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Ali Baddou present the new edition

Posted in opinions, people, resources, special, top news by admin on June 25th, 2011 | Comments Off

Saturday, Ali will start at 19:10 Baddou the start of his show The Big Mag, scheduled on Saturday in the clear on Canal +, until August 27. Four years after arriving on the pay channel, the journalist is thus for the first time give his own TV show. "The Great Mag is 52 minutes, mainly of reports around the world, and who give themselves the ambition to tell the world in which we live. There are also meetings with personalities that have marked the year just ended, "said Ali Baddou. For the first issue, The Great Mag return among other Ali Agca, the man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981, and the phenomenon of the gilded youth of Shanghai imitating the codes of the heroes of the film Fast and Furious. Before proposing a meeting with Nicolas Anelka."For the first time he speaks for this great moment in South Africa in the locker room with Raymond Domenech," said the journalist to seeing you on June 25 to determine the version of football.

Beyond this project, the journalist will use the summer to prepare for his return at the helm of the special edition, on which it will replace Bruce Toussaint, recruited to lead the morning of Europe 1. Renamed New Edition, "the show will change deep enough, details columnist Grand Journal de Michel Denisot. We will keep the anchor in the news, but telling it through those who live it. The show will host a lot of guests and witnesses who will say, on various subjects and varied, how they perceive the news. " Is for this revised version, a format more focused on the testimony and culture. The cast of writers, however, should not change."Ariel Wizman, Daphne Burki, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine, Nicolas Domenach be faithful to the position low interest rate personal loans."

Hearing no targets

So we said leaving for France 2, the host denies "rumors" and talks about his choice to accept the slice of mid-day on Canal + in 2008 after refusing the morning of the chain, already replacing Bruce Toussaint. "I already went out three years of morning radio, so I did not even discuss the project. There, it's very different, it's a great challenge, especially a presidential year where there is all to do. " Last year, the issue of Bruce Toussaint realized an average 4.4% audience share, or about 590,000 faithful daily. A difficult challenge? "Right now, we talk primarily of the content," says Ali Baddou, denies having received, at the moment, the objectives of hearing from Canal +.

In addition to these two programs by signing the rise of the chain, the journalist will continue to be the joker of Michel Denisot the presentation of the Grand Journal, although it will cease its daily columns on the flagship show of Canal +. He imagines in designated successor? "It really is not there. I replace it, it looks as I do … It's normal, it has nothing to do with the future. " Meanwhile, the man who started his career as a journalist at France Culture (he hosted the morning of the station from 2006 to 2009 and the weekly Le Rendezvous policies) gives clear priority to its television operations. "I pause my radio activities next year," said Ali Baddou at First Attempts to raise the weekly meeting that he still animated at France Culture.

Airbus' new order record

Posted in economic, international, money, opinions, top news by admin on June 23rd, 2011 | Comments Off

At Paris Air Show, Airbus steals record after record. While the European aircraft manufacturer has been a landmark order yesterday from the Indian carrier IndiGo, involving 180 Airbus A320 150 A320neo, a subsidiary of EADS did even better on Thursday. During the fourth day of the Paris Air Show, the manufacturer confirms the largest order in the history of civil aviation in the number of devices with 200 Neo A320 from Air Asia. The boss of AirAsia said Thursday that the day would be a "great day" for the company. AirAsia, based in Malaysia and largest low cost airline in Asia, with this command becomes the largest customer of Airbus.

In addition, American Airlines is about to acquire from Airbus over 100 single-aisle A320 series, according to Bloomberg. The price of the order could amount to about $ 8.5 billion at list prices.These devices replace less efficient airplanes like the Boeing 757 and MD-80. This command would be a setback for Boeing since the company is usually the client U.S. aircraft manufacturer, Airbus' main competitor.

After its intention to buy A320neo, the airline GoAir Indian low cost has signed a firm order this morning for 72 medium-haul of its kind.

Since the beginning of the show, the success of the A320neo is undeniable: it should pass the milestone of 1000, just seven months after its commercial launch. Subsidiary of EADS has already exceeded its targets since was 500 A320 orders by the end of Bourget.

Other models also reap Airbus orders this Thursday

The A380 also encounter expressions of interest. Skymark Airlines has confirmed Thursday morning ordering two A380s.The amount of this additional order would reach at list price, $ 750 million.

In addition, Airbus hopes to get "a significant portion" of the large order that would formalize Air France-KLM this summer, said Thursday Fabrice Brégier, Chief Operating Officer of the European aircraft manufacturer. The French company could opt for the A350 model. "We believe that the A350 has advantages over the Boeing 787. For us to make to Air France-KLM, "commented the manager.

For now, the official death toll is over 700 orders and options, including 347 firm orders for Airbus in three days. The total amount of these orders, at list prices, at more than $ 65 billion.Boeing is so far below as the U.S. garnered 126 orders and options, including 61 farms, pour19 billion.

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Madrid: important parade against crisis

Posted in economic, life, money, opinions, top news by admin on June 19th, 2011 | Comments Off

"This crisis does not pay." One month after the birth of the movement of the "outraged" that has spread throughout the country, between 35,000 and 40,000 people, according to police, marched in Madrid against austerity. The crowd came in processions from all six districts of Madrid, gathered near the parliament in the center, opposite a row of blue gates and a dozen police vans blocking the road.

"Against unemployment. Organize yourself and fight. Let us march together against unemployment and capital, "proclaimed one of the great signs. "We are not commodities in the hands of politicians and bankers," said another banner in red letters.Under the slogans, demonstrators of all ages, families with strollers, young, unemployed and retired, came to testify of the same tired response to the crisis that is strangling the Spanish company.

Unemployment and corruption

Protesters targeted the Stability Pact in the euro area and its imperatives of fiscal discipline, politicians accused of corruption and not the voice of citizens, unemployment hitting 21.29% of the workforce in Spain, almost half the age of 25.

"We must prepare for a general strike 100% free credit score. We will paralyze this country, "said a speaker at the microphone."Banks and governments that have caused this situation should be aware that we do not agree with the measures and budget cuts, we intend to be heard, and that we will," assured the flat platform calling for demonstrations across Spain.

Broad popular support

Tuesday, June 13, the "outrage" had dismantled their camp from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, a symbol of this wave of protest. Enjoying broad popular support, they now want to consolidate their movement through the neighborhood assemblies and other occasional events.

Other demonstrations were planned in the late afternoon on Sunday, including Barcelona and Valencia, and in several foreign cities, including Paris, where nearly 450 "outraged" gathered.

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Two thirds of French people would see their child servant

Posted in economic, international, publications, special, top news by admin on June 16th, 2011 | Comments Off

Is this a side effect of the crisis that has swept the Hexagon in recent years or the present assertion of a belief rooted in the longstanding head of the French? According to an Ipsos poll conducted for the National Mutual land and published in La Gazette des communes, no fewer than two in three French say they do not discourage their children to become official if he so desires. For the authors of the study, "the idea that the French have a bad image of officials is therefore reversed. The proof: they dream for their children.

These are, unsurprisingly, the staff themselves who rent the more the idea that their offspring borrow one day the same way they do: 91% of hospital employees, 74% and 71% of territorial officials .If there are few differences between supporters of the left and right, the two opposing groups on the non-replacement of staff on two retiring 71% of prospective voters of François Hollande or Martine Aubry are cons, while 64% of supporters of Nicolas Sarkozy are for. Like what, the public remains a cleavage …

"Joffrin and Collin have not reformed Libération"

Posted in economy, features, opinions, people, top news by admin on June 11th, 2011 | Comments Off

And two. Having poached in March, Laurent Joffrin of the co-chairmanship of Liberation to entrust the reins of Le Nouvel Observateur and the chief editor of news magazine, Perdriel Claude, the owner of the newspaper group, has hired Wednesday Nathalie Collin Co-Chair of the daily street ranger. Aged 46 years, the former boss of EMI France, who had joined Liberation in 2009, will assume his new duties in early August. Alongside Laurent Joffrin as co-chair of the board of the Nouvel Observateur, it will specifically support "strategy, development, partnerships and management." It will also be responsible for DG Debt Management Group, which also publishes Challenges and Sciences et Avenir. These two transfers decapitate the leadership of Liberation, in a situation remains fragile – the newspaper that has reached 200,000 euros profit in 2010.After considering an exchange of equity and industrial and commercial synergies with Le Nouvel Observateur, the newspaper is engaged since March in a plan to recapitalize nine million euros made by the group Colbert Land, of which 6 have already been paid. Edouard de Rothschild, chairman of the supervisory board and shareholder at 26% Payment at par with Colbert Land, must quickly find a successor to Nathalie Collin. In the entourage of the French businessman, is no secret that the revival of Libération is far from over. "There are still chapels, personal conflicts, with a very old organization. The newspaper still has room for improvement and optimization, "says one.

LE FIGARO. After Laurent Joffrin-Claude Perdriel, boss Le Nouvel Observateur, has poached the co-chair of Liberation, Nathalie Collin. Do you feel betrayed?

Edouard de Rothschild.The torque-Laurent Joffrin-Nathalie Collin has improved the content and quality of Liberation, but as a fellow shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of the newspaper, I am a reproach to have left to buy social peace without reforming the business . This is an opportunity for liberation can modernize and reform the house, whether its organization, operation, management.

A few months ago, you were considering a merger with Le Nouvel Obs …

As a shareholder, I'm not political and I observe from a distance, but I find that a squabble between Le Nouvel Observateur and Liberation is sterile, unproductive, when primaries will play within the Socialist Party and where major substantive discussions will be held on the left.

Your strategy for liberation Will it change?

Le Nouvel Observateur is an aging institution.Today, a generation of readers is renewed. It is within this context that Nicolas Demorand joined Liberation as "publisher". A new "publisher" should be appointed shortly. We have some interesting candidates to succeed Nathan Collin. We will choose three to Bruno Ledoux, group Colbert Land, the daughter of Italian shareholder Carlo Caracciolo, and myself.

Expected to temper the Paris Bourse

Posted in economics, news, people, publications, top news by admin on June 9th, 2011 | Comments Off

Prudence and tensions are on the agenda of this meeting Thursday at the Paris Bourse. As in Asia this morning, investors should remain focused on the weakness of the recovery in the U.S. while the CAC 40 plunges inexorably. The Beige Book from the U.S. central bank (Fed), published during the session on Wall Street has reinforced the comments made by chilling the day before Ben Bernanke: "Economic activity continued to grow in general, but a small number of regions have expressed some slowing. " This verdict has resulted in lead Wall Street to its sixth straight decline. The highest since February 2009.

The situation is especially worrying that the U.S. government can not reach agreement on a possible increase in the debt ceiling from the federal government, which must yet be approved before August 2.After S & P and Moody's, Fitch has in turn launched an alert on U.S. debt, menançant the triple A of the country.

Responsible macroeconomic news

In this context, the publication of a new set of indicators in the United States will be closely watched. The program first, the weekly jobless claims. Then follow the figures in the trade balance and inventories of wholesalers. European news will be as important to the ECB decision on interest rates.

In France, payroll employment has increased its recovery in the first quarter and the balance of agency has eased, according to Insee. The sectors mainly merchants have created a total of 58,200 jobs after 48,300 over the last three months of 2010, an increase of 0.4% against 0.3% on the previous quarter.

The euro and oil up

On the currency side, the difficulties U.S. leads the euro to rise against the greenback. The single currency is trading against 1.4628 dollars in morning trading.

Side oil prices are trending upward, failing agreement within OPEC to increase production of crude, analysts said. In morning trading, a barrel of light sweet crude for July delivery took 49 cents and $ 101.23 that of Brent North Sea crude for delivery gained 27 cents identical to 118.12 dollars.

Values ​​to follow

Club Med

The group announced on Thursday a profit of 10 million euros in the first half, against 3 million in the first half of 2010.The indicator of profitability of the villages of the French group jumped 67% to 47 million euros.

Remy Cointreau

The group reported a net profit 2011en 2010-down more than 18%, to 107.5 million euros, 109 million lower than expected by the market.

Air France-KLM

The airline announced Wednesday an increase in passenger traffic in May, albeit at a slower pace than in April, which had benefited from favorable comparison bases.

EDF

EDF could be tested by the weather this summer. RTE, the French electricity network operator, today the government's scenario for the summer. Dry weather and heat wave could cause the system to its limits.

Aeroports de Paris

ADP announced Wednesday it had entered into exclusive negotiations with the operator of airport services 3S Group to cede a majority stake in its ground handling activities.

Sopra

The shareholders gave the green light Wednesday to the proposed demerger and listing of Axway Software, the software division of group counseling and services.

Saint Gobain, Bolloré and Ruby hold their general meeting today.

Cucumber crisis: 4.8 million loss in France

Posted in life, online, opinions, people, top news by admin on June 3rd, 2011 | Comments Off

The damage is done. Although the cucumber is more pronounced as carrier of the bacterium E. Slayer coli (EHEC), the bill is very heavy for the French vegetable growers. Consumers stay still images as well as tomato salad and a time alleged by Germany.

"Nothing in a week, we estimate our losses to 3 million euros," said Friday afternoon at Figaro Angelique Delahaye, president of Vegetables in France. She just finished consolidating losses estimated at national level by some 3,000 growers of cucumbers and tomatoes. "We're going to report these figures in the service of the Ministry of Agriculture in the context of the experts meeting in Brussels next Tuesday," she says.

Half of the losses on the production of cucumbers and half the tomatoes."We lost earlier this week a program to supply 500 600 tons of tomatoes to 1.10 euro per kilo from the German central purchasing or 550,000 to 660,000 euros less," says Pierre Diot, president of the AOP (Association producer organization) cucumbers and tomatoes, producer Mordelles, west of Rennes.

Brittany produces half of the tomatoes of the Hexagon, 30% from the Deep South and the rest of the Nantes region. "After a week of total absence of trade in vegetables, we are angry because we have no alternative but to destroy our production," said Louis Vinet representing growers Nantes, tripling affected free business cards.

Salads down 20%

However, it is too early to assess damage on sales of salad, vegetable of which the French are especially fond of this heat – they consume nearly 7 pounds per year -."The production is spread among a multitude of gardening and it is more difficult to gather the numbers," says Angelique Delahaye.

The only certainty in Rungis, Ile de France, the second producing region of the Hexagon salads, "salads sold volumes dropped 20% in a dynamic market, however, except of course the cucumbers fall of 80%," says Michel Lemelin, president of the union of wholesale fruit and vegetable market of Rungis.

In this difficult context, French producers can always relativize their misfortune by saying that the situation is worse elsewhere. Particularly in the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Federation of Producers exporting fruits and vegetables (FEPEX) estimated losses on Tuesday "to about 200 million euros per week" for the entire sector, citing a "domino effect" affecting other Spanish products."All fruits and vegetables were impacted by Spain. Fortunately in France strawberries, zucchini, eggplant and continue to sell, "relativize Angelique Delahaye.

To break this cycle, the European Ministers of Agriculture are scheduled to meet around 17 June in Luxembourg for a special meeting on the subject.

Wall Street should raise a red flag

Posted in economics, events, features, resources, top news by admin on May 23rd, 2011 | Comments Off

U.S. stock markets, should decline to open Monday. Futures on Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 recede by 2% to 1314.90 points and 2320.25 points to 2.06%. On Friday, the NYSE has closed down, yielding to concerns about debt Greek and dragged down by disappointing results considered in the distribution sector. The Dow Jones lost 0.74% to 12,512.04 points and the Nasdaq 0.71% 2803.32 points. For its part, the broader index Standard & Poor's 500 fell 0.77% to 1333.27 points.

Wall Street has been particularly impacted by the poor performance of the distribution sector, while groups of clothing Gap and Aeropostale have published results below expectations and disappointing forecasts.

At the same time the sovereign debt crisis in Europe should still produce their effects.On Friday, ratings agency Fitch Ratings lowered by three notches to note the long-term debt of Greece and warned it might lower it again in the coming months. At these fears have been added turning on negative outlook of the Italian debt by Standard & Poor's and the defeat of the Spanish government in local elections Sunday, while the country's fourth largest economy in the euro zone, has a social rebellion Unpublished.

On the foreign exchange market, the euro fell sharply against the dollar on Monday, falling below the $ 1.40 for the first time in over two months. About 11:00 am in Paris, the European single currency was worth 1.3982 dollars against 1.4155 dollars on Friday night. The oil prices were also down sharply penalized by the rising dollar.Around 24:00 in Paris, a barrel of Brent North Sea crude for July delivery traded at 109.34 dollars on the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) in London, dropping $ 3.05 from Friday's close. In electronic trade the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), a barrel of light sweet crude (WTI) for the same period fell by 2.78 dollars to 97.32 dollars.

On the macroeconomic front there is no major indicator on the agenda of U.S. investors on Monday. The rest of the week will include more animated with new home sales tomorrow, as well as expenses and income of households, Michigan index, and promises of sales Friday.

Corporate results will also rare that week. Investors should remember, however, the publication of Applied Materials, Tuesday, and especially the speech that accompanies it.The group was downgraded by Goldman Sachs Friday because of a reduction in forecast request to the semiconductor industry. The same day, Compuware will also give his views on the changing demands of business and therefore on the strength of their investment in information technology. Specialist Wholesale, Costco is also expected and HJ Heinz. Finally, luxury will be honored, with Polo Ralph Lauren (Wednesday) and Tiffany & Co (Thursday).

The side of values, the U.S. group Fortune Brands continues to focus on liquor by selling its activities in the Gulf for $ 1.2 billion in cash, according to an advisory opinion Monday on the website of the U.S. stock market authorities. Fortune Brands had said last month that these activities, grouped in the Acushnet Company, had intended to leave the group.The acquirer is a special purpose company formed by the sporting goods company Fila Korea and Mirae Asset Investment Funds Private Equity. Fortune Brands plans to complete its focus on alcohol during the second half. It still needs to make it to split its business into the locks and fittings, Fortune Brands Home & Security, whose shares will be distributed to current shareholders of the conglomerate. Following these transactions, the group will be renamed Beam, in reference to its flagship brand, Jim Beam bourbon, whose roots date back to 1795. The future group Beam have in its portfolio of brands such as Maker's Mark (bourbon), Sauza (tequila), Courvoisier (cognac), Canadian Club (Canadian whiskey) and Teachers (Scotch whiskey).

For his part, Foxconn Technology Group has suspended production at its Chinese plant in Chengdu, which produces iPad2 including Apple, following an explosion.Also according to Reuters, Apple will launch a streaming service and storage online music, having concluded agreements with Warner Music Group (WMG), EMI Group and Sony Music Entertainment.

Marvell Technology has announced an investment of $ 200 million to Israel for accelerated research and development of key technologies in the field of mobile communications.

Pfizer received U.S. regulatory approval of the drug (FDA) on Sutent (sunitinib malate) for treatment of certain rare types of pancreatic cancer.

Sears Holdings has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer Michael Collins. William Phelan, vice president and in charge of management control, will temporarily replace it.

The professional social network LinkedIn, should still be under the spotlight after his triumphal entry into the stock market last Thursday.

Wall Street in the waiting but well oriented

Posted in Uncategorized, features, life, technology, top news by admin on April 25th, 2011 | Comments Off

Small volumes of trade and wait. This could be the profile of the session on Wall Street Monday. After closing up on last Thursday (Friday was a holiday), the NYSE was heading toward an opening in the green Monday. Upstream of the opening, the futures contracts reflected an increase of 28 points on the Dow Jones at 12,462 points, 4.4 points on the S & P 500 at 1335.4 points, 6 points and the Nasdaq , at 2381.5 points.

Investors should remain cautious earlier this week, pending statements from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday. Forecasts of inflation and economic outlook: new publications the U.S. central bank should be explained at the first press conference after the meeting of the Governing Council.On the other hand, the first official estimate of GDP for the first quarter will be published Thursday.

Side companies, Ameriprise Financial, Johnson Controls, Kimberly-Clark and Radioshack should publish their results before-hours trading. The distributor of electronic products RADIOSHACK posted a quarterly profit of $ 0.33, $ 0.35 cons expected by the consensus. The turnover stood at 1.06 billion dollars as the anticipated 1.07 billion consensus.

On the other hand, NIKE could see its stock price reached a new high over the next 18 months if the OEM is able to raise prices without adversely affecting sales, according to investors cited by the magazine Barron's. After the record high reached last year to 92.49 dollars, as Nike declined to $ 80, due to the rising cost of oil, cotton and labor.On the other hand, the bank Wells Fargo has raised its rating on the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson "market performance" to "outperform."

Finally, the title of the Chinese search engine Baidu might be heckled. The Chinese government will punish the search engine and 13 other sites for allowing illegal music downloads, reports the official Xinhua News Agency. No details on the nature of the sanctions has been published. According to Xinhua, the sites in question have left online illegal content despite several warnings from the authorities.

The course from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) could also be active on Monday. The computer chip manufacturer announced Thursday after-hours trading that its net income had doubled in the first quarter quasimment.SanDisk also announced on Thursday its results for the first three months of the year, slightly down from last year. PG & E for its part, announced the sudden departure of its CEO Peter Darbee.

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Cell tax generated about one billion

Posted in Uncategorized, events, people, top news, world by admin on April 21st, 2011 | Comments Off

The state coffers can thank the cell regulation. Active from April to December 2009, this unit has urged the French assets hidden abroad to come into line with the Inland Revenue. The repentant pay the tax due – 7 years EWB, 3 years of income tax and potential inheritance tax – but in return he received a discount on penalties. With this offer, Bercy recovered to date almost one billion euros: 887 million overdue taxes plus 70 million in penalties. These figures were provided by the Budget Ministry to Jerome Cahuzac, President (PS) of the Finance Committee of the Assembly.

500,000 French accounts in Switzerland

This billion may seem weak against 5.6 billion earned by the Italian tax authorities. But Italy had offered an amnesty to his repentant, who paid a fine.France, including the budget minister at the time, Eric Woerth, refused amnesty on principle. Explaining that a political choice less than 5000 people (4725) are gone in the cell, whereas, according to some experts, there are 500,000 French accounts in Switzerland. In short, France has preferred to draw little repentant but take a good revenues. Revenue which, after being estimated at 700 million in early 2010, will certainly exceed the billion ultimately. For all the records are not curly. Only 1600 have paid all repented their due. For 2605 of them, the transaction is entered into with the IRS but there are still remnants of income tax and penalties to settle. Finally, 523 cases are being processed.Everything should be completed by the end of 2011, according to Bercy.

In detail, the cell has recovered 497 million ISF 233 million inheritance, 157 million income tax (IR), the 7.3 billion in assets reported by the French who are reported. "Those who have regularized their situation are often people who have inherited their parents' accounts in Switzerland. These assets traditionally reported little income. And the crisis has aggravated the situation, "says Bruno Gibert, Partner at law firm CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre. That's why the IRS has collected little IR.

HSBC list

Penalties have so far brought only 70 million. "This amount seems low. I ask for clarification Philippe Parini, the director of public finances, at a committee hearing in May, "said Jerome Cahuzac.This figure corresponds to an average penalty amounting to 7.8% of the tax, is nevertheless consistent. Indeed, Bercy was decided to limit the penalty to 5% for those who did qu'hériter hidden assets and 20% for those who actively concealed the money, instead of the 40% effective usually. "Furthermore, with the payment of taxes due those who have settled have left a total of between 10% and 15% of their capital. This is not nothing! "Says Bruno Gibert.

Today, although the cell has closed its doors, the lawyers continue to file folders regularization Bercy. "But for now, they are not treated," says one of them. The tax is especially busy launching the 3000 fiscal controls on persons from the list of accounts with HSBC hidden in Switzerland. And despite the fact that the Court of Appeal of Paris has declared illegal the file from a flight. "This case concerns me.It should not be that tax evaders are doing, "says Jerome Cahuzac.

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