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The rebound from last night seem to be prolonged unless the unemployment figures contradict. Around noon, the index futures Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 advanced 0.27% to 1057.40 points and 0.27% at 1794.5 points. The Dow Jones itself could open up 0.22% at 10,069 points.

Yesterday, Wall Street's rebound has been sketched primarily due to buying cheap and the results of Toll Brothers and American Eagle Outfitters, welcome. The Dow Jones climbed 0.20% to finally 10 060 points, while the Nasdaq took up 0.84% to 2142 points.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday, new home sales in the U.S. for the month of July 2010 have yet to set seasonally adjusted rate of 276 thousand units, the lowest in history, against a consensus site close to 340 thousand.Orders for U.S. durable goods for the month of July 2010 have certainly increased 0.3%, but the consensus was expecting 2.5%.

Jobless claims Thursday, Friday and GDP

If new jobless claims expected today will likely affect the opening of Wall Street, prompting him to be careful, tomorrow, Friday, the indicator most crucial will be unveiled: the second estimate GDP growth in the second quarter.This risk, with a sharp drop early in the indices plunge into turmoil.

On the corporate side, Ford could respond to a current size: the two groups comes as U.S. automaker to announce, with the Japanese Mazda, an investment of 350 million dollars (273 million euros) via their joint venture AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT), for the equipment of a factory in Thailand pick-up of new generation.

Wal-Mart Stores, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a massive partnership action brought by female employees, court documents show Wednesday.

Novell Inc. will release its results after market. And Tiffany, in the night.

Instant payday loan is not the one that requires you to pass the stringent credit check or any other cumbersome paperwork, so you are handed your loan amount within 24 hours of the submission of your application.

The M6 Group on Tuesday said its results for the first half of 2010. Turnover increased by 9.4% and advertising revenue of 7.4% by M6.

LE FIGARO. – The results of the first half they marked the recovery of accounts?

Nicolas de Tavernost. – The model M6, which is based on two feet, with 55% of revenues related to advertising and 45% due to diversification, proved last year that he could withstand the crisis. In 2009, M6 has been one of the few media groups in Europe to maintain its result. Today, that same model shows that it is also effective in upturns. Thus, our operating profit grew by 23% in the first half of 2010.

Note that all segments of the group – the M6, digital channels, media rights, Internet, Distance Selling … – rose.Accordingly, the group turnover is above the 2008 level, which is not the case in the advertising market. Finally, with an operating margin growth of 2.1 points to 17.9%, the profitability of the M6 is two times higher than its main competitor. This validates the relevance of model M6.

M6 she stood facing the World Cup football?

Firstly, that the advertising market has benefited from a World Cup is not correct. Proof, M6, which was unable to attend matches of the World Cup as opposed to TF1, France Televisions, Canal +, has turned this handicap into an advantage. This is for two simple reasons: three-quarters of advertisers looking for a female audience, which is not the case with football, and during games it is difficult to insert commercial breaks.During the World Cup, M6 has made a good-cons programming including "Love is in the meadow, which was a great success. In the end, the World Cup has cost us about 0.3 point fall national audience but had no effect on our advertising revenue. Instead, in June, our screens were saturated and our advertising revenue in the second quarter increased 12%.

Does that mean you give up to buy sports rights?

I did not say that. M6 continue to purchase rights, particularly in football, but we approach the issue with caution. Today, the cost of rights is too important, even if they have started to fall on those of the France team and those of the Champions League.We acquired two games of the France team in the fall (Luxembourg-France and Bosnia-France) and we will probably go on the tender to be held in September of rights for Euro 2012 and 2016.

The hearing is continuing its erosion of M6. How about it?

Let's review the last ten years. During this period, the M6 has improved its position against its competitors historical. In 2000, we were only 38% of TF1's hearing today, we are at 42%. Better still, we're currently 64% of the hearing of France 2 against 57% in 2000 and we arrive at 95% of the audience at France 3. In absolute terms, of course, the hearing of M6 is increased from 12.7% in 2000 to 10.4% today. But in ten years, the number of channels has increased with TNT. We must therefore measure the audience of all group channels (M6, W9 and channels), which has now reached 14.2%.We have therefore gained market share in a decade.

What are your predictions for the advertising market in 2010?

The rise of television advertising market is due to the very effectiveness of the media, which proved he was still the most powerful. However, after the crisis of 2009, the market still suffers from a decline of 10% compared to 2008. We hope in the second half we find these levels. It should be noted that in the meantime the offer of television has multiplied, and there is more competition on a smaller market. Despite this background, M6 has managed to improve its result. For the whole year, I do not give predictions but I can tell you that in the short term, over the months of July, August and September, the market is not bad.

In addition, W9 continues to grow very rapidly. W9 has a national audience share of 3% and 3.8% on our business targets.She continues to experience strong growth in advertising revenues and is the TNT channel most invested in advertising.

Will you return to innovate?

The M6 has always been innovative, two examples: it has been three years since we have successfully focused on cooking with "Dine With Me" and "Top Chef" of success that will continue in September. We have also developed the second generation of reality: with "Love is in the meadow", "New Star" and "Amazing Talent," which are programs to successful wide audience. The "19.45", launched last September, is already a success that should be amplified, we will pursue innovation in September with the recently highlighted the skills of French artisans.

We have also innovated with our services and VOD Catch Up TV (M6 and W9 Replay Replay).Even if these new services are growing very rapidly, we should keep. Eventually, the TV catch-up will represent between 2% to 4% of the initial hearing of the television and almost as much revenue.

M6 Will he participate in tenders issued by the CSA for the new DTT channels?

Currently, we examine the context of the tender. But be careful to balance the market in France, we are the European countries that saw the most public and private channels to develop.But the market can absorb new channels constantly.

Regarding funding, he must go after the clarification sought by the President of the Republic: government revenue for public broadcasters, private income for private channels, it is the condition of a balanced television industry.

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The Zerg, Protoss and Terrans are back. The three races battling in the legendary game of real-time strategy StarCraft landed Monday on PCs around the world after twelve years of absence. Fnac des Champs-Elysees the game will go on sale 22 hours. The first version of this futuristic war of the worlds had sold 11 million copies.

The publisher Activision Blizzard (Vivendi) is certain: Starcraft II (sold $ 60) will also be a success. During a meeting with analysts, reports the Wall Street Journal, Bobby Kotick, chief editor, said that Starcraft II was one of the "seven pillars of opportunity" of his group. Each of these "pillars" should generate between 500 million and 1 billion dollars during his life.

If Activision Blizzard does not want to reveal the cost of developing new work, the game should be very profitable thanks to increasing revenue. Beyond the 60 euros of the sale price of the base game, players will be encouraged to buy add-ons (weapons, missions) throughout its progress in the game All this, via micro-transactions online.

"Captive audience"

The advantage? "This results in recurring revenues and customer becomes captive, publishers building online communities around their titles, decrypts Richard Beaudou, video games analyst at Natixis. "This model comes from Japan and invaded Europe in two years." Gross margin games designed on this model reaches 50%, against 15-25% for conventional.

The launch of Starcraft could however be overshadowed by a lackluster.Video game sales fell 6% over the first five months of the year in the United States, according to the institute reference NPD Group. Activision Blizzard executives remain confident. "StarCraft II will not fail to customers," he assured Bobby Kotick at the E3 video games fair in Las Vegas. "Several million people are still playing the first version of the game when it was released just over ten years."

Cows

Activision Blizzard hopes to replicate the success of World of Warcraft, Call of Duty or Guitar Hero, all blockbusters. These securities have become over time real cash cows, each new version is proving to be a commercial success.The latest edition of World of Warcraft and Call of Duty have enabled the group to see its turnover soar 33% in first quarter 2010, against the current market.

On Monday in early trading, Activision Blizzard title earned 1.54%, to 11.91 dollars at the NYSE.

The Cabinet will host today at the Elysee a guest: Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of Finance and strongman of the government of Angela Merkel. Last survivor of the dinosaur era Kohl, Schäuble, 67, is both the most Francophile and most pro-European ministers in Germany. This man of iron is outspoken apostle of rigor in Germany but also in Europe.President Sarkozy and his government, which had inspired his brake mechanism to debt, lend him an ear.

This is the first time a German minister participates in a French Cabinet, a symbolic meeting to be held under the theme of "European economic governance," a topic that has divided President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

To revive the Franco-German, Paris and Berlin had decided in early February to open the meetings of government ministers of both countries. In late March, Christine Lagarde, with whom he maintains a good relationship, had attended a cabinet meeting Merkel in Berlin. Schäuble was forced to postpone his visit to the French Council of Ministers, in May, for health reasons.

It tames the suffering

This practicing Protestant was never one to panic.Some in Europe have criticized him his reluctance to rush to the aid of Greece. Schäuble dream aloud of a federal Europe. He put one on the table the creation of a European Monetary Fund. A mechanism has been adopted approached in early May by the euro area but in his absence: he had been rushed to hospital in Brussels. A poorly healed wound was nailed to a hospital bed, where he led his ministry for several weeks cash advance loan. What has not failed to feed the rumors about his departure from government.

But it has long been tamed Schäuble suffering. Minister of Interior of Kohl, his life is turned upside down in 1990, when he fell under the bullets of a balance. An avid tennis, the ambitious politician finds himself in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the chest down.His wife suggested that he give up politics. It is at the head of his department after several weeks of convalescence. And now asserts that his passion for politics has helped to overcome the ordeal, which he calls "this shit". Gray eminence of Helmut Kohl, which was also the dolphin, it was he who negotiated the contract of German reunification with East Germany.

His ambitions were often thwarted. For example, Kohl's, for which he retains a deep respect, clung to power for 16 years, only disappearing never to its advantage. In the late 1990s, Schäuble flows in the case of the CDU slush funds: he accepted 100,000 DM jars of wine a sour arms dealer to finance the party. The case forced him to resign from the head of the Conservative Party and bar him permanently road to the Chancery. Then between Merkel track.Fearing that it will make him the shadow Chancellor he preferred another candidate for the Presidency of the Republic. Merkel, who sought a strong man to hold his government partners Liberals imposed the Ministry of Finance. He has gained the nickname "Sparminator.

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Quiet weekend on Wall Street. On Friday, the U.S. stock market finished on a small increase of 0.16% at 10,451 points. The Nasdaq gained 0.11% to 2310 points while the S & P takes 0.13% to 1118 points.

Thursday already, Wall Street has ended in the green of accuracy at the very end of the day for the seventh straight session. This Friday, the meeting was a meeting of "four witches, one return is the quarterly expiration of four futures contracts: stock options, index options, futures and equity contracts index futures. The day has been less volatile than expected.

For the week, the Dow Jones gained 2.33%, the Nasdaq is 3.56% while the S & P wins 2.37%.

DSK reassuring spain

Today, no major macroeconomic appointment was expected.Investors have kept a close eye on the outcome of discussions between the IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The IMF was very reassuring to turn on the country's ability to emerge from its difficulties financières.La day, following the Summit of Heads of State in Brussels, President Nicolas Sarkozy, also ensured that there was "no concern" about the financial health of Spain and no rescue plan was the agenda.

The markets have greeted the news without euphoria.The tension seems to be but fell from a cran.Sur the foreign exchange market, the euro lost some ground late in the day after playing just above the threshold of $ 1.24 in the morning.

Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac under pressure

On the side of values, Wells Fargo (0.29% to 28.01 dollars) and Freddie Mac (who signs a beautiful cascade of -15.90% to 0.43 U.S. dollars) has announced that it indirectly affected by the spill. The default rate of loans in the affected area is progressing, particularly in the case of enterprises in the tourism sector.Wells Fargo offers 90 days additional time for payment to households and suspend foreclosures in this area.

Always on the side of values, action BP (+0.16% to 31.76 U.S. dollars) which has soared from 8% the day following the company's decision to reduce investments and increase asset sale non-strategic to 10 billion dollars, should remain in the spotlight much longer. The 20 billion of deposits to compensate victims of oil pollution in the Gulf of Mexico also had a positive effect on the group's image.

Motorola (0.97% to 7.26 dollars) will buy most of its debt and inject liquidity into the mobile handset subsidiary that intends to create by means of a split, it was learned sources familiar with the matter.

The tone rises between the administration of Barack Obama and BP. The head of the American branch of the oil company, Lamar McKay, said Tuesday at a hearing in Congress, he refused to promise the creation of an escrow account to compensate victims of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The $ 20 billion has been raised in a letter to the CEO of BP, Tony Hayward. "I am not able to tell if an account is established or not," said Lamar McKay. "I can not commit, either one way or the other"

The idea had been raised by the White House. Several members of Congress while announcing their desire to put pressure on BP to put it in receivership on payment of its dividend in order to ensure compensation for victims of the disaster, compared to a "September 11th green" by Barack Obama.

According to the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, is already preparing the risposta in the Oval Office. Barack Obama will "be forced either to reach an agreement with BP to withdraw their control of the process of claims and entrusted to an independent structure, so that people who have been harmed to obtain the money they is due, "said the spokesman. The administration is based on the polluter pays law in force in the United States, which requires BP to pay the costs of plugging the leak of oil, cleaning the polluted coastline and compensation for victims.Traveling in Pensacola Beach, Florida, Bush assured the residents affected by the oil spill that would "whatever it takes, as long as it takes to be sure that BP is paying for the damage that it has caused.

An oration

President Barack Obama has formally addressed his countrymen on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. (2:00 am, Paris time). He will be speaking from the Oval Office of the White House, space reserved for the most serious crises and whom he'd never used a speech to the nation.

A senior, Bush will announce the appointment of a person responsible for restoring long-term disaster areas by the oil spill that pollutes the Gulf of Mexico. The "czar" as the press dubbed the American mission will be to "restore the Gulf of Mexico.Not to where it was the day when the accident occurred. But to restore it to where it was years ago: to increase the life and vitality of the species, wildlife and natural beauty that characterizes the Gulf of Mexico, "said Robert Gibbs.

Barack Obama will set out above "the need to reduce our dependence vis-a-vis oil and fossil fuels" No faxing 1 hour payday loans. He will also discuss the "changes necessary for such a disaster never happens again more. According to an anonymous source, the U.S. president will "present the measures taken to protect those who suffer financially from this disaster, especially during the process of compensation."

"The tragedy was avoidable

Under pressure, BP must also face competition that dares to push it."I am convinced that the independent investigation will show that this tragedy was preventable," and called John Watson, head of oil company Chevron to members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives. The explosion and the sinking of the platform in late April Deepwater Horizon "show once again that all companies must work under the same strict safety and reliability. It is obvious that not following these rules has serious consequences, "he added.

"It is imperative that an investigation expert, impartial and comprehensive investigation takes place, because this incident represents a serious breach of standards relating to offshore drilling, for his part stressed the boss of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson .

In addition to the Chevron boss and ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Shell were present. Facing them, Lamar McKay attempted to defend his group."I want to make things clear: BP will know no rest until the wells will not be under control and that we do not understand what happened," he said.

Ficth puts his two cents

BP has several weeks to manage its bad reputation. The group would also relies on advisers to help him. The efforts required will be considerable, especially since the rating agency Fitch has come to contribute to the debate on Tuesday, lowering the notches of six notes of the British major. The latter is now BBB AA cons. Fitch maintains it under "surveillance implications". The rating agency is particularly concerned that BP may be forced by U.S. authorities to place large sums into accounts in receivership.This is the first time that the note of BP is lowered several notches by the three leading rating agencies worldwide and it falls below the AA.

At the London Stock Exchange, BP shares ended the session on a further drop of 3.78% to 342 pence while the FTSE close up on 0.30%. In New York, the action is able to earn 2.18% to 31.31 dollars during the session on a market up 1.22%.

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The National Assembly must decide on Tuesday on the bill to regulate the consumer credit. The text, which has already been approved by the Senate must pass the difficult balance between maintaining economic activity supported in part by the credit and the necessary protection of indebted households.

The number of cases filed with the commission of indebtedness that is constantly increasing. A phenomenon considered especially worrisome by the Bank of France that the population affected by the debt overhang is not the same. When creating the indebtedness committee with the law Neiertz 1989, he was helping people who had not managed their budgets: the syndrome of fever buyer where people were abusing the loan to purchase a 4X4 or high-tech products.But since the late 1990s, a new category of people are facing the problem of indebtedness, with the emergence of "new poor", that is to say who, though having a job, fail longer pay the bills of electricity or gas. And the crisis has accentuated the trend by multiplying the number of "accidents of life, including the number of households affected by unemployment, low rates payday advance. Since 2008, the Bank of France notes an increase in cases of indebtedness of approximately 16% per year.

The latest statistics released by the agency confirm this movement. 19,380 cases have been filed with the commission in February 2010. 20.5% higher than the previous month.

The Bank, however states that one should not jump to conclusions, due to some seasonality.The first months of the year are in fact traditionally the stigma of Christmas. A phenomenon in which the new text may perhaps act. It provides for a doubling of the period of withdrawal of clients (14 days instead of 7), the obligation of loyalty card stores offered an option "cash" or a limitation of revolving credit and advertising. The banks and specialized agencies should then put more emphasis on the commitment that is a credit on the ease of obtaining money.

At dawn on a trail lined with pine trees, hundreds of faces marvel at the sunrise over ridges carved Yellow Mountain, immortalized in traditional Chinese paintings. Search for a little solitude during his vacation in China is a challenge. On most sites, it is not uncommon to see the flags float guides, which announced the arrival of yet another group.

"I travel a lot, but I've never had either the opportunity or means to go abroad," Huang Yun smiled. Commercial for a Chinese company, this young woman of 29 years has never traveled child. But since she works in Shanghai, she loves from a change of pace and has swelled the ranks of Chinese visitors to their own country. These represent the vast majority of tourists visiting the Middle Kingdom.Moreover, only a minority of Chinese can afford to leave the country for holidays.

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The China National Tourism Administration has counted last year 1.9 billion domestic tourist trips to China by plane, train or car. A steady increase in sales for twenty years, thanks to higher living standards, the relaxation of regulations on interprovincial travel and the emergence of paid leave. The award of "Golden Week" by the authorities in the late 1990s, now allows the public to enjoy each year, more than four public holidays, two weeks of leave data at all, for Chinese New Year and National Day on October 1.The Law on Employment Contracts of 2008 provides between five and fifteen days of additional holiday for employees according to seniority no teletrack payday loans.

Besides the New Year with the family, the Chinese go on holiday generally organized in groups, with a busy schedule to as much as possible in four or five days. Beginning with visits to historic and natural sites, their favorite activity. The Chinese territory is seventeen times the France and has twenty-seven sites classified cultural heritage by UNESCO.The local holidays are often more affordable than those spent abroad.

Restaurants & karaoke

Nearly 40% of Chinese tourists spend each year between 100 and 500 euros for travel, 30% between 500 and 1 000, and one quarter more than 1 000, according to a survey by Ctrip, the first Chinese travel agency , which depends on the state.

If the "sacred mountains", Beijing and the Great Wall continues to attract a mass of tourists, new emerging destinations. Almost deserted in the 1990s, the tropical island of Hainan in the south, has become one of popular destinations. Even if the tan is not part of beauty of Asian middle class does not sulk pleasure to enjoy a little sea air.And always have access to a choice of restaurants and karaoke.

For more exotic destinations, the Chinese can afford a small world tour for 16 euros on the national pavilions of Shanghai World Expo, which opens on 1 May Of the 100 million expected visitors, 95% should be Chinese.

For better and for worse. The formula is devoted to marriages as a glove in Hong Kong. China, with its tremendous growth (10.7% last quarter 2009), certainly takes the resumption of the Special Administrative Region (SAR), politically subservient to Beijing but economically and financially independent. However, it also threatens to plunge the country into a spiral of overheating.

"The potential risk of forming bubbles is high," says Norman Chan, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

In China, prices are rising for several months now so excessive, and many experts are warning the country against the dangers of relapse.Mid-January, during the Asian Financial Forum, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for the establishment of measures of capital controls in Asia, stating: "Until is temporary, it probably only means to avoid the bubble shape. Beijing does nothing when the bank credit limit to 7.500 billion yuan (773 billion euros) in 2010, against 9590 billion yuan (966 billion) per annum penny.

"The Chinese spend freely"

The Government of Hong Kong is believed to be safe. But it was forgotten that the two powers "are linked by two-way interests perfectly understood one side or the other, as recalled Victor Visot, president of advisers of Foreign Trade of France.

The city is a work in progress."500 buildings out of earth each year, observes Edward Yau, Minister of Environment, pointing to the towers being built around his office. While height and meet new environmental standards, "says he, anxious to point out that 70% of the land remains wild.

Even 710,000 Hong Kong dollars (66 cash advance in one hour .700 Euros) per square meter for an apartment overlooking the sea, tearing programs like hotcakes. The mainland Chinese are the first customers of Hong Kong developers."All the establishement of Beijing and Shanghai, all top managers have a pied-?-terre here that they have or not a business, said Edward Leung, chief economist at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. They are the ones who buy goods more expensive and they have that, unlike the financial crisis of 1997-1998, house prices do not collapse. "

They invest more easily than the Chinese authorities have allowed banks on the continent to settle in Hong Kong. In the luxury shops of the Central neighborhood, one recognizes immediately the Chinese in their Mandarin while everyone here speaks Cantonese. "They have money, they spend freely and today supply 60% of sales of major brands," said Victor Visot.

After declining 20% in fall 2008, housing prices soared again, observes Helen Chan, senior economist for the government.Especially in the high end, where they rose 30% in 2009, at the same time that transactions were exploding, driven by interest rates very low (0.5% base rate).

While "the risk of a bubble is not imminent," dithers Nomura specialist on site. But it is real enough that Hong Kong officials, while saying "do not control capital movements, consider taking administrative measures to curb overheating. As they did last October, raising the deposit on the most luxurious apartments.

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