Wall Street could increase these gains this week

After a sharp rebound this weekend, the U.S. equity markets could continue their success as long as the economic outlook continues to improve.
Friday's announcement of job cuts less than expected in August in the U.S., released after a few macroeconomic indicators better than expected the previous day, was enough to close markets for [...]

The industrial orders increased in June in the euro area

The industrial orders in the eurozone rose slightly more than expected in June, according to statistics released Tuesday by Eurostat.
The control inputs in the sector rose 2.5% from May and 22.6% compared to June 2009.
Economists and analysts polled by Reuters had forecast average for June increased 1.5% from May and up [...]

Alcatel-Lucent is still on track despite stock shortages

Alcatel-Lucent confirms its annual targets despite the impact, for the second straight quarter, problems associated with shortages of components in the industry.
The telecoms equipment has limited the impact of these shortages on its quarterly results and has released figures broadly in line with expectations, but in return it has consumed more cash to [...]

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 [...]

Nissan aims to double the autonomy of its first hybrid vehicle

Nissan Motor said target a nearly two-fold increase of the autonomy of its first internally developed hybrid car compared to petrol models, while keeping its costs as low as possible through a simple single engine.
The third Japanese automaker, with French automaker Renault holds 43%, is expected to launch its year-end sedan "Infiniti M" [...]

Tokyo stocks end down 2.04%

The Nikkei ended down 2.04% Wednesday, falling to a low of seven months due to a strong aversion to risk caused by both the decline posted Wednesday on Wall Street and by the disturbing news in from China.
The Nikkei lost 191.04 points to 9,191.60 and the broader TOPIX, surrendered 13.03 points (1.55%) to [...]

Markets tense before a deadline for key banks

Financial markets are again under tension, as investors worried always the budgetary situation of the euro area and the funding of banks in the region that ends Thursday, so an important program refinancing established by the European Central Bank (ECB) last year.
The financial institutions in the euro area will thus have to reimburse [...]

The United Kingdom increases VAT

The British finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday that Parliament would pass the VAT from 17.5% to 20% from next January in the United Kingdom, a measure that will bring 13 billion pounds per year (15.6 billion euros).
A tax on the turnover of banks
The minister, who presented a budget "emergency" [...]

3 members of the CA Alstom UK arrested for corruption

Three members of the Board of Directors of Alstom in the UK have been placed in custody on suspicion of corruption, money laundering and false accounting, announced the Serious Fraud Office UK.
The arrests came after raids on nine sites of Alstom, said the SFO.
The British authorities suspected payment of bribes, kickbacks [...]