August 22, 2010
The investors said they would remain on their guard this week on U.S. markets, while trading volumes should be low and Wall Street is full of doubt and fear of seeing new signs of economic deterioration. Stepping back from 0.7% last week, the S & P 500 posted its ...
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 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 ...
July 14, 2010
The German automaker BMW has raised its profit forecast Tuesday and sales volume for 2010, highlighting the better than expected results from its automotive business. In exchange, the share gained 7.4% to 41.80 euros at midday, while that of its competitor Daimler clinching 4.6% 0 43.47 euros. Profit ...
July 12, 2010
UK recession was more severe than feared and the economy would have contracted in the first quarter of 2010 if the government had not spent much, show official figures released Monday. The National Statistics Office has maintained its estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) rising 0.3% over the first ...
July 1, 2010
Car sales in the U.S. fell in June from the previous month and the major manufacturers do not believe in for the second semester, they foretold the return earlier this year. The American automotive market, the world's second largest after China, shows a slowdown similar to that suffered by ...
June 30, 2010
The economic sentiment improved slightly in June in the eurozone after a sharp decline the previous month, official data showed, suggesting an easing of fears of debt crisis in the region. The economic sentiment index stood at 98.7 in June, against 98.4 in May, announced Tuesday the European Commission. ...
March 24, 2010
Alstom has announced an additional order for 23 regional trains Régiolis SNCF, for a total of about 135 million euros. This command, for regions Basse-Normandie (15 trains) and Haute-Normandie (eight trains) is part of the contract signed October 27 with the SNCF, financed by the French regions. The ...