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Wall Street resumes height

The day after a session in the red, the U.S. stock markets end up the way to higher Tuesday. In early trade, the Dow gained 0.37% to 11,446 points, the Nasdaq advance of 0.45% to 2625 points and the S & P is 0.40% to 1209 points.

The progresison remains very cautious. U.S. operators, like their counterparts in Europe and Asia, remain very concerned about the issue of sovereign debt in Europe. They fear a contagion to other countries considered fragile in the euro area.The decision of Standard & Poor's lowered by one notch to "A +" to "A" note of Italy, due to low growth prospects, has just added to the failure of the meeting this weekend of European Ministers of Finance have failed to agree on a new loan to Greece, still under the threat of default.

The question of the future of Greece will remain central today. In Athens, after an initial conference call Monday night, a new meeting between the Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos and representatives of the troika of the country's creditors, European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, to be held tonight . Their verdict depends on the payment in October of $ 8 billion from the loan made last year in the euro area country and the IMF.Manna vital for the country to the brink of bankruptcy.

Pending around the Fed meeting

Hopes for recovery of the market, worried about the economic downturn hitting the United States and Europe, are now placed in the meeting of the Federal Reserve (Fed) which starts today and will end tomorrow.

The fears are in fact more and more vivid on the other side of the Atlantic, where Barack Obama announced a plan to further reduce the deficit of 3000 billion Monday, financed half by an increase in taxes for the rich, did not produce any relief.

On the macroeconomic front, the U.S., housing construction has increased its decline in August, falling to its lowest level since May, according to official figures published Tuesday in Washington.

Mergers and acquisitions continue

The side of values, the French computer group Bull and American Technologies CA (0.09% to 21.24 dollars) Tuesday announced an alliance to facilitate the switching of heterogeneous enterprise IT infrastructures to the Internet and the "cloud" ( cloud computing).

The Internet giant Google (-0.10% to 546.12 dollars) bought DailyDeal, German site group purchasing established in 2009 business cards design. Google, which offers this service for U.S. consumers, seeking to expand its presence outside the United States to reach the largest number of users and compete with its rivals in the field as Groupon.The amount of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The U.S. stock market watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) encourages U.S. companies to transparency regarding their income abroad, reports the Financial Times. The SEC, which has made this his new battle cry, drew particular groups such as Dow Chemical (-0.73% to 27.54 dollars) or Caterpillar (-0.28% to 84.36 dollars) share more information with investors.

After the close of Wall Street, Air Products (0.10% to 81.66 dollars) has announced a new share repurchase program of $ 1 billion.

The mergers and acquisitions also continue to multiply.According to reports the Times, Blackstone (-0.45% to 13.26 dollars) would buy with Prestige Brands of America (-0.73% to 9.46 dollars), a portfolio of non-prescription drugs worth £ 2 billion, owned by GlaxoSmithKline (0.07% to 41.54 dollars).

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. (0.90% to 44.13 dollars) and Azur Pharma Ltd. (will merge to create Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc, a pharmaceutical company based in Ireland and listed on NASDAQ.

Also in the pharmaceutical sector, Varian Medical Systems (1.16% to 53.05 dollars) will buy Calypso Medical Technologies, a company specializing in monitoring tumors during operations radiosurgery and radiotherapy for $ 10 million and contingent payments.

However, ConAgra Foods (0.21% to 23.44 dollars) withdrew its offer of Ralcorp Holdings (-0.23% to 75.06 dollars) due to "lack of constructive dialogue with Ralcorp."

Others are preparing to pass the act as Home Properties (-5.61 to 58.70 dollars) will conduct a capital increase of 5.25 million additional shares to finance "its external growth and new real estate development projects. "

Also note, a Court of Appeal in the United States lifted a court order blocking the payment of compensation of $ 18 billion by Chevron (-0.69% to 98.03 dollars) for environmental damage in the Amazon.

In addition, three complaints were filed against IBM (+0.11% to 173.32 dollars) from the European competition authorities, including one by a French company, have been abandoned, it was reported on Tuesday the European Commission.

Bank: call to order de Lagarde

Declarations of Christine Lagarde at the Jackson Hole conference in the U.S. have caused confusion. Concerned about the deteriorating global economy, the executive director of the International Monetary Fund said before the central bankers that European banks' need urgent recapitalization. " The former economy minister added: "This is the key to cut the chain of contagion."

Thus, for the IMF, "the most efficient would be a substantial recapitalization mandatory European banks with private funds in the first place but also of public funds if necessary." Christine Lagarde has called for research by the policies of a common vision for the future of the continent.

But the executive director of the IMF gave no indication about how to get there.Thus, Sebastian Bartholomew, credit analyst for Louis Capital Markets believes that the statements of Christine Lagarde is "a call to order IMF but do not provide concrete solutions." The specialist also wondered what private funds would be inclined to give money to banks, "who wants to bring money to the banks unless the States?" Support from private funds, wanted by the former tenant Bercy seems to be excluded.

Regulators want details

Thus, fearing that such a disadvantage about the banking sector already affected by the stroke of tobacco stock this summer, some regulators would consider asking the IMF chief to clarify his remarks, reports the Financial Times.Indeed, while Europe is mobilizing to try to reassure investors on the health of major institutions of the old continent, reports Christine Lagarde could undermine their efforts credit reports free. The stress tests were particularly aimed at reassuring the financial community. French Banking Federation (FBF) was also stressed that French banks "have passed the stress tests in July European and ACP, the national supervisor, performs regular checks to ensure the smooth operation of banks' .

As such, the FBF reiterated this morning that the French system has full confidence. The Federation reiterated, like what she wrote on August 19, that 'capital levels are well above regulatory requirements and programs for refinancing in the medium and long term are conducted under conditions quite satisfactory. "

And the banks themselves have reiterated they do not need to raise new money. In early August, to mark the publication of its results, Societe Generale has reiterated that it has strengthened its financial strength, and for BNP Paribas. August 25, Crédit Agricole has also sought to reassure. The bank, whose accounts the second quarter suffered a heavy burden to Greece, said it had to end in July of more than 120 billion of liquid reserves immediately available. Jean-Paul Chifflet, general manager of the bank, had also told the BBC: "We have no difficulty in funding us."

In exchange, banking stocks are holding up well CAC40.Credit Agricole advance of 1.1%, 1.3% BNP Paribas, Natixis and Societe Generale 1.7% against an increase of 1.3% for the CAC 40.

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Xavier Bertrand: "There is no question of fatalism"

LE FIGARO – The decline in unemployment in the early years seems to have forgotten. Are you discouraged by the new bad number?

Xavier Bertrand – Unfortunately, it is in the same line as the previous two months. Not surprisingly, with growth at 0%, not to mention that July is traditionally bad (9 increases in the last 11 years). But this does not detract from my belief that unemployment will go back down. Social plans are declining. Redundancies do not go back. The acting, which is always a precursor, is good. Job creation is strong even though they are largely absorbed by the increase in the labor force. And new measures we have taken in recent months, including learning, will begin to bear fruit. Nadine Morano, we hope to be many more such apprentices in September.There is no question of fatalism.

Where are we on assisted contracts?

On assisted contracts, CAE 222 435 (non-profit sector) were signed in late July, there are still 200,000 to be filled by the end of the year next CIE (businesses) there are still 34,000 of the 62,000 expected this year. Many assisted contracts co-funded by the departments will also be released in the second half. I also expect a significant commitment of councils and they play the game totally! Gard, where I was Friday, has proposed assisted contracts to 2.1% of recipients of RSA, it increased to 10%, which is our national goal, it would make 1500 people out of unemployment! Or it would cost the department 411 euros per month, against 467 for the current RSA.

Employment center director must change and adopt a more decentralized operation no later than the end of the year.Should speed things up?

We can not wait until the end of the year. Each agency will have a "drawing rights" on training, will be delegated more funding, allowing it to be much more responsive. The administrative part will be lighter with fewer indicators to inform. I remember the beginning of September the social partners and all those involved for me they confirm their agreement for the implementation of this new roadmap.

You loaded earlier in the year the sub-prefects to ensure the "connection" between job seekers and business leaders who, in the same area, have difficulty recruiting. This gives does it work?

Where there is a total momentum, the results are undeniable, even if it is too early to give figures.This coordination also involves the activation of the "local public service employment" in a pool which includes employment center, local missions, houses of employment, communities, business leaders … It's not necessarily spectacular, but it's effective. I meet again all the sub-prefects of France in September to set up action plans in each employment area, and next week I will hold a video conference with regional directors of employment center and the regional prefects quick cash.

A new device, providing better compensation and enhanced monitoring to retrenched, will be in effect on September 1. But it is the purpose of fixed term and temporary employment that increase.Is it necessary to invent devices for these cases?

We will be attentive to the suggestions of the social partners, the Prime Minister receives these days.

The budget for the job will he planed, given the savings measures announced Wednesday by François Fillon?

Tradeoffs are made by the president and the prime minister: he will be fully preserved in 2011 as in 2012.

Is it time to reduce the Employer contribution rebates on overtime, which amounts to increasing labor costs?

For the employer, the trigger, it is not the exemptions is the fact of having more work. And I remember that employee side, the logic of buying power is fully preserved, the changes will not remove one euro cent for employees in overtime.

The tax on very high incomes will be 3%, from 500,000 euros. The government will leave there to tighten the criteria, as part of the majority want?

Parliament will have to discuss, this is normal. Simply ask the question shows that the principle of this tax, which I defended from the beginning, is now widely accepted. The demand for justice is understood by all. For the same reason, I support the approximation of taxes on labor and heritage announcements Wednesday also go in this direction.

The complementary health are likely to raise their rates after being taxed more than one billion additional …

Nothing have to. A number of them are private companies that show significant benefits and therefore have room to maneuver.It is indeed a tax on insurance contracts, not the insured, in contrast to an increase in user fees such that we did not want.

The anti-deficit plan provides ten times the revenue increases that additional savings. Can we make more efforts in that direction?

We remove the tax loopholes. There is no general increase in taxes, as advocated by the Socialists and the way they do it is a real brand in the local communities they lead. This would be a policy that would break the prospects for growth. But it's true, France is a country with a high level of public spending and taxes. Pension reform, the non-replacement of an official two … reduce public spending.I am confident it will go much further in the coming years, do not hesitate to come back some expenses by asking systematically question: what people really value for money? The efficacy and justice must be the two criteria of the expense.

Free attack frequencies 4G mobile

Back from holiday, the State Council will settle a sensitive issue: that of 4G mobile radio frequencies, auctioned by the government. The decree, signed June 1 by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, is already the subject of three appeals to the supreme court, each time for different reasons.

According to our information, took the Free State Council on the grounds of discrimination arising from immediate payment of licenses. Clearly, the group founded by Xavier Niel challenges the accepted methods of payment, which would contribute to groups with deep pockets compared to smaller players. A hearing is scheduled for Free August 30. Contacted, the operator declined to comment.

The union CFE-CGC Orange contests, too, this decree, as Le Figaro had revealed early June.He has since joined the union in its approach national telecom SNT-CGC, representing employees of private operators SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free, but the federation of metallurgy CFE-CGC, representing employees of suppliers such as Alcatel or Sagem. Their common folder was filed Aug. 16 in the litigation section.

Interference of DTT

The angle of attack is different unions accuse the bidding, among others, of not taking sufficient account of the criterion of employment and require a location clause jobs in France. The appeal challenges the "non-compliance with employment goals assigned by law to the Minister and Arcep and discriminatory treatment under the DOM in violation of constitutional principles of equality of citizens and uniqueness of territory, "said their lawyer Anne-Solène Gay YGMA cabinet flexcheck cash advance.The third appeal was, himself, was filed in early July by Bouygues Telecom, this time on the grounds that the 4G does cause harmful interference and blur the TNT television in 20% of households. "This interference will have a major impact: TVs will not work, it will be black screen. TV makers should take into account now. That the State to determine precisely the measures to be taken ", had explained to Le Figaro Roussat Olivier, CEO of Bouygues Telecom. The bill to address the problem arising between 500 million and 1.7 billion euros, according to Bouygues Telecom. Asked yesterday, the group, which seized the State Council on June 24, had not received any feedback yet.

This file is a sensitive issue for the government, which has removed the minimum frequency of 2.5 billion euros for the state budget.For Eric Besson, the tender is "balanced", encourages competition and land use, while promoting the best heritage of the state.

New stage of the digital revolution, these frequencies are strategic for 4G operators. 4G should help relieve the current mobile networks and provide new services by multiplying by 50 the flow of the mobile Internet. Deadlines are tight now, because the operators must first submit their application before September 15.

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Tour of Europe's austerity plans

In an attempt to reassure the debt crisis, the austerity is accelerating in Europe. States as markets in the sights they will have to convince the date of 2013 to bring their deficit below 3% (a year later to the country under the rescue plan), as agreed with the European Commission . The great unknown is the impact on growth, with figures for the second quarter are published on Tuesday in Brussels.

Italy

Rome adopted Friday a drastic austerity plan to recover 45.5 billion euros by 2013, based in particular on tax increases, massive loss of seats of local administrations and combination.

For the first time, a solidarity tax on the highest incomes was introduced, up to 5% for incomes over 90,000 euros per year and 10% in excess of 150,000.Parliament had already voted in July an austerity plan of 48 billion euros over three years. But Italy has no choice its massive debt (120% of GDP) in place at the forefront of possible victims of the debt crisis. The surge of his bond yields to record levels last week had forced the ECB to redeem itself from the Italian debt in exchange for strict conditions on the hardening of austerity.

Sunday, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, welcomed these measures "critical" for Italy, but also "for the euro area as a whole."The Europeans know that, after the bailout for Greece, Ireland and Portugal, the fall of Italy would push the euro into unknown territory paydayloan.

Spain

Seen as another weak link by investors, Madrid about to vote in late August a tightening of discipline, to bring back 4.9 billion euros in additional funds. This new turn of the screw completes the plan adopted in 2010 drastically to save 65 billion over three years.This time, it is health insurance and big business that would be utilized.

Greece

Athens, whose budget woes have catalyzed the debt crisis, the end of June adopted an austerity plan providing for severe savings of 28.4 billion euros in 2015 (divided equally between tax increases and decreases public expenditure) and a wave of privatizations to bring 50 billion euros. This was the condition imposed by the IMF and the European partners to unlock their help.

Portugal

Lisbon, also forced a bailout, wants to go beyond the expectations of international donors. To counter any slippage in public finances, the government announced in July drastic measures: special tax of 50% of the fourteenth month of incomes above the minimum wage, increase in VAT from 6 to 23% …These cuts are in addition to a package (15% increase in transportation rates, primary school closures …) has already been decided despite their unpopularity.

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New Storm on the Paris Stock Exchange

New slump in the Paris Bourse. At the close on Wednesday, the CAC 40 index showed a loss of 5.45% to 3002.99 points and manages to maintain a narrow margin the psychological threshold of 3000 points. In a volume of trade of 6 billion euros, the volatility was again very strong.

Like him, other European indices loosen: the FTSE-100 index in London lost 3.05% to 5007.16 points at closing. The Dax in Frankfurt tumbles 5.13% to 5613.42 points after falling 6% during the session. The index featured the Milan Stock Exchange, the FTSE Eb, closed Wednesday on a drop of 6.65% at 14,676 points, its lowest level since April 2009. The Madrid Stock Exchange closed on a fall of 5.49%.

The banking sector collapses

All markets are penalized by the banking sector, while Greece is planning to expand its exchange program to include obligations of the securities in the longer term, which penalizes first private creditors. In Paris, Societe Generale gives 14.47 (after a 20.83% drop in session) to 22.18 euros, Crédit Agricole 11.81% to 6.07 euros, BNP Paribas 9.47% to 35.61 euros and Natixis 9.11% to 2.68 euros.

Banks have suffered rumors of degradation of the note of France, while Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poors reiterated that the AAA rating of the Hexagon was accompanied by a stable outlook online cash advance. Even Bercy denies "formally" the rumors of degradation.But the surprise meeting convened by Nicolas Sarkozy interrupted his holiday to deal with several ministers the theme of economic and financial crisis has rekindled investor concerns.

Also in Europe, the divisions between countries are delaying the implementation of the rescue plan agreed in June In addition, fears of renewed extension of the debt crisis in Italy explains the new fall. The market is concerned about the ability of Italian banks to refinance.

Industrial production declined in France

As on Wall Street, markets been unable to continue the strong rebound in the day that followed the speech by U.S. Federal Reserve.The latter, however, assured that it would extend its monetary policy ultra-accommodating while maintaining zero interest rates until at least mid-2013 and exploring other measures to support the U.S. economy, which will probably end detailed August, at the final communiqué of the U.S. central bank. But the Fed confirmed that the U.S. economy is in trouble, especially since the deterioration in the debt rating of American long-term.

For the economist Nicolas Bouzou, the previous day had already not reassuring:

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Wall Street down before the Senate vote

Wall Street starts again in the red on Tuesday. In early trade, the Dow Jones lost 0.57% at 12,063 points, the Nasdaq 0.51% to loose 2731 points and the S & P drops 0.69% to 1279 points.

The opening is dominated by pessimism as consumer spending of U.S. households fell against all odds by 0.2% in June, posting their first decline since September 2009. Economists surveyed on average expected a rise in expenditure of 0.2%.

The expected green light from Senate Tuesday evening

Concerning the agreement on raising the debt ceiling, the doubts persist. "Some have pointed to the fact that the rating agency S & P claimed four trillion dollars in deficit reduction over 10 years against only 2.5 trillion currently being negotiated by members, analysts said Aurel BGC.Maintaining the "AAA" is far from being elected … Many skeptics have left open the possibility of adoption of this agreement by the Congress. "An expected adoption tonight. The Senate must decide, in fact, after the House of Representatives that preceded it from that Monday night.

"I think the show we attended in Washington, a significant number of parliamentarians of this country leaving the threat of a default, really made a lot of damage to the confidence" of investors in the economy American, for his part, said U.S. Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithnern, on ABC.

Oil side, the opening of the Nymex, oil prices melt, due to poor statistqies the day, who fear a future decline in demand.To 15 hours, a barrel of "light sweet crude" for September delivery was trading at 94.36 dollars, down 53 cents.

Results of companies to follow the corporate side, several major publications are planned this week, starting on Tuesday by Pfizer (-1.05% to 18.81 dollars). The group released better than expected earnings for the second quarter, the jump in sales of animal health products offsetting lower sales of drugs, the heart of the business group.

Google (stable at 606.71 dollars) this weekend began testing a new service, "Google Hotel Finder", dedicated to finding hotels. Positioned competitor specialized sites like Hotels.com "Hotel Finder Google" is used to search the dates of their choice, depending on the number of stars of the institution and the average scores given by customers.

Hewlett-Packard (-0.48% to 35.03 dollars) has decided to drop now $ 50 U.S. price of its new tablet, the TouchPad. This rate adjustment, presented as a promotion valid until September 10, is valid until September 10.He places the version of the tablet features a 16GB storage to 449.99 dollars, and the 32 GB to 549 dollars, just one month after the beginning of the commercialization of TouchPad.

Coach (-4.72% to 62.31 dollars), a leading U.S. brands of accessories, recorded a jump of 24% of its annual net profit in 2010-2011 (year ended July 2) at 881 million dollars, and expected to grow over 10% in the future, according to a statement released Tuesday.

Hyatt Hotels (1.96% to 39.52 euros) announced earnings for the second quarter better than expected, while saying he intended to open a number of "significant" new hotels in the future.

GM (-0.79% to 27.87 dollars) reported Tuesday a 7.6% increase in sales of vehicles in the U.S. in July, thanks to strong sales of Chevrolet, the one of the leading brands of the manufacturer, and the good performance of new models.

Raids by giants of video games on small publishers are ongoing. After the announcement of a Memorandum of surrender by PopCap Games Electronic Arts (0.32% to 22.02 dollars) and the acquisition by Zynga a mobile games publisher in Canada, is the Japanese Sony which went on the offensive by offering Sucker Punch. The American development studio publishes games for consoles, the PlayStation family, including "Sly Cooper" (PS) and "inFamous' (PS3).The amount of the transaction were not disclosed.

Amerigroup (7.47% to 51.65 dollars) is expected to jump at the opening, title, earning more than 5% in electronic trading before the opening of Wall Street. The group of health care services announced yesterday it has won a contract to develop its business in Texas.

The CAC 40 expected sharply higher

Relief. Is the word that should prevail today on all global exchanges, after U.S. lawmakers passed this night finally put to agree on raising the debt ceiling. At 8:15, future contracts on the CAC 40 advanced sharply from 1.39% to 3724.50 points.

Last week, the inability of the United States to solve the problem of public finances had weighed on investor sentiment. In Paris the CAC 40 was indeed touched its lowest level in session year (3,630.75 points), while Wall Street finished its worst week in a year, despite the intervention of Obama Friday in an attempt to reassure debt.

After the relief 10 days ago on Greek sovereign debt, the calm would return to the Paris financial center.After weeks of negotiations, elected Democrats and Republicans have indeed finally found common ground on the amount of new ceiling, avoiding the world's largest economy is in default of payment in the coming days. According to preliminary information provided by the White House, the debt ceiling would be raised to 2.1 trillion dollars, which breathe new life in the United States on the forehead of the debt until 2013, after the presidential elections. This agreement in principle will also enable the countries to continue to borrow on the markets beyond the August 2 deadline set by the Treasury.

The reaction of rating agencies expected

On the other hand, no excessive optimism are to be expected in the financial markets today, at least until the U.S. Congress has not ratified the agreement. The first submission is expected to vote that day.Furthermore, few details have yet filtered on measures taken to reduce the deficit in the U.S., which does not exclude the possibility of deterioration in the rating of the sovereign debt of the United States.

For now, the first tranche of spending cuts of $ 1 trillion is expected. Then a bipartisan special committee of Congress will then be responsible for finding the end of November additional expenditure cuts amounting to 1.5 trillion dollars. A total of 2.5 trillion dollars in budget cuts, all over 10 years. From this point of view, the reaction of rating agencies in this agreement called the "medium term" should be widely followed by the markets.

On the currency front, the dollar has benefited only modestly from the announcement of the night, illustrating the temporary nature of such an agreement.Around 6:00, the euro slipped against the dollar at 1.4385 dollars against 1.4395 on Friday, but climbed against the yen at 111.67 yen against 110.41 Friday. For its part, the dollar set off again up significantly against the yen at 77.63 yen after briefly reached 78 yen, 76.73 yen against Friday night.

In terms of oil prices were up Monday morning in electronic trading in Asia, where the market relieved by this agreement in extremis. In morning trading, a barrel of "light sweet crude" for September delivery gained 1.53 dollars to 97.23 dollars. That of Brent North Sea crude for September delivery was appreciating $ 1.25 dollar to 117.99.

Macroeconomic side, investors should look carefully at the unemployment figures for the month of JuneOverseas are also expected to 4:00 p.m. construction spending for the month of June, the ISM manufacturing index for July.

As for values ​​to follow

Last week, the many semi-annual publications were rather disappointing, adding to the nervousness of investors. The pace slows publications this week, though are expected in the next three days the details of the interim bank values ​​(Tuesday BNP Paribas, Societe Generale on Wednesday and Thursday Axa and Natixis).

Eiffage reported a slight slowdown in growth in the second quarter despite a sharp rebound from its construction activities, the division of public works who registered a decrease over the period.

Outremer Telecom.A draft tender offer simplified to the telecom operator was introduced by OMT Invest, a structure controlled by Axa Private Equity, according to a notice to the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and released Friday.

EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF ENR) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Capital Perceva to cede control of Supra, the fund feeds the project to file a simplified takeover bid at the end of the process.

General Health issued a sharp drop in operating profit in the first half due to exceptional items, but its revenue rose due to higher acute care stays.

Recylex published Friday sales for the second quarter increased significantly, from 32% to 125.34 million euros, supported by an increase of 48% of its business in recycling lead thanks to rising 16 % of lead prices and increased sales volumes.

Air Liquide. The gas giant reported Monday a 11% increase in net profit in the first half, to 750 million euros.It maintained its forecast a "steady increase" in net profit for the year.

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Vinci will build the stadium of Olympique Lyonnais

It has taken a major step Tuesday Olympique Lyonnais (OL). In a statement, the French professional club career has indeed appointed on Tuesday the company concessions in charge of design and construction of its future new stadium, the cornerstone of future complex OL Land. And it finally Vinci return the task to emerge from the Stadium of Light ground on the site Décines Charpieu.

After the Stade de France, Nice and Bordeaux, so this is the third contract raised by the construction group and concessions as part of the grand plan to renovate the French stage, for the organization of Euro 2016 Football in France. Note that Vinci has also built and operates since January 2011, the stage of Le Mans (MMArena), which is not part of the eleven stages selected to host matches of Euro 2016.

Private partnership / private

Regarding the financing of the stadium itself, with a capacity of 58,200 seats, the two companies will work as part of a private / private. As for the OL Land project as a whole, the community (Grand Lyon, Department, State …) will support the access to the stadium for 170 million euros. According to information provided earlier this afternoon by the group led by Jean-Michel Aulas on the financing of the only sports venue, Vinci is committed to "contribute to the funding by becoming a shareholder, to a maximum participation 49% of the company owner of the project, the Land of Montout. " Duty, the group estimates that 381 million euros the amount of the contract this morning."A cost which will complement other investments driven by external partners, including hotels, leisure centers and office buildings," says management. In total, OL Groupe estimated 450 million investments to the OL Land project, that is to say the stadium and related structures.

To collect a portion of the funds, the group will also sell the name of the future stadium to a private company. The identity of the partner to be selected, and the amount of its financial participation in this contract "naming" should be announced by the end of the year cash advance now. What to expect the Stadium of Light will soon be renamed before being completed.According to Jean-Michel Aulas, the enclosure will be built on the bottom "entirely private", even if 20 million should still be made by the State, as part of the renovation plan.

Deliveries for the second quarter 2014

A four-year first whistle of Euro 2016, the stadium project goes so Lyon (finally) to the next level. The memorandum of understanding announced Tuesday paves the way for the concrete realization of the project, after years of red tape. At the end of a phase "Project" about six months and subject to the signature of the design-build contract by that date, the phase of contruction will be launched.

Already in May, the release of the situation had been operated by the choice of Lyon as host city of the European competition.The city was named first with eight, then ten stadia to host matches of Euro 2016. Then, when the future sports arena has been the subject of a statement in May of general interest (DIG), Greater Lyon has been run from 14 June to 18 July, public hearings required to amend the plan to local urban planning for the construction of the stadium. The city now hopes to receive the issuance of building permits by the end of the year, for a start of construction in early 2012. Barring unforeseen delays in construction or, as has been the site know of the great stage of Lille, the Stadium of Light should be delivered in the second quarter 2014.

In exchange, the news was applauded by investors, in a context of macroeconomic concerns hold their attention. At 15 hours, the title of the Lyon Group advanced 0.93% to 5.41 euros in a market down 0.5%.

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Calmels, "In television, there is also room for error"

150 million euros in turnover, to 140 employees. The French subsidiary of Endemol, the television production giant, is doing well. What I do not deny, at the end of the season, his many projects. Endemol France has developed and produced two games that will stand this summer, by the autumn. First "No one had thought," the adaptation of the format 'Pointless' on the BBC UK, a weekly game presented by Cyril Féraud, to be launched on July 16 France 3, every Saturday at 17:15. French adaptation of a concept to international success, "Money Drop", presented by Laurence Boccolini, install, meanwhile, in August on TF1 in access prime time. "An exciting game combining both general knowledge questions, emotion and tension generated by the potential loss of 250,000 euros.Grids operating in the summer breaks, it's an interesting time to launch new products. We did years ago with the "Wheel of Fortune," which began in early August before being extended for the rest of the season. "Money Drop" has already been successful in 20 countries, there is no reason why he did not know one in France, "notes Virginie Calmels, formerly of Canal +, became CEO of Endemol France in 2007 , which she joined in 2003 as CEO.

Partner of TF1, Endemol produced including "The 12 strokes of noon", the game launched in June 2010 which was attended by an average of over 3 million viewers and 29% audience share over the 4 years and over, on the first half of 2011.Mainly known for its reality shows like "Big Brother" or "Star Academy", the production company it is nevertheless broken teeth with the failure of "Square VIIIP," the challenge is to renew this type of format. This calls into question it's partnership with TF1 Endemol? "No, not at all. If you look out the media landscape, broadcasters and all major producers have had some accidents, especially during the past 12 months. We have the right to make mistakes, the failure to feel the public at a given time. What is important is that it works hand in hand with TF1. And with an editorial vision and common goals very clear, it helps to reconnect with the success, as evidenced by that of "Secret Story 5" which is taking shape.With this success, we also invented in this field of new writing, most modern, why not mix genres like docu-reality we already know, or more generally of the "Factual reality", mixtures of magazines and reality. We are working with TF1. "

If, by far, the reality is most of Endemol discuss, yet it represents "less than 25%" of its business volume. "We are very active in gaming, entertainment and, since 2007, I developed a policy of diversification-oriented fiction and new media. Fiction allows us to work with all broadcasters with whom one did not work or very little flow. " Endemol sold to France 2 TV movie "Kanak, history forgotten" about the life of footballer Christian Karembeu, whose distribution is planned for 2012.The production company also will complete on July 19 shooting of "Once Upon a Time … Maybe not," a drama adapted from the novel by Akli Taj, for France 3.

"Wonderful success of TNT"

The free DTT channels have made 23.9% of national audience share in June, according to Médiamétrie. These chains are gaining 0.4 points from May and 4.1 points year on year. How to analyze this new record? "There were two stages: first the installation of decoders and equipment of French households and that they get used to the content and go get him. Suddenly, the DTT channels are now living their explosion.It is a magnificent achievement and the opportunity for viewers to find a multitude of programs, "said Virginie Calmels, even if that success comes at the expense of historical terrestrial channels.

Endemol has also embarked on the communication market with the "brand content" or "branded content". "Our operations have generally been successful. We even won this year the price of the brand content in the area of ​​clothing, with what we have done for Canal + and Adidas through a retrospective of 40 years of the Blues. Not only that was 100% financed by the advertiser Adidas, but that has not had an outlet in television and the Internet. It's part of our diversification and our new business model. "

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