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The company Google does not know the crisis. While the advertising market shows first signs of weakness, the Internet giant announced an increase of 33% of its sales in the third quarter. Its revenues reached 9.72 billion dollars, drawn at 96% advertising.
Strong growth, Google has also attempted to control costs. Spring and [...]
From our special correspondent in London this small affable man with a mustache in suit and tie eight months ago was still at the heart of the Libyan regime of Colonel Gaddafi. Chokri Ghanem presided over the national oil company, NOC, key partner for foreign producers. Yesterday and Tuesday, Ghanem was in London one [...]
The debt crisis, keeps on producing its adverse effects. The fear of a default of Greece signs more tangible economic downturn and the announcement of the collapse of Dexia, the first European victim of the banking crisis in public finances were plunging markets. In Paris the CAC 40 2.61% currency to 2850.55 points. The [...]
After long hesitation, the Paris Stock Exchange chooses green. The CAC 40 ended on Tuesday on a rebound of 1.41% to 2894.93 points. Madrid won 2.53%, 2.19% Milan, Frankfurt and London 1.85% 0.87%.
But the tension remains extremely strong on the European stock markets. The benchmark index in Paris has played yoyo all [...]
The consumers had been warned: the prices of dresses, T-shirts and jeans were climbing in 2011, following the outbreak of cotton. To be able to buy as many clothes, they look to sign first prizes, observed the French Institute of Fashion (IFM). During the first five months of the year, sales of women's clothing [...]
Guillaume Pepy, SNCF president, participated in the assault of Russian Railways, which it wants to sell its expertise in high-speed train. He promised the boss of Russian Railways SNCF Participations that "the tender to be announced in late 2011 to build a high-speed line between Moscow and St. Petersburg," he said Monday in an [...]
The IMF sounded the alarm. While Democrats and Republicans are struggling to agree on raising the ceiling of U.S. debt, estimated at 14,300 billion, the International Monetary Fund suggests a "severe shock" to the United States if no agreement is found time. Indeed, if MPs fail to agree before 2 August, the country could [...]
According to final figures, the Dow Jones Industrial Average took 152.50 points to 12,724.41 points, its highest closing level in over two months, and the Nasdaq, dominated by technology, 20.20 points at 2834.43 points. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 rose 1.35% (or 17.96 points) to 1343.80 points.
The New York Stock [...]
Professionals of the solar French looked forward to these provisions since the beginning of the year. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet for Le Figaro reveals new rules for large installations in excess of 100 kilowatts peak (kWp) more than 1000 m2 of photovoltaic panels. They go through a series of tender whose final details were refereed this [...]
This is a record for Le Figaro and a record for news sites. In May 2011, The Figaro.fr exceeded 8 million unique visitors monthly, according to figures released Thursday by Médiamétrie / / NetRatings. At the high for the 31st time in three years, the gate ahead and Orange News (6.39 million unique visitors) [...]