Aug 26

The distributor of ready to wear women Etam Thursday reported a jump in operating profit in the first half, thanks to China, but also an increase in its debt.
The group identified the first six months of the year operating profit of 18.1 million euros, an increase of 175.7% over one year.In Europe, profit [...]

Aug 5

Rio Tinto has committed to increase its investment to sustain growth after reporting earlier in the day a record net profit in the first half, thanks to buoyant sales of iron ore in China.
The second largest producer of iron ore, a key component in steelmaking, will increase its investments by 50% in 2011, [...]

Jul 16

General Electric reported Friday a 16.1% increase in net income for the second quarter 2010, ending a run of nine consecutive quarters of declining results, the industry group that benefited from strong demand for equipment in the areas of health and energy.
The leaders of the U.S. giant, however, cautioned against some signs of [...]

Jul 13

The stock starts up slightly Tuesday after five sessions of consecutive increase, supported by Alcoa, which started the season with a publication of the results better than expected.
But the continued restrictions on some Chinese real estate loans should limit growth.
At 9:27, the CAC 40 gained 0.26% to 3576.98 points, after 6.16% [...]

Jul 9

The Paris Bourse was up in early trade on Thursday and back above 3,500 points after a sharp rise in New York, buoyed, like Europe, by bank and by the optimistic forecasts on State Street the quarterly earnings season.
The European markets have embraced the methodology of stress testing of banks in Europe and [...]

Jun 28

The G20 countries agreed Sunday to implement different solutions to find the path of sustainable growth and regulate their financial systems, and taking note of the uneven and fragile economic recovery in several of them.
Meeting in Toronto, the major industrial nations and big emerging economies have attempted to balance competing priorities with a [...]