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While its main competitor, the German Linde, announced Friday a 14% increase in quarterly profit and revenue of 7.5%, Air Liquide has nothing to be ashamed: the manufacturer of industrial and medical gases Air Liquide published on Monday morning a net profit of 750 million euros (+11%), and annual sales up 9.2% to 7.1 billion euros in the first half of fiscal 2011. The revenue growth was primarily driven by developing economies, which now generate 21% of sales activity "gas services" and where growth was 28%. Revenues in the advanced economies have increased by 7% each.

After the announcement, the stock exchange, Air Liquide shares rise from 1.57% to 97.46 euros in First Prev exchanges in a market (the Cac 40) up 0.98%, driven by the agreement reached with U.S. debt.

Despite an impact of tsunami in Japan and revolts in the Arab world, the operating margin was 16.7%, up 10 basis points over one year Payday advance. Excluding the effect of changes in natural gas prices, the margin improved by 30 basis points. Air Liquide has also reduced costs by 132 million euros, while it wants to cut more than 200 million euros over the year."In this context, and in a normal environment, Air Liquide is confident in its ability to continue in 2011 the steady growth in net profit," said CEO Benoit Potier said in a statement.

A half-year performance that is part of the strategic plan for 2015 presented in December, and expects an average annual increase in sales of 8 to 10%, higher than the expected growth of the market.

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Carrefour and its major shareholders still have progress to make to master the subtleties of samba. The merger of the Brazilian subsidiary of global distributor with the second casino, Grupo Pao de Acucar (GPA), is abandoned.

Scaffold for months in the back of its local partner Casino Abilio Diniz (President and owner of 21% of GPA), with the support of BNDES, the Brazilian equivalent of the Deposit, the project would have allowed Crossroads take control of all activities involving the two Brazilian groups. The company, known as Pao de Acucar Novo, would have made 30 billion euros in sales and held 32.3% of the local market, against 11.1% for the U.S. WalMart.

Las.The latter, entered the capital of the retailer in March 2007, when the action was worth 53 euros, have increased the project, or attempted to bounce the stock price, which dropped by half since: sale of Brazilian and Chinese subsidiaries , public offerings of real estate branch, split Dia. In vain.

Brazil lost the battle has also cast a cruel light on the performance of Carrefour in the country, its first growth opportunities ahead of China payday advance lender. Abilio Diniz revealed that the operating profitability of Carrefour Brazil was 1%, seven times less than that of GPA. Casino and pointed the loss of market share of hypermarkets in Brazil, for the benefit of supermarkets and convenience stores.If its chain of wholesale stores Atacadao is a success, Carrefour, local leader, sees its hypermarkets suffer against those of Extra, a subsidiary of ABM.

Overconfidence

After 550 million of provisions recorded by Carrefour last year as a result of accounting fraud at its Brazilian subsidiary, the latter saw his image tarnished again. The withdrawal of the BNDES also shows that Carrefour had underestimated the political power relations in Brazil, or too trusted Abilio Diniz …

If new proposed combination with GPA must be submitted to the board of Carrefour in the coming months, it would still be opposed to casino, and no political support in Brazil. This time, the independent directors of Carrefour might well make their voices heard.

They lied. This is a strange admission by Clement and Alec, the founders of La Chanson du Dimanche, the duo since 2007 Sunday night awakens the evil of Internet users in social and crazy song. Yes, they lied to their customers is a confession in the form of heartfelt cry that emerges from this interview.

Consultant bombed out of school, both graduates of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecom are two mathematicians lost time in the land of recce missions and project management. It's hard to imagine a mission, wearing, clean-shaven, explaining to a client redesign of a master plan or the establishment of a new information system … Yet they did.

They retain a bittersweet feeling, a form of disenfranchisement that tells and sings with humor generation in their thirties they belong.On the one hand a job the temptation of food and the gentrification of bohemian and the other the desire to achieve otherwise. From this point of view, Alec and his anxiety to quit pretty much sums up the feeling of all those who want to move on but do not have the courage or the opportunity to go through. Clement has not experienced these feelings. It is the most relaxed of the two and gives math class today until the next season of the Song of Sunday.

Greece must provide more work and results, said the French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who put pressure on Athens in an interview with Austrian daily Der Standard to be released this Saturday.

"Greece must deliver results and why the country must do more than during the last twelve months," said Christine Lagarde, whose name is mentioned as a successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the IMF.

Asked about her refusal of any debt restructuring, Christine Lagarde said: "We already gave Athens more time to repay its loans in the euro area is already a concession." He continued: "It is legitimate that we expected that Greece will make its share of work."

"We do not want a state of bankruptcy"

The French Minister of Economy recognizes that the Greek government has done things, "but there are still areas where things are moving too slowly", referring to privatizations. "Either Greece delivers results, then we can imagine additional help.Otherwise there is the question of how Greece is ready to play the game for its own bailout, "said ministre.Et further emphasized:" What we certainly do not want, c 'is a state of bankruptcy, a default in Europe ..

While the Greek Government discusses the rise in unemployment generated by the austerity plan, the minister reminded the unemployment rate in Spain, according to her superior to that of Greece, but where "the country still does its job, saved and managed to turn around. "

Challenge to implement a program

The rating agency Fitch, meanwhile, lowered on Friday noted the long-term debt of Greece to three notches. This is a new blow to Athens which also saw its borrowing costs on market reached a new record.Fitch lowered the rating of BB + Greek + to B, referring to the "challenge" for Greece that is the "implementation of a program of structural reform and radical tax necessary to ensure the solvency of the state and the foundations of sustained economic recovery "in the country.

"New fiscal austerity measures are necessary" to achieve that Greece's budget deficit target of 7.5% of GDP in 2011, said Fitch. The agency suggests including poor tax revenues and difficulties in implementing a privatization program.

Greece also saw its cost of borrowing on the markets at a record Friday, the rate of its ten-year bonds exceeding 16.7%. Sign that investors fear that Greece is not able to honor its debts.

The Greek prime minister said his country would repay its entire debt."We will refund the loans," said George Papandreou, whose country was granted last year a plan to help the EU and the IMF amounting to 110 billion euros to avoid it default.

But many observers believe that Greece will avoid a major restructuring of its debt, meaning pay creditors later or less than expected. But the European Central Bank precludes this scenario.

In the wake of Fitch, another rating agency S & P has for its part lowered by one notch the rating of the long-term debt of the Crédit Agricole to 'A +' cons 'AA-' before, because of its exposure Greece."We believe that the French banking group Credit Agricole is particularly prone in Greece, because of the issue of solvency and the economic outlook" of the country, particularly through its subsidiary Emporiki, S & P said in a statement.

(With Agencies)

The markets took fright on Friday night after a new European cacophony. Greece had threatened to leave the euro in discussions with the European Commission, reports the website of German magazine Der Spiegel quoted a government source in Berlin. The major European capitals have refuted this information.

"These items are a challenge, undermine the effort of Greece and the euro and serve speculative games," said the Greek finance ministry said in a statement. "We did not discuss output of Greece in the euro area, we all think it would be a stupid option," added the president of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker. "The assumption of an outflow of Greece to the euro area is completely fanciful", also assured Bercy.

Despite denials by the French, German and Greek, the single currency accelerated its decline against the dollar.Friday night shortly before 22:30, the euro lost nearly 1.4% to 1.4338 dollar. Rumor sign a new stage, and this information is disturbing. It is not surprising that the euro will weaken, "said one analyst at a U.S. bank. At the same time, the cost of insurance against a collapse of the Greek debt ("Credit default swaps, or CDS) jumped from 74 basis points to a record 1,370 basis points, according to Markit.

Meeting in Luxembourg

An emergency meeting, was held between some finance ministers from the eurozone. Jean-Claude Juncker as a German government source quoted by AFP on Saturday, it was denied solely on Greece.

"These are meetings that take place at irregular intervals, and mainly" the members of the euro area as the G20, such as France, Germany and Italy, the source said German.It argues, the discussions covered a wide variety of topics, including the regulation of financial markets, with Portugal, but also the financial situation of Greece. The Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou also confirmed to have attended the meeting Friday.

A debt restructuring envisaged Greek

According to the Greek press on Saturday, new support measures have been studied. The financial daily Naftemboriki referred to the lengthening of bonds maturing this year and in 2012, leaving Greece a breather. According to another newspaper, Kathimerini, the objectives of reducing the public deficit could also be pushed back two to four years, or interest rates in exchange for an extended break of two years, during which the country does not pay interest.

Contradictory statements are troubling indeed the euro area in recent weeks about a possible debt restructuring Greek. Lars Feld, one of economic advisers to Angela Merkel, considered by example on Sunday that the restructuring is "the only way forward so that Greece is a little relieved that creditors and help to solve the Greek problem." Jean-Claude Juncker for his part assured that this option had been ruled Friday. While stating that the possibility of a new adjustment program would be discussed at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on 16 May.

Turnover up 27%, a net profit rises 17%: Google on Thursday posted quarterly results spectacular … but not enough for Wall Street. Google saw its share fall immediately punished for earnings below expectations and rising costs.

But more than the share price is the rise of new competitors like Facebook and Apple worried. She forced Google to invest heavily to ensure its development in the social web and mobile. The group has hired 1,900 people during the quarter and announced that 2011 will be a record year in number of hires. Google has also invested in marketing to promote its new services, such as the Chrome browser, used by 120 million users worldwide.

Larry Page, co-founder of Google CEO returned in early April, was added to the message symbol.For his first appearance before analysts since his appointment, he made an appearance a few minutes introducing the conference, time to utter 398 words according to calculations by the American press. Brevity that shocked analysts but which reveals the priorities of Larry Page. "There are significant improvements to our core products and in the heart of our business, and we enthusiastically. (…) I am very optimistic about our future. "

Success of Android

These improvements will focus on the search engine, which remains a priority for Google. "We have 90 quality improvements on the engine in the first quarter," said Jeff Huber, director of commerce and local activities of Google.They focus on quality results, but also the integration of a community in its search engine with the recommendation button "1".

Emphasis is also placed on the mobile. Google has made the first Android mobile operating system, whose traffic has jumped 500% in two years. But unlike Apple, which sells its smartphones, Google does not sell phones or its Android software. Strategy: by widely Android (located on 350,000 new terminals each day), Google hopes to develop mobile Internet where it can sell advertising. This already brings in nearly $ 30 billion in fixed Internet.Already, his authority AdMob mobile advertising messages to 150 million handsets Android or iPhone per month.

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That would set the palace Boulevard without the views of the courthouse in Paris or a woman without her honor police stations? Television and cinema are big consumers of scenery, and public places can provide many. However, until now, governments were very few or very poorly organized to meet demands.
Launched in 2007, the Agency Intangible Heritage of the State (FIPA) remedy, among other things, this deficiency. This structure is responsible for enhancing inter-owned assets and intangible quickly addressed the rental of certain buildings. "Barracks, prisons, hospitals and many other public places have a great interest film, recalls Claude Rubinowicz, CEO of FIPA.Demand is strong but it takes a real professional approach to this type of benefit. "

Thus, most jurisdictions now have a focal point for handling requests for filming. Many sites traditionally closed to this type of offer, such as ECOSOC or some sub-prefectures, took the opportunity to open up. To avoid mistakes, the agency has published guides that list the legal issues to resolve. It also has standard contracts and price indications. The game is worth the candle. The shooting day is priced from 300 euros for a simple, anonymous office until 5500 euros for a prestigious venue.According to the FIPA, most of these public sites are not used 40% of the time, which makes them easy to rent and the income from these shootings are completely retained by the authority which manages the site. The sumptuous Farnese Palace in Rome, the headquarters of the Embassy of France, for example, has removed 146,000 euros to rent a house for eight days shooting the latest film by Nanni Moretti with Michel Piccoli, whose output is planned for September . The check in question has fully fund an exhibition on site.

In 2010, public spaces have hosted some 150 shootings, including 51 on sites managed by the Department of Justice (courts and prisons in particular) when they were sporadic until then. As the Department of Defense, which has the largest property portfolio in France, it should also draw growing profits from its bases, barracks and grounds.In total, in 2010, filming for the state have generated 2 million euros of revenues paid to the government. What encourage new vocations of moviegoers in the public service.

The Paris Bourse playing yoyo Monday. Already upset Friday by the earthquake and tsunami that hit on Japan, the Cac 40 fell back. After changing course several times in the morning, he sold 0.72% mid-term to 3900.59 points.

In London, the FTSE-100 5839.11 0.02% gleans points. The concern, however, is more vivid when the ignition Dax loose 0.56% to 6842.66 points.

Operators are reluctant while alarming news from Japan are linked. The Government refers to as a loss that would have a "considerable" on the national economy, adding that huge funds needed to finance the reconstruction of the areas tested.

Serious malfunctions at nuclear power plants in the region ravaged quicken concerns about the consequences of this disaster on all Japanese companies and the entire region.The Bank of Japan (BoJ) tries to calm markets by injecting funds into the financial system records. At midday on Monday, already 15,000 billion yen (131.6 billion euros) have been released. But this news has not been enough to reassure the markets of the region, primarily the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which has unscrewed from 6.18% at closing for its first full day of trading since the disaster.

Concerns from Asia should also largely occupy the mind for that day. Indeed, no major indicator except industrial production in the euro area in January, is expected Monday.It will wait until Tuesday for a news might make a difference in publishing in the U.S. index of house prices and the Fed decision on rates.

Oil and euro down

In this tense environment, oil appears down in electronic trading in Asia, the market worried about a drop in demand in the short term hit in Japan. Around 11:00, Brent North Sea crude for April delivery traded at 111.82 dollars and New York, a barrel of light sweet crude (WTI) let go two dollars to 99.16 dollars.

On the currency markets, the yen Monday morning in front flexes in other currencies. The intervention of the BoJ has helped slow the sharp rise of the yen against the dollar. Around 10:30 am Monday in Tokyo, the dollar went back to 82.20 yen after falling to 80.60 yen on Sunday, its lowest level in four months.For its part, the euro fell to 112.47 yen. Against the dollar, the European currency gained some ground. Around 11:45 am, the euro bought 1.3971 dollars against 1.3901 on Friday.

Renault, EDF and LVMH affected by the disaster

Renault: -3.15% to 39.47 euros, the biggest drop CAC 40

Nissan, Renault's Japanese partner in the Renault-Nissan, has closed four assembly plants in Japan and no site would reopen Monday. Nissan, the second Japanese manufacturer, manufactures 22% of its vehicles in the archipelago. Furthermore, the manufacturer faces a new twist in the case of alleged espionage. Dominique Gevrey, one of three security officials of the group, was remanded in custody to view this weekend.He is indicted for "organized fraud" and jailed in January following the dismissal last three frames of the group.

LVMH: -3.50% to 106.15 euros, PPR: -1.61% to 106.75 euros Hermes: -2.16% to 149.75 euros, L'Oreal: -0.70% at 81 , 07 euros

The luxury sector is likely to suffer the effects of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the north-eastern Japan. The archipelago is the second largest global luxury goods market after the United States and elbow to elbow with China. For Hermes is the first market (17% of sales) while for LVMH, representing 9% of sales. The luxury division of PPR meanwhile 16% of its turnover in Japan. L'Oreal, for its part carries about 2.5% of its turnover in the country.

Areva (-8.91% to 31.75 euros) shows the largest decrease in the CAC 40 also affected by the nuclear risks in Japan.EDF (-4.51% to 29.20 euros) is also in trouble as Scor (-2.29% to 18.82 euros).

Bolloré put on Guinea

France Telecom: -0.61% to 15.38 euros

Orange and the Kuwaiti Agility will acquire a 44% stake in mobile operator Korek Telecom Iraq, announced Monday morning the French incumbent in a statement.

Bolloré: + 0.29% to 158.95 euros

The group on Friday signed a contract worth 500 million euros with Guinea for management of container port of Conakry, the capital of the West African country, state television reported.

Sopra Group: -0.63% to 71.05 euros

The group announced its intention to hire 2,500 people in 2011 in Europe, 1600 in IDUs in France in the consulting, systems integration and software development.

Altran: + 1.22% to 4.30 euros

The French group technology consulting has reported a net income Group share loss of 26 million.The group said to be in talks to divest all of its activities in Brazil. He anticipates continued growth at a high level in France in 2011 and continued improvement of its operating margin in 2011.

Vivendi: -0.10% to 19.73 euros

The group does not invest more than 6 billion pounds (6.9 billion euros) for the redemption of the capital of SFR held by the British telephone operator Vodafone, according to the Financial Times.

Note that the bank is well oriented: Credit Agricole (3.99% to 12.13 euros) is the largest increase at Societe Generale (3.34% to 48.31 euros), followed by Natixis (+2 , 74% to 4.21 euros) and BNP Paribas (2.39% to 54.41 euros).

Wen Jiabao's speech at China's parliament on Saturday took on the appearance of mea culpa. Chinese Premier, speaking at the 3000 delegates to the NPC, met for ten days in Beijing, acknowledged that the price increase was the source of calls for protests that flourished in the country. "We need to consider price stability as the priority of our macro-economic control," he said.

During the inaugural session of the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, Prime Minister described the inflationary expectations of "problems which are closely the standard of living of the population, the overall situation and stability of the country." Rising consumer prices rose 4.9% in January over a year.The government promises to reduce it to "4%" this year.

Always fight against inflation, the Chinese authorities want to implement "a prudent monetary policy," which will require the limitation to 16% of the increase in money supply M2, which includes the aggregate of currency in circulation, accounts demand deposits and savings accounts.

Avoid the shock wave

Even if the Prime Minister made no reference to the popular liberation movements that are shaking the Arab world, his speech illustrated the authorities' concern to avoid any risk of spread to China. "Some issues that are subject to strong reactions among the population have not been resolved completely.Food security is poor and some sectors are vulnerable to corruption "he acknowledged.

To fight against these problems, the government would "continue to pursue a policy stimulus. Efforts will focus on "rural development", "improving the level of the population" and developing "social sectors".

According to this discourse that determines the main directions for the country's official year, "the educational resources and lack of quality medical and their distribution is uneven." Moreover, "the property prices have recorded an excessive increase in some cities," said Wen Jiabao, who promises to develop social housing."Social contradictions raised by the illegal requisition of land and demolition of illegal houses have multiplied," he added.

Target of 8% growth

These investments will be in a GDP growth of around 8% this year and an annual increase of around 7% over the next five years. These figures, which marked a slowdown from the 11.2% GDP growth recorded during the last five years had already been discussed by Wen Jiabao in late February at the Forum on China Internet.

Despite continued efforts to invest, the government wants to reduce the budget deficit will be contained in "about 2% of GDP".

Warning against the challenge

When the Prime Minister recognized the inequality at the source of disputes, an editorial published by the Beijing Daily, official newspaper of the Communist administration, launched a warning against the calls for protest. "Everyone knows that stability is a blessing and a curse chaos," said the newspaper stating that the "disorder" that has shaken the Arab world "has led to a massive disaster for the peoples of these countries." "It is worth noting here or abroad, some individuals feeding on ulterior motives trying to trigger chaos in China, using the Internet to foment illegal gatherings," it said.Following an appeal to all Chinese citizens so that they "conscientiously protect the harmony and stability".

In recent weeks, dozens of Chinese dissidents have been arrested and police have threatened to deprive alongside dozens of visas to foreign journalists if they continue to cover "illegally" appeals from sites based abroad.

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BNP Paribas is continuing its shopping. While the French bank has become the second European bank following the acquisition of Fortis at the height of the crisis, she joins a company controlled by Belgian financier Albert Frere to launch a takeover bid of 1.5 billion euros over the minority shares of Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP), according to the Belgian authorities. BNP Paribas and Albert Frere already hold, directly or through their joint holding Erbe, 67.3% of NPC.

In financial terms, the offer is launched by the company Fingin, totally controlled by Erbe, and relates to the 28.3% stake in NOC currently held by minority investors (the remaining 4.4% are treasury CNP) . According to the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA) in Belgium, offers Fingin 48.64 euros per share NOC, is listed on the Belgian BEL 20 index.The action NOC having closed Thursday at 40.31 euros on the Brussels Stock Exchange, the offer price represents a premium of well over 20%. The operation would be a bargain: some analysts value the NOC to a higher intrinsic value 51.90 euros per share.

Accordingly, the holding company NOC, which covers in particular its interests in the unlisted sector would be delisted. And withdrawal could kick off a broader reorganization of the galaxy Belgian billionaire Albert Frere, a sphere with multiple stages.

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