The "Black Friday" this crazy day of shopping takes place in the United States the day after Thanksgiving, brought luck to the Korean Samsung and LG. Driven by exceptional sales made Friday, November 25, the titles of two groups flew to Seoul Stock Exchange. Samsung has gained 3.4% to 978,000 won (634 euros) and [...]
Devices "inconsistent" in nuclear power plants, safety standards to "evolve without delay", a "super" level of protection to add. The Perfect Storm on nuclear policy, experts from the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), yet the heart of the French nucleocrats, have increased pressure on Thursday [...]
The French Presidency of the G20 had everything to make the summit in Cannes, which opens this Wednesday until Friday, a highlight of global governance. Six themes work perfectly marked by a succession of G20 Ministerial that took place in France during the year; invitation of associations and unions to give the meeting a [...]
Danièle Karniewicz chairs the board of the National Old Age Insurance (CNAV) for ten years. The CFE-CGC union, known for his outspokenness, will transfer his seat Friday to a representative of TF.
LE FIGARO. – How do you with a year follow-up the last pension reform?
Danièle Karniewicz. – It was inevitable [...]
After winning nearly 4% last week, the CAC 40 opened on a positive note on Monday, rising 0.81% to 3243.93 points. In the wake of the Asian stock markets, investors welcomed the commitment to get out of debt crisis displayed by European finance ministers at the G20 Finance Ministers held in Paris this weekend. [...]
Never satisfied, the French? Not so sure … INSEE conducted an extensive investigation, surveying citizens on their satisfaction in life. And the average rating is 7.3 out of 10. A note, which goes against conventional wisdom. Your home this he faults? Do you restrict your intake for financial reasons. Pâtissez sure to difficult working [...]
Since the beginning of the week, investors in Europe and the United States, is won over by a wave of optimism about the outcome of the crisis of sovereign debt. The CAC 40 jumped 5.74% on Tuesday to finish the session at 3023.38 points, aligning a third straight session rebound. Another encouraging sign is [...]
Lefigaro.fr – Can we say that Kweku Adoboli is "the new Kerviel"?
Frederic Boulier – It is true that there are many similarities with the Kerviel affair. The amounts are lost in the same order of magnitude. Jerome Kerviel lost 4.9 billion euros at Societe Generale, but before the "unwinding" of his positions, [...]
Closed on Monday suffered by black européesn markets, Wall Street started the week down. The Dow Jones loose 0.90% to 11,139.30 points, the S & P 500 lost 0.74% to 1165.24 points and the Nasdaq was down 0.26% to 2473.83 points.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday that the United States [...]
The Paris stock exchange plunges into the red. After an opening down 1.19%, the CAC 40 drops 2.26% to 3192.06 points at 10:30 and switches under the 3200 points. In Frankfurt, the Dax lost 2.07% while in London, the FTSE loose 1.68%.
The day after a volatile session, which however ended with a [...]