewed the attack Samsonite

 
Samson's strength lay in his hair. That of the American Samsonite, which owes its name, is robust to the lightness of his suitcases with wheels. The world's leading luggage saw its sales soar 28.8% last year to 1.57 billion dollars (1.196 billion euros). Its profits totaled $ 86.7 million.
These results exceeded the [...]

Nicolas Sarkozy wants to regulate rents

 
Nicolas Sarkozy Knights principle of rent. Asked about the German model in this regard, the president candidate is that this is "a good idea." "I take it back. It does not block the rent but a framework. This is why it is interesting. I will apply, "he vowed in an interview published Monday in [...]

The FSI invests in Twitter

 
The business social network Viadeo French decided to move up a gear. And he found in the Strategic Investment Fund (the ISP) support weight. The ISP provides 10 million euros in connection with a fund raising 24 million euros, the largest financing transaction of a French start-up in recent years. Viadeo has also expanded [...]