DSG sales supported by the World Cup and the iPad

DSG International on Thursday reported quarterly sales in line with expectations, benefiting from strong demand for the iPad, the digital tablet from Apple, and televisions during the World Cup soccer.
The number two European distributor of consumer electronics has shown, however, worried about the economic outlook, even if he says well positioned.
The [...]

Iliad picking the fruits of recovery of Alice in H1

Iliad Tuesday reported a significant improvement in profitability in the first half thanks to a quicker recovery than expected from its subsidiary, Alice, restructuring since it was bought 18 months ago.
The Internet service provider, which owns the brand Free, has published a net profit of 171.4 million euros, signing an improvement of 27% [...]

U.S. Aerospace protested against his dismissal for tanker

U.S. Aerospace, a California aerospace equipment manufacturer that created a stir by announcing last month will participate in the tender for the giant tanker contract from the U.S. Army, this week filed an appeal after dismissal of his application.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. equivalent of the Court of Auditors, met Monday [...]

Time Warner has exceeded expectations and raised its forecast

Time Warner publishes a quarterly profit above Wall Street expectations after posting the largest increase in sales for two years.
It also raised its forecast for the full year, saying that now rely on an increase of at least 20% of its current earnings per share.
The U.S. media group has achieved in [...]

Singapore Airlines believes in the continued recovery

Singapore Airlines, world's second largest airline by market value, said that the resumption of passenger and freight is expected to continue in the near future, having reported earnings above expectations for the first quarter.
The group reported a net profit of 253 million Singapore dollars (143 million euros) for the quarter April to June, [...]

Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb beating the consensus

U.S. Laboratories Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb on Thursday posted quarterly results above expectations, despite a tighter price controls in Europe, fluctuations in exchange rates and costs of health reform in the U.S. .
Eli Lilly has taken its game in the second quarter thanks to cost control and higher prices in the U.S. [...]

The quarterly sales above expectations by Burberry

The UK retailer specializing in luxury Burberry Tuesday reported a turnover exceeding expectations under its first fiscal quarter due to strong demand in Asia and Europe.
Turnover rose 24% to 282 million pounds (337 million euros) for the period April to June, excluding currency effects and taking into account the restructuring of its Spanish [...]

European markets up, Paris is 6.16% in one week

European shares finished higher for the fourth consecutive session, despite fears expressed by some analysts see a recovery in equity markets to end soon in Europe.
The Paris Bourse closed up 0.46% to 3554.48 points.For the week, the benchmark index of the Paris market gained 6.16%, its largest weekly increase in a year, as [...]

Wall Street down slightly from the statistics of the day

U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors questioned the soundness of the economic recovery, although the numbers of registered unemployed, less than expected, came to make a positive impression on the market.
A few minutes after the start of trading, the Dow Jones lost 0.38% to 10,259.59 points while the Standard & Poor's [...]

The annual profit of the Credit Mutuel soaring

Crédit Mutuel in 2009 reached a very high profit rise to 1.83 billion euros, compared to 440 million euros in 2008, thanks to improved financial markets, according to a statement released Wednesday.The year 2009 was "satisfactory and places us in terms of results at the 3rd largest French banks," commented Stephen Pflimlin, chairman of [...]