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The men will have no excuse. Useless to try to escape the drudgery of shopping by invoking the broadcast of a football match on television. In partnership with Sky TV operator, the giant British retailer Sainsbury's has started testing a new generation truck that allows customers to shop without fear of missing their favorite television programs.

The trick? These trucks are equipped with a support which can be integrated into a digital tablet iPad and speakers. A self-charging solar battery to allow the tablet to never fall behind. The user – must however bring their own iPad – can then install the Sky Go, which allows it to follow the programs offered by the Sky group's channels, in particular the five sports channels Sky Sports.Support for the tablet is attached to the front of the truck at the site usually reserved for child seats. And to avoid accidents of trucks, everything has been thought. They are equipped with a sensor that emits an audible warning when a client caught up in their screen gets too close to another truck.

"A practical and innovative gadget»

The creator of the Sky Go cart, Ian Burgess of the company Setwo Designs, said in a statement it had successfully met the "challenge" to "create a gadget that is both practical and innovative."This experiment, conducted in a single store Sainsbury's in West London, she is likely to be widespread throughout the UK? When asked about his intentions Lefigaro.fr, the distributor has been very discreet about the success of this test to its customers, as well as its intentions to deploy or not this concept to all its 934 outlets.

In France, the testing of Sainsbury's creates a limited interest in the supermarkets. Auchan, which has developed an application for the iPhone, then declined on the iPad, does not count for much install the tablet on his truck in the store. "We have no specific project for the iPad to date, but our research and development teams are closely monitoring these developments," says the distributor is free credit score online.As for the Casino, he questioned the economic model of such an offer, which requires a significant investment to equip the truck. "This concept is interesting if it allows for example to integrate advertising," said Stéphane Bout, director of information systems group.

There is also the question of interest to consumers. The use of new technologies is not a guarantee of success. "An offer based applications for mobile phones or tablets should provide information and personalized services," says Stéphane Bout. "The goal is to meet customer expectations." To see, therefore, if the "gadget" proposed by Sainsbury's Rave.

The truck "smart" hard to take off

If the test is not processed in the UK, it could well be in China.The phone operator SK Telecom announced the launch this summer of a test in a supermarket chain Shanghai Lotus. In this store, the carts are equipped with a touch pad with which customers can synchronize their mobile phones. This time, it is not for customers to watch TV while walking on the shelves, but to receive "advice for shopping, information about products and promotions on the moment," said SK Telecom in a statement.

The adventure of the cart "intelligent" began long before the arrival of the iPad. As noted by the Telegraph, there are already in the United States carts that warn the customer when there removing the "junk food", these products considered harmful to health. In 2008, TNS Sofres conducting a study on the "Future Store".The survey found that less than 35% of consumers surveyed in France said they were interested in the concept of intelligent truck, against 70% in China, 60% in Spain and nearly 50% in the United States. The iPad, which Apple sold 9.25 million copies worldwide in the second quarter of 2011, may well make this concept more attractive.

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This is the new fad on the web. Vestiairedecopines.com is the top site that enables passionate fashion to sell part of their wardrobe to help buy other items. This site, created two years ago, has already brought together a community of 600,000 members connected in a vast social network.

Today, advised by Clipperton Finance, the site raises 7.5 million euros to the U.S. investment fund and its shareholders Balderton Ventech history. This capital value to the site between 20 and 25 million euros. On that occasion, Bernard Liautaud, a partner at Balderton Capital and former founder and CEO of Business Objects, will join the board of vestiairedecopines.com to advise the company in its international expansion.

"Vestiairedecopines.com experiencing very strong growth driven by the community.On the site, we selected 45,000 articles fashion products, clothes, shoes, shoes, accessories are discussed live by the community before being purchased. When we receive the product, we inspect its condition before shipping to the buyer. Nearly 200,000 items were circulated in 2011, representing between 350 and 400 orders per day package. Our business volume in 2010 represented 3.3 million and we expect to increase this volume by 4 in 2011 to 12 million and it should still be multiplied by 3 in 2012, "explains Sébastien Fabre, co-founder of the site and CEO.

If the site is also available in French, the community, it is already international in 17%.Mainly British and Germans who come to the French fashion articles and advice from members.

Britain and Germany

Vestiairedecopines.com is going to quickly open a site in English and in German by the end of the year, while centralizing the packages still in France. In the longer term, the site will address the United States by implanting a logistics service. But before considering expansion abroad, it will have to change its name, is certainly very vestiairedecopines.com French, it is unpronounceable in English!

In 2001, Loana, the winner of the first reality TV show, Big Brother, released a book "She called me … Crumb, "which sold 120,000 copies. On the cover name of a certain Jean-François Kervéan appears. "I wrote, and she has validated. At the time, was that the use of the name "Negro" does not appear. But as Saint-Tropez all saw me trotting behind her platform boots (platform shoes, Ed), it was decided that my name appears as co-author inside the book. And I hit 100,000 francs, "said he to the magazine L'Express.

Since then, the rules of publishing have changed, and the term "literary negro" is no longer valid. They are now called "collaborators." Publishers have become accustomed to mention their name on the back cover, or under the general title inside.These writers specialize particularly in the autobiographical genre, and work with documents.

It is thanks to Bernard Fixot, CEO of XO Editions, this revolution in publishing could take place. Having learned that Paul-Loup Sulitzer used a "collaborator" to write his books, Bernard Fixot decided to give the name of it in the book. Thus the name of Loup Durand appeared on the cover alongside that of Sulitzer. And this revelation has not stopped the pair to continue to get a few best-sellers.

Between 5000 and 15,000 euros for a beginner

Having discovered that the publication of the name of the employee has no impact on sales, publishers have almost all agreed the new rules of the game now, the work of an employee is defined by a contract signed with the publisher.Particular, it sets the fees paid, regulated working hours and the number of pages written. According to several sources of publishing, a "collaborator" beginner, these fees vary between 5,000 and 15,000 euros as a package. As for the more experienced writers, they would receive a percentage of sales in addition to the fixed sum. Copyright between 8% and 15% per book sold, 30% to 50% they would, depending on the reputation of the main character in the book.

However, the compensation varies depending on the work done. Sometimes, the employee simply corrects the style and reread the manuscript, written by the "star" before publication. In other cases, it is he who is in charge of investigative work and writing the book on behalf of the main character."To be negro must be graphomaniac, do not be afraid to write a lot, at the risk of not being published," said Mohammed Aissaoui, literary journalist of Le Figaro. For before the publication, "star" and the employee and make the replay together. And many passages can be deleted or modified.

The meeting between the "star" and the employee does not last more than thirty hours in all. The character confesses, the employee takes notes and tries to adapt his writing style in his own way to speak and to give thought. "The power is on or not. It's like love at first sight to have. An exercise that is to be the mirror of the other, "says Catherine Siguret a" collaborator "who has written books for Claudia Schiffer, Gérard Louvin, or Julien Courbet. For her, the work of the employee, the opposite of a journalistic investigation.Do not be objective, but try to be superimposed on the main character in the novel.

Is there still "negritude" in publishing?

A novelist too productive? It is likely that the books published under his name are written by real "Negroes." While many secrets of this profession were revealed recently, is still far from knowing everything. Because the old practices still existed today. According to Armelle Brusq, director of the documentary "The Negro, writing quietly," about a third editions in France would be made of books' authorship is unclear. " Estimates, which can neither be confirmed nor denied, as no writer, the reader will say that it commits a negro to write books instead. Anne-Sophie Demonchy, journalist Magazine books, conducted several investigations of the writers of the shadows in France."For a publisher, the author must be friendly, and have a great story to tell. Tell the reader that the book was written by a "negro" is not in the interests of the publishing house, "she says.

Industry experts recognize: Some books are a real marketing strategy of publishers. They might even be the result of work of an entire team. The author has an idea. This idea is developed by employees in the synopsis of the publisher. And then this pattern is sent to a ghostwriter for writing. "In general, it does not mention the names of the authors, this subject is taboo," says Anne-Sophie Demonchy. "Amazing, because the movies, or music, the product is the work of a team and it does not shock the consumer."

These writers of the shadows, whose name is not mentioned, are bound by a contract with the publishing house, which prevents them from talking about the project, on which they work. According to the National Union of publishing, in 2010, the turnover of the sector accounted for 2.8 billion euros with around 452 million books sold. One can imagine how much the business of writing anonymous organization.

A phenomenon which diversifies

Use a negro to write a book is one thing. Use a "negro" to write a dissertation study is another. The Internet can now find people offering such services.An article of a "ghostwriter of factors" American, recently published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the journal of higher education, reveals failures in the field of education across the Atlantic, allowing university students to cheat. Employed by a company that specializes in rewriting, the author, known as Ed Dante, addresses, exasperated, directly to teachers: "I'm tired of you help your students have qualified air." Among the "clients", it separates three categories of students: those whose English is not their first language, those who are very bad writing, and those that are "rich and lazy." Working since 2004, the author claims to earn about $ 66,000 per year.

M6 is a very good student of PAF. Without the weight of the club of Bordeaux, with poor results affect the activity, the group chaired by Nicolas de Tavernost successful in the first half, a clear round. M6 Group has grown from 6.2% of its total advertising revenue during the first six months of the year to 433.1 million euros. Advertising revenues from the flagship, the M6, with growth of 5.3% to 356.5 million euros. At the same time, the cost of grid, which is established in the first half to 159.9 million euros, up 2.3%. What free "operating margin of 31.4%, one of the best in Europe, up 6.3 points."

"Hearing in progress"

For the leaders of the audiovisual group, this performance is primarily advertising-related "to an audience up – 10.5% against 10.4% audience share a year ago." Similarly, the other group's advertising revenues rose 10.5% to 76.6 million euros.

However, the group as a whole must grant a 3% decline in its total turnover to 719.7 million euros, mainly due to poor performance of Girondins de Bordeaux – 40% drop in revenue – but also Income diversification and audiovisual rights, down 10%. This fall would be "100% due to the lack of video output of the Twilight", a new album which is scheduled for November. Finally, distance sales have also suffered, the market became more competitive with impacted by the economic crisis.Consumers would then become much more selective in their purchases on the Internet.

Yet the group's operating income rose 10.9% to 146.9 million euros. Similarly, net income was up 8.4% to 91.5 million euros. The M6 ​​can boast a net margin, almost unique in Europe, 12.7%.

In the wake of a decisive EU summit on the future of the euro area, the Paris market continues its march forward again on Friday, relieved by the solutions provided by the 17 member countries of the euro area to the Greek fire. Halfway through, the benchmark index in Paris advance frankly of 1.08% to 3857.94 points. Yesterday, the CAC 40 1.66% has already been awarded, going above the bar of 3800 points (3816.75 points), and welcoming the draft agreement the EU summit in Brussels which includes a longer the duration of loans in the euro area in need.The countries of the region have also yesterday on the table a new plan to help nearly 160 billion euros to save Greece and prevent contagion from the debt crisis, but at the risk of causing a default the country.

But market professionals united in the Association ISDA, the only decision maker of unlockable any insurance policies on debt Greek felt this morning that Greece is not in default. Faced with this decision, the advice of Fitch, who considers that Greece is "défauit restricted" does not undermine investor optimism.

These extraordinary measures were immediately relieved markets, notably in Paris or the Paris index had won more than 9% since the beginning of July.The agreement on debt relief, Greek, amounting to 350 billion euros at present, is still today applauded by investors, as well as the involvement of private banks in the device, even if the modalities of this participation to be defined.

On other European markets, the relief is essential. In London, the FTSE-100 was up 1.10% to 5964.57 points while in Frankfurt the DAX index itself to a more timid step forward from 0.64% in 7336 , 51 points.

Japanese support

The announcement Friday by Yoshihiko Noda of possible support from Japan also supports the upward trend this morning. The Japanese Finance Minister has in fact said on Friday that his country was ready to buy more bonds from the European Financial Stability (EFSF) if necessary.Japan has invested some 2.5 billion euros in the first three issues launched by the Fund since January 2011, to help Ireland and Portugal. The minister said Japan is ready to continue "at the same rate, if it can help stabilize the economies of the European Union."

The euro rises

This global expansion of the Greek fire, which had once benefited the euro yesterday, has not had any lasting effect on the foreign exchange market. At mid session on European markets, the euro was worth 1.4412 dollars, against 1.4417 dollars on Thursday night. In the wake of the announcement of the plan, the euro reached a peak Thursday at 1.4443 dollar. In terms of oil, oil prices start rising, supported by a European, but also by the announcement of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IEA), which has no plans to release a reserve again strategic.In morning trading, a barrel of "light sweet crude" took 28 cents to 99.41 dollars, after crossing at the meeting yesterday the 100 dollars. That of Brent North Sea took 23 cents to 117.74 dollars.

Macroeconomic side, some important indicators are expected on Friday. Orders to industry have increased more than expected, however, in May in the euro area, show the figures by Eurostat Friday. New orders rose 3.6% from one month to another in the 17 countries using the euro and 15.5% year on year. This morning, INSEE reported a sharp deterioration in the morale of French industry in July, the index fell from 110 to 105 a month.This announcement has not scared investors, the index remains above its long-term average (100 points), in which it had sunk in 2008 with the crisis do not exceed once again that the end of 2010 . Across the Atlantic, no major indicator is expected.

Bank stocks carry the greatest bull market

In the forefront of best performance, the banking sector is surrounded by this Friday, the day after the adoption of the European plan for Greece. Crédit Agricole (3.42% to 9.62 euros), Société Générale (2.24% to 39.08 euros) and BNP Paribas (2.43% to 50.11 euros) in net rise. Axa (1.56% to 14.64 euros) and Natixis (1.60% to 3.41 euros) are also well oriented.40 CAC Hors, Dexia wins 4.71%, to 2.15 euros.

The rating agency Standard and Poor's raised the rating a notch French TV group TF1 (0.99% to 12.80 euros), to BBB +, saying that despite the increase in sales shy , cost savings were being lead to greater profitability.

Accor (3.71% to 31.76 euros). The hotel group confirmed to be entered into exclusive negotiations with the catering giant Sodexo to give him the caterer Lenôtre. An enterprise value of € 75 million was used for the project.

Lafarge (2.11% to 40.58 euros). The French cement plaster will sell its operations in Australia in the group of German Knauf construction materials for 120 million euros. The operation, which will reduce its debt, expected to close before the end of the third quarter of 2011.

Sequana (-1.62% to 9.60 euros).The group announced half-year net income almost sixfold, to 35 million euros, against 6 million a year ago, and a turnover of 2 billion euros (+1.3% yoy pro forma), supported by higher selling prices last year. However, management has lowered its target EBITDA of "higher" to "close" to that of 2010.

Eurotunnel has published its interim results

Groupe Eurotunnel (-0.42% to 7.60 euros). The group has published interim accounts showing a net profit of 2 million euros over the first six months of the year against a loss a year earlier. Turnover increased 22% to 396 million euros. Management expects for 2011 an increase in EBITDA.

Air France-KLM (2.84% to 9.92 euros).The order of a hundred long-haul being prepared by the Franco-Dutch company will be shared equally between Airbus (EADS) and Boeing, La Tribune reported Friday. According to the newspaper, the board of directors of the Franco-Dutch company will review the draft July 27, before an announcement expected in September.

Schneider Electric (2.22% to 108.30 euros) announced a partnership with NVC Lighting, a small Chinese company which will take 9.2% of the capital, to strengthen in the Chinese cities of small size. Specialist solutions energy management also announced two acquisitions: that of certain assets in China Chongqing Enlin Electric, and of the Brazilian Steck, specializing in low voltage products.

France Telecom (1.40% to 14.47 euros).Orange has signed Thursday with Free (Iliad: + 1.46%, to 91.45 euros) an agreement to co-finance the fiber-optic networks to the Internet at very high speed, in about sixty cities located in sparsely populated areas and announced in active discussions with other operators.

Pierre & Vacances (stable at 58 euros). The group announced that its summer bookings for the quarter were ahead of last year on all its destinations, including the sea in France.

Bongrain said pressure on margins

Bongrain (1.29%, to 65 euros). The food group has reported an increase of 13.2% of its turnover in the first half, but warned that the sharp rise of raw materials created tensions on consumption and margins.

Somfy (-0.01 to 207.98 euros).The roller shutters specialist reported Thursday a turnover up 13.9% to 501.2 million in the first half, up 8.7% on a comparable basis. The strong demand in Germany and France ontéclipsé Asia the impact of the disaster in Japan, Europe and North and South that of British and Greek economic difficulties.

Vivalis (4.50% to 7.89 euros). The biopharmaceutical company, announced in the first half, a product of the ordinary activities of € 4.7 million, up 165%, and consolidated cash of 36.0 million at June 30, 2011.

Leo Kirch, one of the biggest media moguls German, died Thursday in Munich at the age of 84. For fifty years, this son of a humble winemaker Bavaria built a sprawling group that, until his resounding failure in 2002, has continued to shake Europe's media. Even in May, this devout Catholic, who had kept the headquarters of his last activities – Constantin Medien AG and its management company KF15 – a few blocks from the cathedral of Munich, made headlines in the trial as opposed to the Deutsche Bank. Known for his fighting spirit is in a wheelchair he made his last public appearance to claim to the bank 3.5 billion euros in damages.He accuses its former CEO, Rolf Breuer, have precipitated the collapse of his empire in 2002.

An empire in its heyday had 10,000 employees and was a pioneer in the trading of sports and cinema rights and the emergence of pay TV in Europe. In acquiring the rights to credit La Strada, Federico Fellini, Leo Kirch has the intuition, in 1959, the contents will be the black gold of the emerging market of media. Rounding up the rights of the American box office and what is the best in Europe in terms of cinema, the man finds himself at the head of a catalog of 64,000 hours of programming which ensures a quasi-monopoly marketing rights in Germany and a prominent place in Europe.

With this heart of business housed in the structure of Kirch Media, Leo Kirch between the mid-1980s, capital of Axel Springer which will hold up to 40%.A raid that the group in Berlin will not forgive him.

Football rights

At the same time, he founded the group of private channels Sat 1. The latter will become the group ProSiebenSat 1 in 1997, when the IPO of the empire. For he that was nicknamed the "Ogre Bavarian 'needs funds to achieve its second major gamble: the control of sports rights in Europe. In Focus rights of German soccer but also those of the World Cup and in 2001, those of Formula 1. His critics accuse him of having, between 1998 and 2002, multiplied by the broadcasting rights … 40.

At the same time, Leo Kirch, nothing seems to stop, began by buying pay-TV Premiere, now in the lap of Rupert Murdoch. It must be said that this man secret, a great lover of art, is also a close to the government and a friend of Chancellor Helmut Kohl.For many conservatives, it is the counterweight of the "red" Reinhard Mohn, who heads the group Bertelsmann.

But in early 2002, the luck changes: first is a failure and the amount of the group's debt – 6.5 billion – the banks panicked whistle stoppages in play Legend has it that at the time of bankruptcy Leo Kirch has said: "What God gives God back." A good word that did not prevent him in 2007 to build three billion euros to recover the rights of the Bundesliga. While stopped by the office of the cartels, Leo Kirch, though ill, will continue to conduct its business. For as he liked to say "What matters is not to fall seven times but get up the eighth."

The U.S. stock markets move sharply lower on Monday. The Dow Jones lost 0.84% ​​to 12,551.25 points, the Nasdaq 1.02% to 2830.66 loose points and the S & P 500 drops 1.08% to 1329.34 points. On Friday, the New York Stock Exchange ended down, undermined by employment figures disappointing compared with analysts' expectations.

Hiring remained stalled for the second straight month the U.S. in June, with only 18,000 net new jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2% of the workforce.

Alcoa opens the ball in quarterly results

The trend, however, should be fragile before the beginning of the season half-year results. As usual it is Alcoa (-2.32% to $ 16) which will open the show of quarterly, as soon after the close of Wall Street Monday.JPMorgan Chase will be the first major U.S. banks to issue, with results expected Thursday, the same day as Google, which will set the tone for the technology. Investors will know very quickly if the U.S. financial sector has suffered from the decline in trading activities. These results also give a taste of the figures will be announced later by European banks.

According to Thomson Reuters data, the results of listed companies on the S & P 500 should show an average increase of 7.3% compared to second quarter 2010. But this increase could be higher if a majority of companies beat the consensus.

The euro dropped to $ 1.40

On the foreign exchange market, the euro was digging its losses against the greenback on Monday.Mid-afternoon in Paris, the single European currency was worth 1.4050 dollars against 1.4258 dollars on Friday night, falling to levels seen for two weeks.

On the macroeconomic front, the United States, negotiations between Democrats and Republicans over raising the debt ceiling is again blocked, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, who announced that he would not find a comprehensive agreement with the White House.

In the process, the U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gave assurances that the U.S. would not default on their financial commitments, while Barack Obama announced he would hold a press conference Monday at the White House bad credit pay day loans.

In Europe, the eyes of investors looked to a meeting of key economic officials of the European Union in Brussels on Monday morning to "coordinate their positions" on the second aid package to Greece. It will bring together the presidents of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker, European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Olli Rehn.

Airbus hopes to double Boieng on an order from American Airlines

The side of values, Airbus hopes to win against Boeing (-1% to 74.32 dollars) a major order from American Airlines by offering $ 6 billion (4.24 billion euros) of preferential financing, reported on Monday The Wall Street Journal.

Always on the side of values, Sanofi (2.49% to 80.35 dollars) today announced positive results in a phase III study for Lemtrada, a drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis developed by Genzyme's new subsidiary. Sanofi put his hand in April on U.S. biotech Genzyme for more than 20 billion. In addition, Sanofi said on Monday the sale of its Canadian dermatology Dermik to Valeant for $ 425 million (300 million) in cash, in order to focus on priority activities in the United States and Canada.

In the same area, the Swiss company Lonza, specializing in life sciences, announced Monday the acquisition of the U.S. Arch Chemicals (11.24% to 46.91 dollars), a company active in biocides.The cash offer to 47.20 dollars per share values ​​the company at $ 1.4 billion, which represents a premium of 36.7% over the share price on the last thirty days.

In addition, the U.S. aerospace equipment Precision Castparts Corporation (0.79% to 164.07 dollars) will strengthen the sector by buying aero Primus International Society for $ 900 million in cash.

Also note, the Financial Times, the fund Blackstone (-3.12% to 16.48 dollars) sold its shares in the Chinese Dili Group, while the group would not be able to freely adjust its prices .

So last night, Wall Street closed up, supported by good figures on private employment, and that Friday morning, Asian stock markets are displayed in green, in Europe, the trend is positive too. In Paris the CAC 40, which took 0.47% yesterday to close at 3979.96 points, titillates the 4000 points in early trade (0.47% to 3998.78 points), it reaches a threshold regularly but beyond which it fails to settle.

The European Central Bank (ECB), anxious to curb inflation, raised interest rates yesterday for the second time of the year and reported new turns of the screw to come despite intensifying debt crisis in the euro area. In the wake of this decision, the euro rose against the dollar before they resell them in the ground this morning (-0.14% to 1.4338 dollar), investors have built long the new monetary tightening.

The U.S. employment on the radar screen

Today is expected to 8:45 the monthly budget of the state in late May. But first, the Bank of France will deliver its business surveys in industry and market services in June.At noon will unveil the INSEE index of construction costs and commercial rents in the first quarter and oil prices and imported raw materials in June.

American side, we expect first unemployment figures and employment in June (1430) and then those of consumer credit in May (21 hours).

Supply: one and a half late for Renault

Renault (-0.01% to 40.47 euros) will produce its electric batteries in 2014, a year and a half behind its original schedule, another disappointment for the automobile manufacturer that makes the electric car the major axis of its future.

EDF (-0.60% to 27.18 euros) will invest 250 million euros in the Romanche valley, on the road to Alpe d'Huez to replace six old hydroelectric plants by a new underground structure , the largest hydroelectric project group in France.The rating agency Standard & Poor's said Thursday it fell one notch to "AA-" with stable outlook, the rating of the long-term debt of the EDF group, considering that the support of the French State group had increased.

Sanofi (0 cheapest personal loan rates.63% to 55.65 euros) Thursday announced the termination of a study on the use of Multaq in patients with permanent AF, where the most severe heart problems. In addition, Merck and Sanofi announced Thursday the appointment of Jean-Paul Kress as President of their European joint venture of Sanofi Pasteur MSD vaccines.

BNP Paribas (0.25% to 51.95 euros) is the last candidate in the running for the takeover of German bank IKB, but an agreement is not imminent, said Thursday a source close to the .

Gourgeon renewed at Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM (-1.09% to 10.41 euros).Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, renewable for four years as CEO of the company, said Thursday that the group had always announce its mega-aircraft order this summer and that Airbus and Boeing offered every other competitive products.In addition, the Franco-Dutch group announced a 2.9% increase in traffic in June and decreased 1.7 points to 82.1% of cooeffecient occupation.

The bank BNDES Brazilian public refuses to take sides in the battle between the French distribution group Carrefour and Casino (-1.22% to 65.82 euros) for control of the Brazilian distributor CBD-Pao de Acucar, said Director, Luiz Eduardo Melin.

The developer Kaufman & Broad (3.10% to 21.65 euros) confirmed predict a doubling of its annual results with the amlioration its gross margin and control of its operating costs and expenses Financial.

Given the green light Thursday by the shareholders of the transatlantic exchange operator NYSE Euronext to merge with Deutsche Börse marks a victory for its chief executive Duncan Niederauer, who has strongly defended the project since mid-February.

Chaumet (LVMH: 0.50% to 129.60 euros) has a good dynamics of sales and is now focusing on its watch business to increase its presence in the global market. Louis Vuitton has announced the acquisition of the studio of Swiss watch The Making of Time, for an undisclosed sum.

Seb (balance 74.77 euros) announced that it had been authorized by the Chinese authorities to raise its stake to 71.3% stake in Chinese Supor Group.

The financial situation of the United States more and more worried. Parliamentary sources, an agreement on raising the ceiling of the country's debt must be found between 15 and 22 July for next time to approve a budget bill before August 2, the date beyond which the States United will not be able to repay their debt. If U.S. lawmakers do not agree to raise this ceiling, the leading world power will end up in default. The International Monetary Fund takes this risk seriously.

So, President, Barack Obama, himself, was invited to the debate and tried to restore calm between Republicans and Democrats. Not a chance. Elected officials have sharply criticized Republicans last night how Obama handles this issue."Maybe he (Obama) was taking Valium, it would calm him a bit and he finally decided to come talk to us," even launched Republican Senator Pat Roberts at a press conference. Barack Obama reiterated Wednesday that he intended to end the tax benefits granted by more affluent George Bush. The U.S. president does not want to hear about budget cuts on social programs or on investments in education, research and infrastructure. It is precisely these points that crystallize tensions.

The situation would become so heavy that the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner United States would consider resigning soon, according to Bloomberg financial news agency. An official from the Treasury departm said Timothy Geithner has not reached a conclusion in this regard.For the time being.

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A decline of 7.8% of GDP in the first quarter! Tunisia pay expensive, economically, its political independence. Just as the whole area, shaken by the revolutions of the spring. "Observers have not yet realized the importance of economic and social transition taking place in these countries," said Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). "The recessive effect of this transition will inevitably be strong, but it should be supported: prosperity without democracy can not be consolidated."

Sign of distrust of the area, "the number of direct investment projects in countries of the southern Mediterranean has dropped by 13% compared to the pace of 2010, according to the observatory Anima Investment. In detail, Egypt and Tunisia have experienced over the first three months of the year a 50% drop in investment projects.Libya and Syria are also severely affected, while the Lebanese resistance. Only Morocco stands out by recording an increase in expenditure compared to previous years. With 37 projects during the first three months of 2011, the Moroccan kingdom even beat his record.

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All these figures underline the urgency of assisting countries in transition to democracy. "Our two biggest challenges are unemployment, with 750,000 job seekers – including 160,000 young people – and the lack of long-term financing," said the Tunisian Minister of Finance, Jelloul Ayed, at the 9th Conference of the FEMIP (the subsidiary of the EIB in charge of financing the South-Mediterranean), held in Casablanca last week.To solve them, the government prepares a five year plan in two phases: short term, it facilitates the creation of public employment and compensation for firms in difficulty.

In the long term goal is the establishment of a genuine financial sector, based on the creation of a fund deposits and deposit, to fund infrastructure projects and a fund "generational" – Sovereign – fed by the privatization proceeds.

But this will not, without outside help. EIB figure indeed to 300 billion euros investments needed in energy and transportation infrastructure to achieve in nine South Mediterranean countries by 2030. At the G8 in Deauville, May 27, the major industrial countries pledged to help the Arab countries in their transition. But their public finances are battered, they have promised are expected."This forces us to consider additional funding, such as public-private partnerships (PPP)," said Philippe de Fontaine Vive.

The PPP is a private operator to finance, construct and operate a public service on behalf of a state or community. The EIB, the first financier of PPP in Europe, has offered to make its expertise available to free southern Mediterranean countries to help develop the legal and tax, to establish this type of financing. It associated itself with the creation of a "club PPP, consisting of four pilot countries in the region, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. But this initiative, full of pitfalls, will produce results only in the medium term. In the short term, the Bank has pledged to accelerate its direct financing by paying 6 billion euros by 2013 in the southern Mediterranean countries.

At Deauville, all multilateral development banks have pledged to provide $ 20 billion in two years. It's much the same time very little. Tunisia waited – alone – 15 billion euros in aid from the G8 …