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The production price of French industry experienced a fourth consecutive month of sharp rise in January, rising 0.9% from the previous month and 5.6% on their progress on year, according to figures released Monday by INSEE.
In December, prices had also increased by 0.9% from the previous month (+1.0% in the first estimate).
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Mauritania, Algeria, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt are overexposed to risk a food crisis, while food prices are soaring. The explanations of Juan Carlos Rodado, economist at Natixis, author of a study on the risk of food crisis in a sample of 62 countries A young boy in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania Let us straight to [...]

European stock markets were closed again in sharp decline for the third straight session, due to growing concerns that rising oil prices might affect global growth, investors do not perceive signs of a lull in Libya.
In Paris the CAC 40 has yielded 0.92% (-37.15 points) to 4013.12 points, although with a good performance [...]

Marion Cotillard goes to the top of the podium movie stars highest paid. This is the first time a woman is at the top of the ranking, according to Le Figaro. The winners in pictures.
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Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines offer to examine jointly Virgin Atlantic, the Sunday Times reported, without specifying its sources.
The Franco-Dutch company and the U.S. hope to bring Virgin Atlantic in the Skyteam alliance and Goldman Sachs as adviser, says the British weekly.
The airline was founded by businessman Richard Branson said in [...]

The French film released the top 50 most profitable films in theaters between 2000 and 2010. "Welcome to the Sticks" to "Men and Gods", to "The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain", here are the top 10 images. And a spotlight on the most profitable films of 2010.
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The British cabinet of human resources consultancy ECA International released its annual ranking of the world's most expensive cities for housing for expatriates. Rankings are based on the average price of an apartment of 80 m2, unfurnished. The calculation is relatively expensive in neighborhoods, expatriates tend to live in areas close to international schools, embassies [...]

Exit Axel Weber. The German was nevertheless favorite. Who will succeed when Jean-Claude Trichet? Italy's Mario Draghi has his chances. But nothing is played. The choice of the future governor of the European Central Bank looks Cornelian. Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European central bank, here at a press conference on February 3, 2011.
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The Chinese economy has exceeded that of Japan in 2010, becoming the world's second largest behind the United States.
Japan has ceded its place as second largest economy in China in 2010, a year when the archipelago has yet seen its growth restart. Japan's GDP, in nominal terms, amounted at year-end to 5474.2 billion dollars, [...]

Senior Nicolas Sarkozy announced Thursday night: a plan of 500 million euros for the use of long-term unemployed and young people. On the menu: assisted contracts, learning and skills training. The effect may be real, but not permanent. Explanations.
Thursday night on TF1, Nicolas Sarkozy announced the release of 500 million euros to encourage the [...]