A real estate group will buy RueDuCommerce

RueDuCommerce will change hands. The founders of the online commerce site and the fund Apax, one of its major shareholders, have agreed to sell the company Altacom, a subsidiary of real estate Altarea-Cogedim, 28.64% of its capital.
Altacom table the bid for a project of the principal balance at 9 euros per share. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

United States: the specter of a global crisis

• Why raising the ceiling of the U.S. debt is it so urgent?
The race against Barack Obama committed by a deadline, a week today. Established by Congress to 14.294 billion dollars, the upper limit of U.S. debt has been reached in mid-May and, according to its own calculations, the Treasury will no [...]

Hiring on permanent contracts rose in France

After a dynamic first quarter of 2011 (+8.4%), statements of hiring more than a month have edged down 1.4% in second quarter 2011, according to a study published ACOSS today ' hui. But they are nevertheless remained at a high level (1.94 million hires), comparable to the peak reached in early 2008. This decrease [...]

Carrefour can not get back on track in France

Carrefour still requires a little patience. The group will release on August 31 an "action plan" to redress the balance of his performances, which are significantly far in the first half of the objectives it has set for the entire year: grow its sales and operating income.
After the first six months of [...]

Arnault is the richest man in France

Fourth World fortune from the U.S. magazine Forbes, Bernard Arnault is the richest man in France, according to a ranking by the magazine Challenges. With a fortune estimated at 22.76 billion euros, the CEO of LVMH ahead Gerard Muller, founder of Auchan and its 19 billion, and L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt whose heritage is [...]

SMEs not attracted to the stock quote

SMEs and medium-sized companies (ETI) employing between 250 and 5,000 employees last year found the path of the Exchange. According to the first annual report of the Observatory of corporate finance in the market that has been submitted to the Minister of Economy Christine Lagarde, 24 SMEs and ETI were introduced on the stock [...]

Bacteria killer: Moscow banned imports of European vegetables

On the one hand, a record that gets heavier, so that Russia decided Thursday to suspend imports of fresh products in Europe. On the other, an investigation that starts at zero or substantially after the abandonment of the false scent of cucumber, blanched Wednesday night by the European Commission. The outbreak of diarrhea and [...]