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 Paris Bourse opens up, Dexia and Veolia down

The Paris Bourse started up in early trade, supported by oil companies and banks, with the exception of Dexia receding after the release of its quarterly results.
Investors are cautious before the release of key figures of employment in the U.S. this afternoon.
At 9:30, the CAC 40 index is 0.71% at 3791.02 [...]

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 [...]

Berli Jucker coveted assets Carrefour Thailand

The Thai Berli Jucker main conglomerate said Wednesday he was keen to bid for Carrefour's local activities within the framework of its development.
"We expect the details of the tender of Carrefour, said Asavin Techacharoenvikun, CEO of Berli Jucker reporters.
Carrefour has already indicated its desire to separate its operations in Malaysia, Singapore [...]

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 [...]

New rate hike in Australia, a possible break

The Australian central bank again raised its key interest rate Tuesday by 25 basis points, bringing it to 4.5%, but stated that lending rates were now near their average, implying that it could pause in tightening monetary policy.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its decision in a brief statement.
This growth [...]

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 [...]