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 [...]

Wall Street ends sharply higher

The NYSE closed up 1.66% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial 30 165.52 points to 10,151.33 win points.
The S & P 500 is broader, took 17.39 points, or 1.66% to 1064.61 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 34.94 points for his side (1.65%) to 2153.63 points.
These data are likely to vary [...]

The FSA imposed a fine of 1.5 million pounds at SocGen

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has imposed Wednesday at Societe Generale fined 1.5 million pounds (1.9 million euros) for deficiencies in its reporting procedures.
The UK control of financial markets said in a statement the "seriousness" of the failings in the French bank in terms of reporting on financial transactions.
She adds that [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Towards a slow recovery cycle for French property

The interim results of French property has been marked by a slight overall decline in rental income in a consumer environment "soft" and wait for business.
The leaders and industry experts believe, however, after two years of falls, rents in prime (good quality and well placed) are stabilizing.
However, in the absence of [...]

Novartis raised its forecast for 2010

Novartis AG Thursday unveiled figures in line with expectations in the second quarter of 2010 but has attracted attention in revising upward its forecasts for the current year.
The laboratory in Basel now expects growth at constant exchange rates, its revenues would fall between the middle and upper range of a single-digit rate (excluding [...]

The ECB validates the Greek project funds to support banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday approved the project in Greece to create a fund of ten billion euros to support banks.
Athens has put in place by the end of a new Financial Stability Fund (FSF) to help its banks that are suffering from increasing bad debts, degradation of the country's sovereign [...]

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" [...]

Technip will pay $ 338 million for litigation in the USA

Technip will pay 338 million dollars (275 million euros) to settle litigation with the U.S. authorities on suspicion of having bribed Nigerian officials to win contracts in Nigeria, announced the Department of Justice.
Technip pay $ 240 million in criminal restitution and $ 98 million to settle lawsuits brought by the Securities and Exchange [...]