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Anne-Marie Couderc will take the reins of Presstalis - July 23, 2010

Anne-Marie Couderc, the current deputy director with the CEO of Lagardere Active, will be the candidate for the succession of Remy Plflimlin to head Presstalis (ex NMPP). After several days of hesitation and consideration, Anne-Marie Couderc will be the candidate of "consensus" by the Lagardere Group, operator of the largest distributor of media with 49% of its capital, to vote on the board of managers under 28 July. Its mandate should however not be limited to one year despite the change, expected by next June, the governance of Presstalis with the withdrawal of Lagardère.

His appointment is hardly surprising payday advance. Broken to the press, Anne-Marie Couderc has the ideal profile.A lawyer by training, she is vice-president of the Supreme Council Courier Press and knows exactly how it works Presstalis.

A time mentioned, the appointment of former senior official Bruno Mettling, rapporteur of the draft revision of the distributor that is the basis of work today, raised a legal issue. Immediately raised by the addition of competitor Presstalis, the Courier Lyons Press (MLP), which threatened a lawsuit in the event its name to Lagardère.

Anne Marie Couderc, asked the Buzz Media Orange-Le Figaro.

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The boss of General Electric blames China and Obama - July 3, 2010

The boss of General Electric has no language in his pocket! Jeffrey Immelt said during a dinner meeting today that China's most difficult business conditions for 25 years, the Financial Times. The leader has warned that the group he leads plans to pursue opportunities in other countries.

The British business daily said that Jeffrey Immelt has also made remarks unkind towards the Obama administration, he blames the poisonous climate in the United States. It is also concerned that regulatory changes desired by the White House have a negative impact on the fragile recovery in the United States.

But General Electric said that the remarks attributed to Jeffrey Immelt do not reflect the opinions of the group. The U.S. giant has also said that the leader was speaking at a private dinner.

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The CAC 40 en route to a seventh session up - June 17, 2010

After six consecutive sessions progress, the CAC 40 came to a halt on Thursday morning, while the major Asian stock indices were moving into the red as U.S. markets ended Wednesday night, around equilibrium, at the end of a day marked by the publication of statistics mixed.

But optimism is back on the Paris Stock Exchange: about 11 am, the CAC 40 is 0.6% to 3697 points.Since its bounce, there are seven sessions, the index rose 9.3%.

On Wednesday, world stock markets have been cooled by disappointing indicators from the United States and remain haunted by the question of public debt in Europe.

Spain after Greece

The European Union leaders are meeting this Thursday from 10:00 to Brussels for a summit devoted in principle to tighten fiscal discipline and better coordinate their economic policies but which may at least be dominated by concerns backstage around Spain, whose weight is far more important for Greece in the European economy. They should also take stock of recent stress tests passed by the European banks, particularly Spanish.

The Spanish and German press has reported a plan in preparation to provide financial assistance to Madrid.According to Spanish newspaper El Economista, the EU and the IMF are currently developing an assistance plan for the country, providing a credit line of 200 to 250 billion euros. Information belied by the European Commission.

The euro fell by his side to its highest in two weeks against the dollar at 1.2250, the fears about Spain's public finances and banking system imposed on the European currency.According to the Minister of Economy Christine Lagarde, the euro currency should be durable and strong.

Rain figures to follow

Side numbers to remember, the current account deficit of France remained stable in 2009 at 37 billion euros or 1.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), as last year, according to the annual report Bank of France on the balance of payments on Thursday.

Overseas, the meeting will still be charged: 14:30 will be published the figure for inflation in May, the current account of the first quarter and the traditional weekly claims for unemployment benefits, scrutinized closely by the world's finances as they can guide the speech by the Fed on interest rates.

At 16 hours will be unveiled the composite indicator of economic activity in May and that industrial activity in the Philadelphia area in JuneThis index is also studied carefully and exchanges tend to react strongly to this activity.

This Thursday, closes the E3 show in Los Angeles, the appointment of video gaming sector.

Tourism in the sentence

At 11:00, the presentation of the economic results of 2009 and outlook 2010 the drug industry in France will follow.

While the association of tour operators (Ceto) will present at 9:30 am the barometer Semester (1 November 2009 to April 30, 2010) of the tour operating business. Surprises are to be expected: for the first time, summer bookings should not be increased compared to last year: The indicator should show stability.A monitor then, the tourism sector on the Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Rhodia pushes his pawns in China: 4.56% to 15 euros

The chemicals group announced Wednesday the acquisition of Feixiang Chemicals for almost 400 million euros. The French now hopes to achieve one third of its revenues in Asia. The broker CM-CIC recommends purchase value (cons "ccumukler" above).

Eiffage: 12.25% to 40.6 euros The group announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Eiffarie had signed an agreement with funds for the purchase 13.73% of Autoroutes Paris – Rhine – they hold a total of 854 million euros.Natixis raised its recommendation on the value of "ease" to "neutreé and pulled up his target price of 15-38 euros.

Plastic Omnium: 2.35% to 31.78 euros The group announced a proposed takeover of Inergy Automotive Systems, a joint venture specializing in fuel tanks formed with the Belgian group Solvay.

Eramet: 3.74% to 230.2 euros A tentative agreement was reached Wednesday night to take that Gabon 4% to 5% of the mining group, while riding in the capital of its subsidiary Comilog specialist manganese we read in one of Thursday's Echo.

Veolia Environnement 0.54% to 21.5 euros (the third increase in ACC) Veolia Transportation announced Thursday it had obtained the network operating north and south of urban transport by bus from Phoenix, Arizona.The contract period of 5 years starting on 1 July and will generate a combined turnover of 386 million dollars (314 million euros), said in a statement the transport division of Veolia Environnement.

Transgene: The balance specialist therapeutic vaccines holds its general meeting this Thursday. The group specialized in immunotherapy is expected to unveil next year's final results of several of its vaccines.It could also enter new agreements with pharmaceutical companies.

GDF Suez: -0.7% to 25.76 euros The company on Wednesday signed a syndicated credit line of four billion euros in five years with 18 banks to refinance the advance lines of credit expiring in 2012.

Aeroports de Paris: 0.02% to 65.45 euros ADP Wednesday reported a 3.3% increase in passenger traffic in May over a year, contrasting with the fall of 19.1% decline in April because of disruptions related to the cloud of ash caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland.

Heavy losses on Wall Street - June 5, 2010

The U.S. equity market, which opened on a negative note on Friday, steadily widening their losses throughout the session. Around 9:00 p.m., the Dow Jones moving down 2.7% to 9977 points, below 10,000 points. The Nasdaq fell 3.36% to 2226 points and the S & P by 3.27% to 1067 points.

Investors morale in the socks while the euro hit a new low since March 2006, more than four years. The euro fell below U.S. $ 1.2 on Friday night.

On Thursday, after a meeting very nervous, Wall Street has ended on a modest increase. But this Friday, the employment numbers came out worse than expected.The U.S. economy created 431,000 more jobs than it destroyed in May, said the monthly report on employment in the department, but analysts had expected a figure much better, however, since they felt that half million net new jobs were created in May, according to their median forecast.

Yesterday, the firm always announces that EPA's own figures with a time ahead of the official statistics said that the private sector fielded in May its fourth consecutive month of net job creation (55 000).To most observers the Labor Department figures should be much higher because they include the public sector has likely hired hundreds of thousands of people to the decennial census cheap pay day loans.

Fall of oil

Euro and weak U.S. indicators are worse than expected, the oil could only suffer.

The price of black gold fell on Friday in New York at the close, the price dropping more than $ 3.A barrel of light sweet crude for July delivery finished at 71.51 dollars (-4%).

Pfizer and Dell in the crosshairs

On the side of values, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group (-1.92% to 14.94 U.S. dollars) has recalled about 400,000 units of intravenous drugs made by Indian generic group Claris and distributes it to the U.S. following a reminder from the FDA, the American drug agency.

Always on the side of values, the rating agency Standard and Poor's estimated at three years the time required for refinancing mortgage agencies Fannie Mae American (1%) and Freddie Mac to lock the bad loans they own or guarantee.For S & P, the problems are concentrated on housing loans contracted in 2006 and 2007, at a time when interest rates and purchase prices were much higher than today.

Also note, the president and founder of Dell (-2.8% to 13.4 dollars), Michael Dell, has revealed he planned to withdraw from the Stock Exchange the company he founded.

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Tax havens: Ile-de-France attack - June 3, 2010

This is an unprecedented initiative in the world. For the first time, a local authority, Ile-de-France, will require full transparency of banks and other financial institutions with whom she wants to work, and this in the context of the fight against tax havens. More specifically, the regional council asked each year to its financial partners an overview of their activities and their relationship with the 18 non-cooperative states listed by the government. So far, only the city of Helsinki had thought about such an initiative without ever materialize.This election promise, launched by Europe Ecologie then taken up by the regional president Jean-Paul Huchon, was confirmed Wednesday, and will vote at the next plenary session of June 17

The resolution provides that before proceeding with financial institutions to borrow money or to arrange a bond issue, the Regional Council will ask them to clarify their relationships with states that refuse to sign agreements of transparency and exchange of information.The first Vice-President of the Regional Council of Marie-Pierre Gontrie (SP) said that "if some banks are choosing to continue their activities in these countries, these items are taken into account in our decision," No fax pay day loans .

The idea could swarm

The regional council "will reserve the right to modify and extend this mechanism, each year, given a report monitoring its application," explains Cecile Duflot, President of European Group Ecology and Robert Leo, new regional adviser Greens -EE and former CEO of Caisse des Depots et Consignations."These elements constitute a criterion for the decision to continue or begin to use the services of these banks," they said.

During the campaign, regional, Cecile Duflot was particularly criticized for BNP Paribas' main lender of the regional council ", to" work in many tax havens like the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey and Hong Kong. "

This innovative device could make small: other regions have expressed interest as the Champagne-Ardenne, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur or the Midi-Pyrénées.

Ryanair terminates talks with Boeing - December 19, 2009

The group Ryanair has confirmed Friday it has terminated negotiations were underway with the aircraft manufacturer Boeing for the acquisition of 200 Boeing 737-800 aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2016. Not having managed to "satisfactorily concluded" discussions with the American "ended without success.

Friday, CEO of the company, Michael O'Leary has accused Boeing of "not wanting to incorporate (in the contract, editor's note) some terms and conditions now existing" between the two companies. An investment in such conditions "is not a wise or sensible use of shareholders' money," he said.

A first dividend

The surplus money from the end of the negotiations should be partially paid back to shareholders.The decision by Ryanair will cause "a big reduction in capital expenditures in 2011 and 2012, generating significant surpluses to be distributed between 2012 and 2015," said Michael O'Leary. Until now, Ryanair has never distributed a dividend.

The company insisted that the breakdown in negotiations would not affect the delivery of 112 B737-800 scheduled for the next three years, "thereby supporting the robust traffic growth in the medium term." "Perhaps in future there will be more opportunities for Ryanair and Boeing to work together in our common interest from 2013," concluded the Director General.

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The parastatal structures to the diet - December 5, 2009

They are 643 employ 370 626 people in 2010 with a budget of 43 billion euros: "operators" – the parastatal structures as diverse as employment center, the CNRS, M?t?o France and museums – have considerable weight.

For years, they served to hide the dirt under the carpet. Example, in 2007, the year the state has lost 11 244 jobs while the operators earned 13 989. "From 2007 to late 2010, the number of the 70 largest operators will be increased by 6%, while the ministries will lose 100 000 jobs.Their operating costs, they have increased 10% since 2007 "said on Thursday, Eric Woerth, the Budget Minister, before the owners of these structures.

Leaders that the Minister had specially sent to Bercy to remind them that in the context of the general revision of public policies (RGPP), their bodies are now subject to the same management rules as the State. Translation concrete in 2011, operators will not replace a retiring two. That prospect has triggered a strike in museums. However, it is more accelerated pace. 1 108 jobs have already been deleted from the operators in 2009 and 898 will follow this year (excluding employment center).

Variable pay

Another project on which Bercy wants to go to the next level: real estate. Heritage operators has finally been identified this year."We must now review the real estate strategy to meet the ratio of the state of 12 square feet per officer, while today varies from 15 to 60 square meters, Eric Woerth insisted. This will require both assignments. More broadly, based on audits conducted in certain structures, Bercy estimated that 10 billion of operating expenditure operators may decline by 10% in three years. To motivate the troops, Eric Woerth hopes that the management teams of the 70 largest agencies have always a variable in their remuneration. The State commits him to provide a single contact in each department and, especially, to formalize their contract goals.

PSA Peugeot Citro?n revises upward its forecast - November 12, 2009

The French group PSA Peugeot Citroen said Thursday the review "sharply increased" its earnings forecast for the current year, based on improving markets and the success of its new vehicles (Peugeot 206 and 3008 +, Citroen C3 Picasso). With a level of production and sales "much better oriented than expected, the group now expects an operating result close to breakeven in the second half and a cash flow (free cash flow) positive 2009.

The group claims that its production in the fourth quarter 2009 will be 30% higher than the fourth quarter 2008 and 17% over third quarter 2009.

The group had expected the month of July on a current operating loss of between 1 and 2 billion euros this year, after 836 million euros of losses in the first half.If the stated goal of achieving a balance for the current operating income came to be realized in the second half, the manufacturer could remain under the symbolic 1 billion euros over the full year 2009.

Investors were particularly well received these ads, pushing up under the PSA over 4% to 24.74 euros, head of the CAC 40.