Tag: France
China & France’s PMI Scores Flag in February
If the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) scores from China and France are any indication, investors in these...
“Boss-Napping”: 21st Century French Business Negotiation
At a Paris Goodyear store, workers trapped business executives in a conference room so they’d have to listen...
France to Tax Social Media Sites
France’s Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA), the audiovisual regulator for the country, claims that video-sharing websites such as Facebook...
France Nears Recession
Markit’s French PMI estimate for December fell to 47 (below 50 signals contraction).
France Fizzles, Germany Slows as Europe’s Economy Stalls
The euro-zone economy all but stagnated in the third quarter with France's recovery fizzling out and Germany’s growth...
Reasons Remain for Fed to Keep Easy-Money Policies Fueling Equities
Compelling reasons exist for the Federal Open Market Committee to stay with easy-money policies that have kept the...
Producer Prices Post Big Drop in Three Years; Deere Cuts Forecast as Wet Weather Slows Construction; Germany Fails to Stop Europe’s Malaise
The latest sign that the U.S. economy remains weak comes in the form of U.S. producer prices notching...