The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost stable

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost in equilibrium, gaining 0.08% on Wednesday, supported by company results satisfactory, despite some disappointments, such as Honda Motor, whose performance Quarterly did not meet expectations. </ p> The Nikkei gained 7.28 points to 8809.79 points and the Topix, broader took 2.69 points (+ 0.36%) to 757.96 points. </ p> [...]

The week ahead on Wall Street may well look more or less to the previous, combining volatility and nervousness, the crisis of European sovereign debt remaining in all minds.
This week has the distinction of being a shortened session on Thursday is a public holiday in the United States where we celebrate the Thanksgiving [...]

The new car registrations in the EU fell by 1.8% in October to 1.005 million units, said Wednesday the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA).
If we add also the data from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, the decline was slightly less marked, to -1.4%.
Over the period from January to October, registrations show [...]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.69% Monday as investors took profits after a Japanese monetary authorities intervene against the soaring yen.
The Nikkei lost 62.08 points to 8,988.39 and the Topix, larger yielded 7.37 points (0.96%) to 764.06.
The Bank of Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets to counter speculation that makes [...]

The acquisition of Synovate weigh on Ipsos in Q4

Ipsos said Wednesday that the purchase of Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis, would cost between one and two percentage points of growth over the last three months of 2011 and probably in the first quarter of 2012.
Research firm, which also reported a slowdown in activity in the third quarter, does not [...]

How Coca-Cola has lost the battle on sodas lights

The National Assembly on Friday passed two taxes on soft drinks, including one on drinks with sweeteners. And despite a lobbying "scary" Coca-Cola, who may have done too much. The fee for sodas sweetened products will bring 240 million euros, the lights on 40 million.
Coca-Cola has lost. The National Assembly approved Friday the establishment [...]

Greece is tackling tax evasion in Switzerland

The Greek leaders meet with their counterparts in Switzerland next week to finalize an agreement on the Greek capital flight to Bern. It goes from 8.86 to 9 euros gross time to reach 1,365 euros for 35 hours, or about 1,073 euros net per month.
The Greek Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance, [...]

The count-down continues until the board of Dexia

Discussions on the future of Dexia continued Saturday in Brussels and Paris to an agreement on the orderly dismantling of the Franco-Belgian bank, the first victim of the European debt crisis.
Originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, a decisive meeting of the board of the group was delayed until Sunday to give negotiators more time. [...]

What future for the investment bank UBS after the fraud?

The pressure to sell the investment bank will increase further following the discovery of a fraud involving two billion dollars in the facility.
A 31 year old man was arrested Tuesday morning in London to a folder on unauthorized transaction, which could result in a loss for UBS in the third quarter.
The [...]

Nissan Infiniti cars built in Europe

Nissan's Infiniti brand will announce Wednesday a proposal to build a high-end compact car in Europe in recent years, making it the first Asian luxury brand to build locally, Reuters reported on Wednesday sources close to the matter.
The car, based on a flexible architecture provided by the partner Daimler, will probably not built [...]