The Montreal company said Wednesday a profit of $ 44.5 million attributable to equity shares, compared with $ 43.6 million in 2009. This benefit excludes the amount paid in dividends to preferred shares. By participating share, earnings were $ 0.55, against $ 0.53 last year. Consolidated revenues were stable at Transcontinental $ 570M, while organic [...]
Dec 8 2010 | Posted in
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The increase in activity in the service sector accelerated in November in the United States, according to the index of purchasing managers of the professional organization ISM published today, which rose to 55.0% against 54.3% in October. The ISM “non-manufacturing” increased 0.7 points in relation to the previous month and stood at 55.0%. November is [...]
Dec 3 2010 | Posted in
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NEW YORK – On Monday it is expected that strong cyber activity will generate an increase of 10% online consumers than last year, according to a U.S. organization plans Guild retailers. About 106.9 million Americans plan to shop online this day, known as “Cyber Monday” compared with 96.5 million people who did last year, according [...]
Nov 29 2010 | Posted in
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Millions of Americans flocked to stores on Black Friday, an event crucial for U.S. retailers. Many businesses opened their doors at night, hoping to lure customers with offers at reduced prices. The Day of Black Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, is traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season. This year, consumers spend [...]
Nov 27 2010 | Posted in
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Today Americans celebrate the Day of Thanksgiving in the United States and markets are slow compared to the event, however, it will happen tomorrow the famous Black Friday, the day most of the shops of the American nation , lower their prices. Taking the name because traders see the numbers on their finances go from [...]
Nov 25 2010 | Posted in
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The US group Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH), the owner since last May, Tommy Hilfiger, strengthens its position in Europe with the creation of a new division that will take control of the Arrow brand in the entire European market. In Spain, Arrow is currently distributed by Gomez de Zamora. Gómez de Zamora sources said it is waiting [...]
Nov 15 2010 | Posted in
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Gathered in a meeting yesterday evening at the Hotel Boulevard, blue collar workers of the City of Sherbrooke have studied the employer’s offers, in addition to linger on a cons-amended proposal. After a secret ballot, the 250 unionized workers have opted to drop 97% of this new proposal, which they should reassure their employer. “The bosses [...]
Nov 14 2010 | Posted in
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Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law has removed Petrus restaurant from the chef’s company fold, switching its address to his home in London’s Mayfair and appointing his son Adam as a fellow director. Chris Hutcheson made the changes on Nov. 3, Companies House filings show, two weeks after he was fired as chief executive of Gordon Ramsay Holdings. [...]
Nov 12 2010 | Posted in
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The man considered the patriarch of the main mafia clan Montreal, Nicolo Rizzuto, 86, was murdered at his home Wednesday night, in the north of the city, said the television Radio-Canada and TVA. A spokesman for the Montreal police, which was near the scene of the murder, confirmed that a man had been hit by [...]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Former German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, recalls he said he never told the former U.S. president he would support him for triggering the war in Iraq Who is right? Only history knows. The fact is that George W. Bush and Gerhard Schröder did not agree on the attitude of the former German chancellor during the months that preceded the [...]
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