Archive for December, 2009

The Paris Stock Exchange opens down

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in economy, features, finance, international, people | Comments Off

For the sixth straight time on Tuesday, the CAC 40 ended in green yesterday, up from 0.33% to 3959.98 points, but failed in his attempt to reach the 4,000 ... Read more..

Upturn for youth unemployment

Saturday, December 26th, 2009 Posted in economics, features, life, online, top news | Comments Off

It's a nice Christmas present. Thursday we learned that unemployment among young people (under 25) fell 0.9% in November. This decline is particularly marked among men (- 1.3%). "It ... Read more..

Oil: rising demand will be weak

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in events, features, finance, top news, world | Comments Off

OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries, has decided as expected to maintain current levels of oil production at its annual meeting, held for the first time in Angola. ... Read more..

Digitized books: the French court condemns Google

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in business, international, life, special, top news | Comments Off

For all the French publishers, it is a first victory. The Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris on Friday banned Google to continue scanning books without permission. The U.S. ... Read more..

The reform of the Post in March postponed

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in economy, finance, life, online, world | Comments Off

This is a slight reversal done discreetly. An amendment to Article 1 of the bill on the changed status of the Post provides an entry into force of the ... Read more..

Two good statistics in the United States

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in business, economy, international, online, world | Comments Off

Retail sales in the U.S. rose 1.3% in November compared to October. This figure, seasonally adjusted, published by the Commerce Department in Washington on Friday has been found to ... Read more..

ACC back below the 3800 points

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in economic, economy, events, news, people | Comments Off

The CAC 40 ended down 1.43% at 3785.30 points. Other European stock markets also closed in the red: the Footsie in London has yielded 1.65%, the Frankfurt DAX 1.66% ... Read more..

The toy store to hypermarket deal

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in business, economics, people, special, top news | Comments Off

Last Thursday, 9 30 pm, near the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. In this toy store in La Grande Recre, a grandfather looking for a miniature kitchen for her grand-daughter ... Read more..

The Paris Bourse forge ahead

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in economic, events, finance, life, people | Comments Off

Around 12 hours, the CAC 40 in advance from 1.85% to 3748.16 points. Monday evening, the conglomerate Dubai World has announced a forthcoming restructuring of some of his companies, ... Read more..