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 [...]

Philips raises its margin target for 2010

Philips has raised its margin target for 2010 after better than expected results for the second quarter driven by strong sales in emerging markets.
The Dutch consumer electronics was confident of being able to exceed its margin target of 10% EBITA before exceptional items this year as he previously thought just to reach this [...]

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" [...]

The number of cuts for unpaid gas explodes

Some 300,000 consumers in 2010 could face a cut of their supply of natural gas, due to inability to pay their bills, 30 times more than in 2008, the company said Monday GrDF, manager of network distribution of natural gas .
"The number of cases of unpaid breaks to grow from 10,000 in [...]

The phrase du jour – The postponement of the carbon tax, "a crime against humanity"

Former Socialist Prime Minister Michel Rocard on Wednesday described as "very bad news" the indefinite postponement of the carbon tax saying that "in ten years," we speak of "crime against humanity" about those who have "fallen behind".
Read also: Why is the government fell on the carbon tax And also: "A carbon [...]