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Changes in commodity prices and the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan have had a negative impact on the accounts of Schneider Electric, whose chief executive told the newspaper Les Echos that he was now the bottom of her range of operating margin target for 2011.
If Schneider Electric continues its annual target organic [...]

The Italian Parmalat, which was acquired in June by French Lactalis, Thursday lowered its forecast for gross operating income for fiscal 2011, due to low consumption in Italy.
The company anticipates an EBITDA of 365 million euros in 2011, against 377.3 million euros in 2010 and 385 million originally expected.
However, Parmalat expected [...]

Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it has replaced a Rolls-Royce on one of its A380 after a failure occurred Tuesday.
Shortly after takeoff the aircraft from the airport of Singapore, the engine has stopped working, forcing the crew to turn back and return to land.
The Airbus was traveling to Hong Kong with 368 [...]

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has suffered a first half underlying loss of 2.6 billion euros, due to an increase in the number of nonperforming loans.
The bank, however, think that 2011 will be the last year marked by heavy losses on the loans it has granted.
Old value of star Irish banking sector, [...]

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The order for 100 long-haul that prepares Air France-KLM will be shared equally between Airbus and Boeing, the Tribune reported Friday.
According to information from newspaper, without citing its sources, the board of directors of the Franco-Dutch company will review the draft July 27, before an announcement expected in September.
The Tribune adds [...]

Alstom confirmed on Wednesday its operating margin target of between 7% and 8% in 2011-2012 but warned that the weakness in sales, down 12% in the first quarter, would affect its performance in the first half.
The specialist in energy infrastructure and transport, adversely affected by the low level of orders received during the [...]

The main European banking stocks opened down Monday after the release Friday of resistance test results conducted on the European banking sector.
Eight banks, including five Spanish institutions have failed the tests and should therefore raise 2.5 billion euros to strengthen their capital base. Of the 90 European banks subject to the fiscal year, [...]

SGS, the world leader in monitoring and inspection, announced Friday a lower than expected performance in the first half of 2011, coupled with a concern about margins.
If the group expects to Geneva this year strong growth in sales about 10%, it expects operating margins but slightly lower at constant exchange rates.
The [...]