http://elinorcaplan.com USA and World Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The people of eastern Provence-Alpes Cote d'Azur are encouraged to moderate their power consumption between 18 and 20 o'clock tonight. There is "a real break." The departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes were placed on red alert Ecowatt for the day Monday, meaning that there is a "real risk of ... http://elinorcaplan.com/peak-power-var-and-alpes-maritimes-on-red-alert/ Investors continue to play it safe Friday in anticipation of monthly U.S. employment. The European stock markets opened slightly down in the wake of the fence undecided on Wall Street, the CAC 40, FTSE 100 and the DAX lost between 0, 1% and 0.3%. The Tokyo Stock Exchange ... http://elinorcaplan.com/european-markets-down-slightly-investors-cautious/ Munich Re has done better than expected in 2011 with a net profit of 710 million euros, supported by the positive fiscal impact of damage paid last year, and expects to find in 2012 profit levels achieved in previous years. The annual result of the German reinsurer, before ... http://elinorcaplan.com/munich-re-expects-a-rebound-in-profits-in-2012/ The negotiations between Greece and its private creditors on debt restructuring of the country could be concluded on Wednesday, said bankers and politicians, even if a rise in the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) is now seen as imperative in the case. </ p> According to the bankers ... http://elinorcaplan.com/an-agreement-on-greek-debt-may-be-wednesday/ Japanese stocks ended up Thursday in the wake of coordinated action by central banks to release the funding of banks has seized up with the debt crisis in Europe. The Nikkei gained 1.93% or 162.77 points to 8597.38 points and the Topix, broader, took 1.59% or 11.55 points to ... http://elinorcaplan.com/292/ This is what the UMP Hervé Mariton. The Liberal member for the Drôme also wish not to replace two out of three employees retiring. Manifestation officials Paris in January 2009. The former UMP minister Hervé Mariton calls Tuesday to increase the working time of officials "without additional compensation" and ... http://elinorcaplan.com/291/ Interest rates on debt italiennent again flirt with record highs. The rate stood at ten this morning at 7.24%, close to the recent record of 9 November when it reached 7.48%. The bond rate to ten years in Italy continued its flight Friday morning, dangerously approaching its record high, ... http://elinorcaplan.com/italian-rates-soared-again-to-7-2/ The overall business climate in France has again deteriorated in November, as expected, shows the monthly business survey released Wednesday by INSEE. The composite indicator of business climate in manufacturing industry fell by two points to 95 and remains below the 100 that corresponds to the long-term average of ... http://elinorcaplan.com/289/ The operators of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka announced Tuesday they would merge in 2013 to give birth to the Third World scholarship, with traded securities worth about 3,600 billion dollars (2.664 billion euros) . After months of negotiations, the operation of a $ 4.1 billion, will allow ... http://elinorcaplan.com/288/ The Community budget of the European Union will increase to 129 billion euros in 2012, an increase of 2% in line with inflation, according to the agreement reached Saturday morning after fifteen hours of negotiations. The agreement is a victory for European governments, struggling with the financial consequences of ... http://elinorcaplan.com/287/