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For the 9th consecutive year, the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) publishes its list of the companies in which to work in Europe. With a small change this year: the two traditional classifications of societies and more than 500 employees, has added the business called "multinational". Test required to integrate this category have been nationally ranked "business in which to work" in at least three countries.

Filed in 16 countries throughout Europe, Microsoft wins first place in the top 25 multinational companies. The U.S. computer giant is closely followed by two compatriots: the biotechnology company Amgen (Applied Molecular Genetics) and the food group Mars.

The U.S. stock market should open up on Wednesday. Futures on Standard Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 advanced in effect respectively from 1.14% to 1323.50 points and 2336.50 points to 1.10%. Tuesday, despite a warning issued recently in the United States on sovereign debt, the New York Stock Exchange was closed in the green. The market had been carried by a handful of positive indicators, including the rebound number of building permits granted and housing starts in the U.S. in March, and earnings above expectations of Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson .The Dow Jones gained 0.53% to 12,266.75 points, the Nasdaq 0.63% to 2306.77 points and the Standard & Poor's 0.57% to 1312 points.

On the foreign exchange market, the single currency rebounded, returning more than $ 1.44 the day after a sharp decline, helped by faster growth in activity in the euro area in April and the success of a Greek bond issue. Around 11:20 in Paris, the euro stood at 1.4477 dollars against 1.4334 dollars late Tuesday.

For his part ounce of gold surpassed $ 1,500. The yellow metal has in fact touched 1,500.70 dollars in Hong Kong Wednesday. His role as a safe intensifies as inflation and pressure on European and American debts are increasing.

On the macroeconomic front, except the American flag on home resales in March, no other figure is expected.However, corporate earnings will continue to lead the market.

Light on the technological

The side of values, the technology sector should indeed be at the party after the right figures published by two American giants, Intel and IBM-have for the first quarter pleasantly surprised investors by announcing better than expected results.World No. microprocessors, Intel has indeed released Tuesday after the close of Wall Street net income up 29% and higher expectations for the first quarter to 3.2 billion, a figure matched business "record" due to strong growth in all sectors.

For its part, the Internet portal américainYahoo! always said Tuesday after closing a marked decline in its profit and its turnover in the first quarter, mainly because of falling revenue from sponsored sites. The benefit of Yahoo has far exceeded analyst expectations of $ 223 million (-28%). The group's turnover fell from 24% to $ 1.24 billion.

Also note, according to Bloomberg, Bank of America (BAC) may split its private equity division estimated at 5 billion.For his part, Polaris Industries (PII) announced the acquisition of Indian Motorcycle for an unspecified amount.

Core Laboratories of his side recorded a first quarter revenue of $ 207 million up 10% over a year and expects a turnover of 215 to 220 million dollars for the second quarter.

CSX Corp. has announced first quarter earnings of $ 1.06 per share up 36% over a year and a turnover of 2.8 billion up 13%.

Juniper Networks also unveiled for the first quarter earnings per share of $ 0.32 and revenue of $ 1.1 billion up 21% year on year.For the current quarter, Juniper visa earnings per share 0.31 to $ 0.34 and sales from 1.13 to 1.18 billion dollars.

NRG Energy has announced its withdrawal from Phases 3 and 4 of the South Texas Project, and will depreciate its entire investment in Nuclear Innovation North America in the first quarter for $ 481 million before taxes.

Today investors expect another round of quarterly results to Wall Street. They watched figures including United Technologies, AT & T Wells Fargo or American Express.

For this last week's meeting, the CAC 40 struggled to take off, after surging 1.41% on Thursday. The index in Paris rose 0.20% to 3976.95 points. In London, the FTSE rises 0.33% to 5900.57 points while in Frankfurt the Dax advance of 0.12% to 6942.03 points.

The caution is when the problems of sovereign debt of countries of the European Union back to haunt the markets. Fitch and Standard & Poor's (S & P) lowered the rating of sovereign debt by two notches from Portugal, because of "increased political uncertainty" that has shaken the country since the resignation of Prime Minister Jose Socrates.

European leaders are meeting just since Thursday in Brussels to find a way to fly to the rescue of the country and avoid a domino effect.They endorsed the night of Thursday to Friday a comprehensive system of defense against crises of debt that carries the actual capacity of the Fund's lending support to countries in the Eurozone in trouble from 250 to 440 billion euros.

The Japanese nuclear supervision

In addition, the Japanese nuclear situation remains worrying. This Friday, the operator of the plant in Fukushima, Tepco, said that the work of rehabilitation of the plant could take another month because of the difficulties encountered by workers to cool the reactors.

In Libya, fighting continued between armed forces of Colonel Gaddafi and the coalition forces.The NATO countries have agreed on Thursday to take command of military intervention and will next week over the coalition led by France, Great Britain and the United States.

U.S. GDP revised upward in 2010

However, operators should carefully monitor the indicators of the day. On the menu this Friday:

– French GDP in the fourth quarter. Insee said Friday it has revised upwards to 0.4% growth in gross domestic product of France in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter. A first estimate published on Feb. 15 gave an increase of 0.3%.

– The French consumer confidence has deteriorated more than expected in March, returning to its level of last July partly because of fears about price trends, shows the monthly business survey released Friday by the INSEE .The composite indicator of consumer confidence has emerged after 85 to 83 in February.

– Money supply M3 in the euro area rose by 2% in February (+1.5% in January).

– The barometer Ifo business climate, the main index of business confidence in Germany fell to 111.1 points in March, ending nine months of increases in a row and a record high of 111.3 points in February, according to figures released Friday.

– Overseas, economic growth accelerated sharply in the fourth quarter – GDP grew by 3.1% against 2.8% forecast by the Ministry of Commerce and 2.9% by analysts – allowing States USA finished 2010 on a rise better than expected at 2 paydayloans.9%, according to figures released Friday in Washington.

As for currencies, the euro was stable against the dollar at 1.4166 dollars against 1.4168 on Thursday.

On oil markets, a barrel of light sweet crude for May delivery yielded 3 cents to 105.57 dollars. That of Brent North Sea crude for May delivery gained 21 cents to 115.93 dollars. "Oil prices remain high due to geopolitical tension and underlying factors that support lessons, and this dynamic market seems set to continue," note analysts at Barclays Capital in a note.

Values ​​to follow

Farm Credit: + 2.22% to 12.20 euros

Farm Credit has the highest increase of ACC on Friday, while BNP Paribas qu'Exane initiated coverage of French banks with a buy recommendation on the green bank.The analyst opinion adopted a "outperform" on the Crédit Agricole, with a target price of 16.70 euros.

Edenred: + 0.33% to 21.34 euros

Edenred the group's title, after the split in July with the Accor hotel group, continued his progress on Friday, still worn by various rumors about a possible takeover of the company or paying a special dividend. The work took more than 18.5% over the last five sessions

Eurazeo: + 5.03% to 55.75 euros

The group announced Friday the creation of value target of two billion euros by 2014, a goal that comes as the investment company just return to profit in 2010.Moreover Eurazeo and fund Colony Capital exclude launch a bid for hotel group Accor, which they together hold 32.79% of voting rights, to come into compliance with new regulations, said Friday Patrick Sayer, Chairman the Executive Eurazeo.

Schneider Electric: + 0.72% to 119.40 euros

The group announced Thursday it had acquired US Summit Energy specializes in services for Energy, for $ 189 million.

Lagardère: -0.45% to 30.03 euros, Vivendi: + 0.25% to 19.74 euros

Canal + will launch at the end of a free television channel, announced the CEO of the encrypted string in an interview with Le Figaro.

TF1 (-4.02% to 12.90 euros) and M6 (-2.52% to EUR 18) react badly to the news.

Lafarge: + 0.84% ​​to 44.25 euros

Based on a review of the MFA, the Egyptian Sawiris family increased its shareholding in cement producer of over 14% in March.

EDF Energies Nouvelles: -0.53% to 35.75 euros

The group announced Thursday it had signed two contracts in Canada of electricity supply in 20 years with Hydro-Quebec for wind projects totaling 49.2 megawatts.

France Telecom: + 0.03% to 15.69 euros

Polish operator TPSA its announced Thursday it had sold its subsidiary Emitel $ 1.7 billion zlotys (423 million euros) at the bottom of Montagu Private Equity.

The Bel Cheese must publish their annual results this Friday.

The results are not completely definitive, but the yes vote heavily – around 70%. The 4180 Air France pilots were invited by the National Union of Airline Pilots (SNPL) to decide until Friday evening on the principles of negotiation to be conducted with management to reorganize the business short-and medium- mail, attacked by low-cost companies.

The pilots' union, emerged winner of workplace elections – with 71.2% of the vote in his class – became the main interlocutor for the management of Air France to build its "bases province."These four platforms, based at the airports of Marseille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux, should help to decentralize the flight short and medium haul, by modeling the utilization of the devices on low-cost airlines.

The management of the company now plans to base ten units on each base, which would mobilize a total of one thousand volunteers. The Cockpit living near the bases would not have to make stopovers, which should allow the company to save money. According to calculations by the management of Air France, the reorganization should reach 15% overall savings to return to profitability.

But for the project to see the day, management and unions of pilots, stewardesses and stewards must agree on a new social setting."The referendum gives us a mandate to start negotiations," said Louis Jobard, spokesman for the SNPL, commander of Air France.

While Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of Air France-KLM, in recent months had shown a degree of caution on its ability to open these bases this summer as planned, the pilots of SNPL seem more optimistic since the plebiscite in workplace elections.

New referendum

For them, an agreement was possible in June. "This is not a classic negotiation, said Jean-Louis Barber, the SNPL. It involves building a project and to share it with the entire profession. Changing conditions of use of devices will affect the organization of working time, the compensation system … And we want to ensure the same level of security for passengers, while the pace of work will be more sustained.We organize April 8 a general meeting with the drivers to clarify some points as compensation. Then we will enter into negotiations with management. "

In late May, the negotiators should hold a new referendum could lead to an agreement in June. A schedule that would allow Pierre-Henri Gourgeon display a table of honor at the next general meeting of shareholders. His term expires this summer.

It's in a week, according to our information, that Switzerland will provide the Paris prosecutor's office the result of letters rogatory requested to check whether two of the three executives on suspicion of espionage and licensees have received money in accounts in that country , as stated by the manufacturer. Whether or not an account on behalf of a third part will Liechtenstein, it was announced in three weeks.

While executives say they are innocent and that Renault has never provided any evidence of their guilt, doubts grow about the strength of the charges. Matthieu Tenenbaum, former deputy director of the Electric Vehicle program, would not account for the Zürcher Kantonalbank, according to information transmitted orally by the Paris prosecutor in Switzerland, according to sources close to the investigation corroborating information from Duck chains.The prosecution, however, expected a written document to confirm this information.

Already, people close to the investigation believe more and more likely that Renault has been the victim of a scam. The group's management, who pounded his "certainties" about the guilt of executives, has become less categorical. "We are awaiting the results of letters rogatory. Let us have been victims of espionage or fraud and, in this case, someone wanted that separates these three people, "said one headquarters.

When the results of investigations bank will be known, two scenarios are possible. Is a frame (or several) to an account abroad: it will be heard by the police for "violation of trade secret." Either there is nothing, and the investigation will turn to Renault, to understand how the fraud has occurred.Management will face justice for his decision to dismiss managers without real evidence, while internal investigators asked for an extension.

Mysterious informant

In this case, the group should also give explanations on the methods used by his security service, which seems to have used a mysterious informant located in Belgium for information transmitted orally. In the case of fraud, false information could have been made either by that means, either by the security service itself. The whole question would then know for what purpose.

Another source of interrogation, the letter of layoff provided to three frames based on two elements: the supposed existence of bank accounts abroad and the letter of denunciation received in August. However, reading this letter is perplexing."In May this year, I saw Mr. Michel Balthazard negotiate a jar of wine, claiming that if Bob Bell, F1, would profit from it too wanted to enjoy it and feed his bank account. He added: "During another conversation, he spoke of the" little kid who works with Koskas (Matthew Tenenbaum, Ed), who understands how it works to fill his bank account. He concluded: "Of course, I have no proof, of course, is the accusation, but I do not care.I can not stand to see people fly properly paid more money. "Where are the" technical term that has tilt, "and" converging evidence "that had led the manufacturer to take this letter seriously" ? "How can we launch an investigation on the basis of such a letter? Is it credible that the crow was able to see my client negotiate before him a jar of wine? "Asks Mr. Thouvenin, one of the lawyers of Michel Balthazard.

If the case should be "pschitt, the consequences would be disastrous for the group's image.And the credibility of its chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, who spoke after evidence "multiple" on TF1, asked two weeks ago it still "trust" because "tens of people have analyzed the facts."

The alliance with Nissan could evolve

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, will examine the capital structure of the alliance to improve the balance between the two manufacturers. "We will review the financial structure, not for reaching a merger (…) but to answer the main concern of investors who say" maybe you use too much capital for your financial structure, '"said Dual CEO Reuters. Renault owns 43.4% of Nissan, which in turn owns 15%.Moribund when Renault came into its capital in 1999, the Japanese now weighs more than twice the French stock exchange.

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Lefigaro.fr consolidates its position as the leading news site in France. Its audience grew strongly in December, reaching 7.1 million unique visitors, according to Médiamétrie NetRatings.

The site is ahead of Figaro Orange News (5.8 million unique visitors), lexpress.fr (5.3), Yahoo News (5.2), MSN News (5.2), lemonde.fr (5.1 ) and leparisien.fr (5). Internet audiences in December also show that the thread of economic and financial figaro.fr needed in the economic field: with 2.2 million unique visitors, he passes for the first time before lesechos.fr, down 1.9 million unique visitors.

In total, the Figaro Group button on the Web today 13.4 million unique visitors, one in three.

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Turn the page that was white this year 2010, as will be the focus of investors in the new year. The CAC 40 has lost more than 3% last year. Although as pointed out by most experts, the first half is expected to remain difficult. In Europe, the priority is to continue to reassure investors on public debts, including Spanish, which should be the main attraction of financial markets.

In the wake of the Asian stock markets, the CAC 40 index opens up 0.87% at 3847.63 points. On the stock market in Frankfurt, the Dax gained 0.86% at 6973.39 points. The London Stock Exchange, meanwhile, closed due to holiday.Tokyo and Shanghai were also closed.

PMI Program

On the macroeconomic front, the manufacturing PMI will be released at 9:50, and the numbers of the car market in December at 12:00 with a record of the year 2010.

United States, two indicators are on the agenda: construction spending in November, the ISM index of manufacturing activity in December to 16 hours.

In China, the PMI of non-manufacturing sector stood at 56.5 in December, winning more than three percentage points from 53.2 in November, which had represented a low of nine months, according data released Monday by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

Auto restart values

After Renault announced that orders for new cars in France jumped 30% in December over a year, car values showed the highest increases in the CAC 40, shortly after opening. Renault climbed 1.72% to 44.25 euros and Peugeot rose 3.26% to 29.33 euros.

GDF Suez: 1.43% to 27.23 euros

GDF Suez would reflect, according to Bloomberg, to open the capital of its exploration and production industry. The group intends to finance investments and acquisitions to double its gas and oil. The IPO option would be rejected.

Lagardère: 3.15% to 31.80 euros

Lagardere said Friday evening is in exclusive talks until January 30, 2011 with the American Hearst on the sale of its flagship news magazine world.

ArcelorMittal: 0.47% to 28.70 euro

ArcelorMittal raised its offer on Friday the Canadian mining group Baffinland Iron Mines, matching the offer per share just relieved of Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition saving account pay day loan. Baffinland has recommended that shareholders of ArcelorMittal accpet the offer and reject that of Nunavut.

Wendel: -0.86% to 68.32 euros

According to the Journal du Dimanche, the IRS alleges that a financial Wendel established in 2007 granted 14 of its leaders.They were imposed in May 2007 a total of 324 million euros in shares, to interest them in their business results.

Euler Hermes: -0.49% to EUR 71

Euler Hermes does not increase its rates in 2011 and has been a downward pressure on certain contract renewals, as the chief executive of insurance group credit, Wilfried Verstraete, in an interview with The Tribune.

Saint-Gobain 1.03% to 38.90 euros

The American group Coorstek announced the finalization of the acquisition of advanced ceramics division of Saint-Gobain.The transaction, amounting to $ 245 million, was announced by Saint-Gobain end of June.

Technicolor: 1.60% to 3.61 euros

Technicolor announced Monday it had completed the sale of the professional broadcast its Grass Valley division, which supplies equipment for television and film, to Francisco Partners.

Gemalto 1.48% to 32.32 euros

Gemalto and Verifone Systems have strengthened their strategic partnership including the acquisition by VeriFone activity of payment terminals (POS) and the designation of Gemalto Gemalto as a preferred supplier of wireless modules Machine-to-Machine (M2M ) and related solutions for payment systems, VeriFone.

Axa: 1.20% to 12.60 euros

According to the website of German newspaper Die Welt, thirteen industry groups, including Axa, have urged the European Commission to impose sanctions against Hungary, accused of anti-competitive measures.

On the currency markets, the euro started the year down 0.64% against the dollar at $ 1.33, after three consecutive sessions increase.

Consume without buying. A French entrepreneur has decided to apply this principle to children's toys. His website, Ecojouet.fr, offers parents of children aged zero to five years to lease three, four, five or even six toys over a period of one to six months. An opportunity for some parents, while many toys purchased in France each year end up in the trash.

"This idea came to me with the authorship, there is a little over a year. At the time I was in a period of career transition, I had left my business and I am wondering about my future, tells the figaro.fr Stéphane Cozic, founder of the site.By watching my son of ten months, in the midst of discovery, I realized it was going constantly from one toy to another, sometimes even he was not interested as their packaging! " a mess that gave the father the idea of providing toys for rent on the web.

The principle? Parents choose at least three toys, those of their choice, for a period of one, three or six months and the lease can not exceed six toys. Rates vary between 15.90 and 59.80 euros per month depending on the formula chosen. A savings, he said, 20 to 60% compared to a potential purchase in the supermarkets. An equation which becomes less advantageous from the second month's rent. Each prize includes round-trip delivery, batteries and cleaning toys.If the toy is returned to the supplier or broken with pieces missing, the consumer will however add to its base rate a penalty of about 80% of the value of the object payday loan lenders. Among the guests: "parents or unmarried couple" of "grandparents," but "tourists on vacation a few weeks in France."

Something for the planet

Beyond the proposed alternative for parents, Stephane Cozic also sees his small business a way to do something for the planet. "I propose a collaborative consumption which limits production because toys are reused," he enthuses. Another positive point he said: this system enables learning to share her child, explaining he would forward his latest toy to another child, who will give himself to someone else, etc..If crying spells or if the object has really enjoyed his child, it is possible to buy it at a preferential price.

Since launching its website, Stéphane Cozic been a steady increase in the number of its customers. If some of them do not renew their orders, he has over a hundred regular consumers. A business that this father is not the only one sniffing. Three other sites currently offering the same type of service for matching fares.

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Orange after a few days ago, it's time to sell the SFR Ipad in its stores. The iPad + WiFi, 3G, 16 GB is today at the online store for pre-order SFR and December 10 in stores SFR from EUR 179.90.

To receive this highly competitive rate, customers will have to meet two conditions. First, subscribe to the new box Neufbox Evolution of SFR. Second, purchase a package shelf iPad "Internet Absolute + 39.90 euros per month for the first 12 months and then falling to 34.90 euros per month. These prices are for a 24-month commitment. Any consumer already a customer of SFR (fixed or mobile) receiving a 10% discount on the package price each month. This package allows you to surf the internet freely 24h/24h and 7d/7d, with throughput up to 7.2 Mb / s.Throughput is reduced – but not cut – beyond 3GB of changed data per month.

Customers who do not wish to subscribe to Neufbox Evolution iPad will buy 100 euros more, or 279.90 euros, the package simply by subscribing to "Absolute + Internet".

For those who find it too expensive package, Vodafone offers a more economical package blocked. Thus, customers can acquire the iPad to 379.90 euros if they take a pass blocked at 26.90 the first 12 months then 21.90 a month. This package is also under 24-month commitment, and has a 10% discount for consumers who are already customers of SFR. This package is stuck at 1GB per month exchange.

On the Apple Store, the apps are already available SFR: SFR TV, but also neufbox SFR SFR WiFi that allows access to more than 3 million wireless access points throughout France. SFR customers thus gaining the largest WiFi network in France.

Stéphane Richard, CEO of France Telecom, took the podium Idate forum that brings together all the leaders of the telecom sector in Montpellier, to request the establishment of a "pricing of network usage Internet "that would be paid by content providers like Google, Facebook or Yahoo. "The use of the network needs to be priced, large emitters must contribute traffic based on traffic they send. It is an issue in relations between Europe and North America, said Thursday Stéphane Richard.

He explains that telecoms are "ready to carry out programs of heavy investments in fixed and mobile networks."But those investments must be based on "a balanced business model and a fair sharing of value between content providers and operators," insisted the CEO of France Telecom. According to Stéphane Richard, now, the giants of the Internet benefit greatly pipes installed by the operators. "The return on capital employed" for these new players in the Internet "is much higher" than the telecoms fast payday loan no faxing. It is his view of "33% for Google, 18% for Apple and 10% for us, the incumbents'.

High revenue

Operators are more inclined to demand a cost-sharing networks quickly they will have to spend money to obtain licenses from the fourth generation mobile (4G).The telecoms regulator (Arcep) will launch the consultation on the future licensing 4G technology, which should take over the current 3G.

The government, which needs money, provided for a licensing in July 2011 to raise the revenue related – he hopes the highest possible – in the 2011 budget. But the political calendar does not match that of the operators, who feel they have no need for the moment these new frequencies. They are not especially eager to pay a high price while they are still investing in the new version of their 3G network and that they still largely sufficient to meet the needs of their customers.