Tag: France

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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...

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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...

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France Nears Recession

Markit’s French PMI estimate for December fell to 47 (below 50 signals contraction).

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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...