Archive for July, 2010
July 31, 2010
Michelin announced a net profit in the first half, when it was lost a year earlier and said he expected a continued rebound in demand for tires in the second half of the year. The group, world leader with Japan's Bridgestone, has reached the first six months of 2010 ...
July 29, 2010
AstraZeneca announced the doubling of its program of share buybacks in 2010, encouraged by the publication of strong results and after the green light given by an expert panel of the U.S. Food Brilinta its anticoagulant, a blockbuster potential. The title earned more than 4% on the London Stock ...
July 28, 2010
Nexans Account return to profit on its overall performance, with a rebound expected sales in the second half after posting another loss during the first six months of the year. The group now expects an operating margin of 4.5% over the whole year after reaching its target of 4% ...
July 26, 2010
FedEx raised its earnings forecast for the current quarter and the full year, citing higher than expected growth in volumes from its two main divisions, Express and Ground. The U.S. company now expects annual earnings per share from 4.60 to 5.20 dollars, against 4.40 to 5.00 dollars allocated so ...
July 24, 2010
The truck manufacturer Scania said on Friday quarterly profit before tax greater than expected and provides sustained delivery of vehicles over the next three months. The group resumed and after a difficult period, marked by falling demand due to global economic recession. Scania has released its results after ...
July 22, 2010
European shares ended sharply higher, thanks to good corporate results and the publication of U.S. statistics reassuring. In Paris the CAC 40 index finished up sharply from 3.05% or 106.65 points to 3600.57 points. Prices were supported by bank stocks, sector index ended with a gain of 3.16%, ...
July 21, 2010
Accor announced Wednesday the creation of a hotel investment fund in India with InterGlobe to accelerate its development in the country. The fourth global hotel group has made India and China its main axes of development in Asia. The French group said in a statement that the agreement ...
July 19, 2010
Oil closed up for the first time in four sessions on Monday on the New York market, thanks to gains on Wall Street and tightness in the refining world following the closure of a major Chinese port. The contract on August U.S. light crude ended on an increase of ...
July 16, 2010
Bank of America and Citigroup reported earnings above expectations, due to a drop in credit losses, but prospects are uncertain declines in their share price. As at JPMorgan Chase, which published its accounts on Thursday the results of Citi and BofA in the investment bank emerged down, which does ...
July 15, 2010
Novartis AG Thursday unveiled figures slightly better than expected second quarter 2010 but has attracted attention in revising upward its forecasts for the current year. Thanks to strong sales of vaccines, the group now expects growth at constant exchange rates, its revenues would fall between the middle and upper ...