The economic crisis is in everyone's mind, yet emblematic of transactions were signed this year in Ile-de-France and the provinces: 124,000 m² made by SFR for its head office in Saint-Denis, leased 85,000 sqm Carrefour in Massy , 76,000 sqm leased by Thales in Gennevilliers, 28,000 sqm leased by the Egis Group in Guyancourt. [...]

McDonald's could have done this new scandal. Committed for 10 years in a campaign to improve its image and to defend the quality of its products, the giant U.S. fast food undergoes further attacks of his detractors. At issue this time, the treatment of chickens by a subcontractor of the group providing the eggs [...]

Nuclear power plants: safety must be improved

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 [...]

Pierre Mongin, the CEO of the RATP since 2006, no lack of fighting spirit to defend the project close to his heart. He wanted to connect Orly to Roissy extending the automatic metro line 14. The Ile-de-France did not want it. Whatever! It offers an alternative through the Gare du Nord. Serving the Plateau [...]

The Paris Bourse is trying to revive

The Paris Bourse is febrile Wednesday. Halfway through, the CAC 40 in advance of 1.14% to 3176.80 points. Investors remain focused on the problems of sovereign debt in Europe. After the chill cast on the French note, Moody's downgraded two notches from last night's sovereign rating of Spain, which went from A1 to Aa2 [...]

The CAC 40 opened up after the G20 meeting

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. [...]

The French also want to own to get rich

In purchasing real estate, the French would have become more opportunistic. This is reflected in a survey of the Land Bank published this Saturday in Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France, on Saturday. The study found that nearly two-thirds of the French advance will realize a capital gain tax at the time to buy an apartment. [...]

China revives French brands

A trademark may hide another. French names even open a new youth, driven by the ambitions of Chinese manufacturers, in search of fame. This is the case of Thomson and Alcatel.
"If Thomson has lost part of his mind awareness, the brand has maintained its level of trust and the brand is perceived [...]

Steve Jobs: "Be insatiable, be crazy"

Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer, remained very secretive about his illness, against which he fought for more than seven years. In September 2008, as the rumors say the worst, the news agency Bloomberg accidentally published his obituary, the Apple CEO on stage for the presentation of new iPod and laughs of [...]

Pharmacies and campgrounds are selling more and more expensive

In the first half of 2011, a resumption of sales of businesses began. The second barometer on the subject made jointly by the State and Altares, released Thursday, reported a sales increase of 2.4% over the first six months of the year. These sales were heavily impacted by the crisis in 2009, transactions were [...]