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 [...]
Puma has waived its annual forecast of taxable income due to the potential cost of litigation in Spain, after posting interim results below expectations.
During a conference call, Jochen Zeitz's chief executive, said that "it would not be prudent" to maintain its pre-tax profit target given the potential costs associated with the lawsuit brought [...]
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 [...]
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" [...]
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 [...]