The two French IT companies have announced sales up 4.1% and 7.1% on a constant basis. Sopra sound the alarm on a likely slowdown in year-end. Steria has achieved third quarter sales of 412 million euros, up 4.1% at constant scope. In France, sales were up 4.4% to 130.8 million euros.Growth is happening behind that achieved [...]
The transatlantic exchange operator NYSE Euronext, which is to merge with its German rival Deutsche Börse, recorded in the third quarter up 56% of its net profit to 200 million, driven by volatility the markets. Reported per share, net income was 76 cents against 49 cents a year earlier, according to a statement released Thursday. [...]
The trend towards the Paris Stock Exchange on Thursday and was reversed after opening sharply down, the odds grew at midday (1.92%) carried by the bank recovery and by rumors of cancellation of the referendum Greece due to the political crisis in Athens. At 24:55 (11:55 GMT), the CAC 40 gained 64.34 points to 3173.22 [...]
After her tumble the day before the Paris Stock Exchange has long remained undecided on which way to go before settling in the green thanks to the positive opening on Wall Street and expectations of support ads the U.S. economy by the Fed. After the panic that blew yesterday on European stock markets, concern remained [...]
The Japanese company specializing in electronics Sony warned , Wednesday, November 2, now that he expected to finish the fiscal year from April 2011 to March 2012 on a large deficit. Sony thinks finish the year with a net loss of 90 billion yen (820 million) with a turnover that is likely to be less than 700 billion yen [...]
“The contraction in manufacturing activity in the Eurozone accelerated in October,” is the title of the latest survey by the Markit Economics published on Wednesday. The final sector PMI stood below the 50, boundary between the zone of expansion and contraction, and this for the third consecutive month to 47.1 against 47.3 in the flash estimate. This [...]
* Decrease of 0.5% in September, up 0.2% in Q3 * Soft Outlook for Q4 in a climate of anxiety (Updated with economists, background, link) PARIS, Oct. 28 (Reuters) – French consumer spending on goods fell by 0.5% in September, a decline which reinforces the prospect of low growth in the third and fourth quarters while [...]
After opening on a positive note, always carried by the anti-crisis plan of the euro area, the Paris Bourse is passed back close to even in mid-session, dropping 0.14% to 3363.78 points. After starting his session on a rise of 0.36%, supported by the Europe Agreement to end the crisis in the eurozone , the CAC [...]
The cost of Italian government bonds to 10 years Friday has exceeded 6% for the first time since the launch of the euro, reflecting persistent concerns of some investors in the wake of the Brussels agreement on the debt crisis. Analysts saw the award of the Italian Treasury as the first real test of market [...]
The group openly criticized the freeze on gas prices in France, which will cut the results of 400 million euros this year. GDF Suez has raised its voice on Thursday, facing the French and Belgian governments openly criticizing the freeze on gas prices in France, which will cut the results of 400 million euros this [...]
