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Two years after changing hands, the airline flies in Europe Airpost clear skies. His transition from La Poste Group's specialist in the transport ASL Group (owned by Belgian capital: fund Peter Cam and Compagnie Maritime Belge) is, to date, a no-fault. This despite the air holes through which the airline industry since late 2008 in the wake of the crisis. Airpost europe is among the few companies to have made money in 2009. The company specializes in short and medium haul transported 750 000 passengers and 63 000 tonnes of cargo last year and net income of 6 million euros from a turnover of 231 million euros.

To explain its resilience, it highlights the diversification policy and an economic model based on a unified fleet of Boeing B 737 "works" 24H/24H with their conversation fast cargo service aircraft in the night transport of passengers flying on the day. In addition our location in the province which makes us the first charter company out of the province it represents only 520 000 passengers, "says Jean-Francois Dominiak, CEO of the airline.

Diversification policy strengthened

This activity builds on its historical legacy of the prestigious Aeropostale, provider of express transportation on behalf of La Poste, Chronopost but the Royal Mail in the UK under contracts that were renewed for two years. Beyond that, nothing is on.Therefore, the company celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, accelerating its diversification policy. It will thus rise to power in transporting passengers with the introduction of three new aircraft including 2 Boeing 737-700 aircraft from April 2010 to early summer in the air.

These devices from Dublin, Paris and Nantes must allow new routes to Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa and in Iceland. The objective is to transport between 850 000 and 900 000 passengers this year on behalf of tour operators. Europe Airpost is indeed the major provider of air signatures of tourism such as Thomas Cook, Fram or Club Med.

Meanwhile, the company launched in co-chartered by offering several tour operators to come together on the same plane and it will develop fuel hedges to offer its customers fixed prices throughout the year. Europe Airpost also studying a solution co-charter dedicated to major express carrier such as Fedex, DHL or UPS on a new European cargo routes. This new service could be launched in 2011.

In the wake of Grants in Asia this morning, the CAC 40 on a downward trend during the early exchanges. It lost 0.53% to 3669 points before embarking on his decline of 1%.

Meanwhile the employment figures in the United States, which will be published in early afternoon, the French public deficit rose to a record 138 billion euros in 2009 against 56.3 billion euros last year. As the trade deficit, it was absorbed in 2009 to 43,03 billion euros against 55.14 billion euros. Other important economic indicators are expected in Europe: Industrial output for the month of December and for 2009, Germany, and producer prices in January, Great Britain.

Finally, the finance ministers and central bankers of the G7 meet in Iqaluit, Canada.

The detailed values to follow

This is without state support that Ford has managed to overcome its difficulties. The U.S. manufacturer announced Thursday it had made a net profit of 2.699 billion dollars over the full year 2009. A performance to be compared with the heavy loss of 14.766 billion harvested in 2008. Over the year, turnover was down to 138.1 against 118.3 billion in 2008.

The group included supporting a very successful fourth quarter. Over this period, the second largest U.S. behind General Motors reports net earnings of $ 868 million against a loss of about 5.978 billion dollars a year earlier. The per share earnings is 25 cents, hardly less than the 26 cents analysts who had forecast. Over this period, revenues totaled $ 35.4 billion against 29 billion a year earlier, an increase of 22%.

Before the opening of Wall Street, the title jumped 2.68% to 11.86 dollars.

$ 500 million quarterly savings

To obtain this result, Ford has relied on reducing structural costs of automotive business payday loan . A total of 500 million dollars were saved in the fourth quarter. The group did not hesitate to pursue a higher price for its vehicles. His arm Ford Motor Credit has contributed to higher profits in this period with a profit before tax of $ 696 million against a loss of 372 million in 2008.

Ford is the only manufacturer of the "Big Three" of Detroit (with General Motors and Chrysler) have not gone bankrupt. It is reassuring for the future and plans to write "a profit before tax and excluding exceptional items for 2010, without specifying numbers.In addition to profitability, the group is including a U.S. car market between 11.5 and 12.5 of vehicles this year. In the year 2009 in the United States, sales at Ford fell 15.4% to 1.68 million units. Note that, after hesitating a large part of the morning, the Paris Bourse is moving more strongly in the green then qu'affluent results of U.S. companies show no surprises.

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The manufacturer's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, was summoned to the Elysee Palace on Saturday to explain about a possible transfer of production of the Clio in Turkey IV. Several questions remain suspended.

Renault To calm the game two months of regional elections, announced by the press this week of a possible relocation of the Clio IV in Turkey has taken a political turn that had not expected the group. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the diamond manufacturer, had to return to Japan on Saturday to explain his strategy to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

An interview that lasted over an hour and which was also attended by Industry Minister Christian Estrosi and Patrick Pelata, deputy CEO of Renault. "Carlos Ghosn said the Head of State that Renault will continue work and site activity" Flins (Yvelines), the Elysee said in a statement released after the meeting.The site will always French production of current models of the Clio, and that "part of the production of the Clio IV", which should begin in 2013, added the president.

Promises to blurred

After the announcement effect, many questions remain unanswered. Carlos Ghosn confirmed in a statement last night that the well would produce Renault Clio Flins IV, "with a second location in Bursa, Turkey. However, no details on shared tasks. "Speaking today in volume is not very realistic," he defends the boss of manufacturer in an interview with Journal du Dimanche. "The important point is that Flins is a permanent site for Renault and that employment will continue to run." A "term" which is not clearly defined.

For the Socialist Party, who responded from last night's meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Carlos Ghosn has "given birth announcements waves. Nothing was said about "the strategy of Renault in Turkey. Nothing about the intentions of the state regarding its stake in Renault (15%) or its representation on the board of directors. The subject was not discussed, according to Carlos Ghosn.

Flins bet on electric cars

Today, Renault wants to focus on its electric vehicle project. The production model Zoe in 2012 and will be entrusted to Flins. "We manufacture in France models with high added value," says Carlos Ghosn at Parisian. And among these, Zoe, "which should represent 60% of our sales of electric vehicles. Forecasts certainly reassuring, but the prospects for electric cars are still unclear to this day.

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France will issue the market for 188 billion euros of debt in 2010, against 175 billion originally estimated, said the Agency France Trésor (AFT) after a decision of the Minister of Economy Christine Lagarde.

AFT said that amount takes into account the 22 billion euros to be used to finance the huge debt which must be subtracted 9 billion euro share buyback due 2010.

"The net emissions will be distributed as follows: around 10% in bonds indexed to inflation, the remainder being divided between BTAN (medium term) and OAT (long term), adds the public body which aims to put debt of France on the market.

In 2009, the agency bought for 13.6 billion purchase of securities prior to maturity, including 11 billion maturing in 2010 and 2.6 billion euros in 2011.

Securities issued debt has steadily increased in recent years. In 2009, they amounted to 165 billion euros, against 128 billion in 2008 and 97.5 billion in 2007.

All about the payment Cesu or know the steps to create a service activity is possible by going to the salon services to the person of 19 to 21 November in Paris, Porte de Versailles. According to Alain Bosetti, Chairman of the Fair personal services, "this national event bringing together the entire profession is essential to address issues of heterogeneous public, to relate structures and individual providers, facilitate the meeting between stakeholders home, job seekers and prospective employers.

Responses adapted to each profile

According to organizers, more than 23,000 private and professional visitors and 250 exhibitors are expected this year.For individuals, the exhibition will provide an opportunity to find answers to their questions about the tax advantages of personal services, operation of CESU, the status of particular employer, their obligations … Through including conferences with themes as varied as "choose a provider company," Cesu banking instructions "or" need a used home? -Become a particular employer. " They will also have the opportunity to meet with service providers and compare their offers.

The exhibition is also an opportunity for industry professionals to find solutions to create in this area of work and meet with franchise networks expanding. Lectures will review aid to the creation of businesses in the area of personal services and franchising.They will also discover paths of entrepreneurs where their peers will share their experiences.

Speakers at Home and job seekers will have the opportunity to meet companies that recruit, make contacts and learn about training possible. Business leaders and HR managers can assess the Cesu as a tool for retention of their employees and discover all the services offered to employees through the Village of services to employees. They will learn include the cost of these services for the company.

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The insurer and financial services provider American International Group has introduced a profit of $ 455 million in the third quarter, earnings per share of $ 0.68, which remains well below market expectations. Adjusted EPS reached $ 2.85.

In the third quarter of 2008, the group had recorded a loss of 24.47 billion dollars, which had propelled the brink of bankruptcy.The U.S. State then had paid nearly 180 billion dollars in aid, partly through loans to save a world leader in insurance.

The statement said that the derivatives portfolio of AIG Financial Products was reduced by 13% compared to 1300 billion as at June 30, 2009.

The summer rally that propelled the markets to their highest annual will not rise enough to make sufficient investment value of the group, as falling from 10% to $ 35 in trade pre-market trading.

Around 15:00, the CAC 40 fell by 0.05% to 3890 points. Yesterday, the Paris index hit a new annual record, advancing 1.69% to 3892 points. Traders remained cautious, fearing a wave of profit taking ahead of 4000 points. The success of Apple, released yesterday evening after the close of Wall Street, have long supported the market, like those published at 13:30 by Caterpillar. The group expects a recovery in the global economy in 2010. But the poor figures for housing starts in the U.S. temper this optimism. These last were up 0.5% in August to 590,000 annual rate, and while the market was expecting 610,000. The number of permits issued fell 1.2% from the previous month to 573,000 construction permits on an annual basis, against 595,000 expected by analysts.

The producer prices fell in September by 0.6% compared to August (1.7%).This decrease is due to the decrease of 2.4% of energy costs. Excluding food and energy, the index plaice 0.1% against 0.1% expected by economists.

Values follow

LVMH (+0.35%) announced a turnover decrease of 0.6% to 4.135 billion euros, a figure conformed to market expectations. The group said a "better" compared to earlier this year.

In an interview with the newspaper Les Echos, Sagnières Hubert, who will become CEO of Essilor (-0.67%) from the first next January, is a point on the group's goals. He remains calm on the operating margin for 2009, but was cautious about the turnover.He plans to continue its acquisition strategy.

BioMerieux (+1.51%) achieved a turnover of over 9 months of 895 million euros, up 12% and confirms its target of organic growth of 5 to 7% in 2009, excluding the positive impact related to the epidemic influenza A.

Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, will build a road tunnel in Miami for $ 440 million. The title Bouygues rose 0.27%.

The operating margin of Sword Group (-1.21%) stood at 17.25% on the first nine months of 2009 against 17.7% during the same period of 2008.

In the first nine months of 2009, sales of Guyenne et Gascogne (+0.15%) totaled 431.4 million euros, down 1.3%.

Soitec (-2.73%) achieved a turnover of 50.3 million euros in the second quarter, a sequential increase of 14.8% over the first quarter of the year.

The turnover of Pierre & Vacances (+1.97%) totaled 516.5 million euros in the fourth quarter of 2008-2009, an increase of 2.4%. For the full year, sales amounted to 1.451 billion euros, up 2.3%.

Rental income accumulated Mercialys (-3.19%) at the end of September 2009 stand at 100.24 million euros, up 17.1%.

Cash Transgene (-1.47%) totaled 72.9 million euros at September 30, 2009, against 86.7 million at December 31, 2008.

On September 30, 2009, the turnover of Mr Bricolage (0%) stood at 412.3 million euros (+3.3%).

The French Union of Petroleum Industries (UFIP) denounced Thursday the weight of the new fuel taxes. Its president, Jean-Louis Schilansky explained that "the stacking of the fees will be as a result adds a little salt on prices at the pump." "This increase will be very, very important. Long ago we had no such increase since the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said the president of UFIP.

The introduction of "carbon tax" could result in an increase of 4.92 euro cents per liter of gasoline, an increase of 3.8% of current price, and of 5.41 cents per liter diesel (+5.1%). The association of consumer UFC-Que Choisir has also considered Thursday that the impact of carbon tax on prices at the pump would be "anything but marginal.With the VAT charged to tax carbon per tonne of CO2 would cost over 17 euros, as announced by the government, but 20.3 euros, VAT included. As for gasoline, this would result in an increase of 5 cents instead of 4 cents as advertised. "We expect the government to increase from 19.6% the compensation offered to households," said Francois Carlier of the UFC. The government responded Thursday afternoon indicating that the carbon tax will be fully compensated for households, including VAT, and it was never intended to keep VAT revenue generated by the measure."The amount of compensation paid to households will be exactly equal to the amount collected or 2.65 billion euros, as indicated by the preliminary evaluation of the reform, released at the same time as the bill Finance "said the Ministry of Finance.

Up to 10 cents more per liter

The UFIP also pointed to the possibility for regions to increase the TIPP (domestic tax on petroleum products) to 0.73 euro cents per liter for gasoline and 1.35 euro cents per liter diesel. This event provided by the Finance Act 2010 for areas that have additional resources for the financing of sustainable transportation (rail or water) could add further notes the consumer.

"By combining all measures that apply to fuel in 2010, prices could rise to 8.8 cents per liter for gasoline and 10 cents for diesel," says the UFIP. The upper range, which represents 7 to 10%, includes in addition to the impact of carbon tax, the maximum increase of TIPP, but also indirect effects such as the impact of extending the licensing system of economy 'Energy and the requirement for incorporation of biofuels for fossil fuels. Vendors of energy that do not respect these ecological principles being penalized.

Biofuels: a five-station is equipped with only 20% of French service stations are currently equipped to distribute the new E10 biofuel, far from 60% to 70% predicted, said Thursday Jean-Louis Schilansky, president of the French Union of Petroleum Industries (UFIP).The President of the UFIP recalled that almost all cars registered after 2000 could use the E10, but it could have a corrosive effect on engines of cars unsuited. The French ethanol producers sold 7.4 million hectoliters in 2008 and plans to distribute 20% more in 2009 with the launch of the E10.

A page in the history of General Motors (GM) is turning. The U.S. manufacturer has confirmed on Friday reached an agreement with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery to sell it to the Hummer brand, owned by GM. Tengzhong Hummer will acquire through a subsidiary which will own 80%, while the independent businessman Suolang Duoji resume the remaining 20%. The transaction amount was not disclosed for now, but according to a source familiar with the matter, the sale is around 150 million dollars (about 102.3 million euros). But GM was estimated at 500 million (340 million euros) minimum value of the Hummer in its declaration of bankruptcy last summer. Tengzhong product including machinery for construction and infrastructure, but also for the energy industry.

General Motors had announced the day after filing for bankruptcy in early June, a memorandum of agreement with him to give Tengzhong Hummer, a hallmark that the American manufacturer considered "non-strategic" to its survival. Hummer does actually represents less than 0.5% of annual production of General Motors.

Very famous for their impressive size, the Hummer vehicle sales have plummeted in the United States due to rising oil prices and the consequences of the economic crisis. Very inefficient, these types of vehicles show an average fuel economy of at least 14 liters per 100 kilometers.

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