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Posts related to ‘François Hollande’

France, Germany Fight Over Eurozone Budget Power

Posted: October 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande met briefly today before a summit meeting of eurozone leaders to discuss the role of the banking supervisor that is to ...
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Hollande Proposes New Taxes, Austerity Measures for France

Posted: September 10, 2012 at 6:48 am

France has taken another step toward severe austerity programs set by the central government. Its economy has dipped into a recession. New President François Hollande claims that the government needs to ...
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President Hollande Drops in Polls

Posted: August 30, 2012 at 7:07 am

French President Francois Hollande may have run out of leverage with his peers in the European Union, his political opposition and his own voters. Bloomberg reports: Hollande’s approval rating fell ...
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France and Germany Still Press for Greek Austerity

Posted: August 24, 2012 at 6:56 am

The relationship between Germany and France on the one hand and Greece on the other spins from accommodation to exasperation in an almost regular cycle. Despite support of the euro, in concept, ...
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Miners and Banks Boost European Stocks

Posted: August 21, 2012 at 5:54 am

European stocks are up today on the possibility of further monetary stimulus in China boosted investor confidence, and investors await reports that may show the U.S. economy is improving. Prime ...
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U.S. Markets Set to Open Lower Despite Rallies Overseas

Posted: July 30, 2012 at 7:15 am

While European stocks rose to a four-month high and most Asian markets advanced, U.S. stock-index futures are lower this morning. No major U.S. economic reports are set for release today. ...
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Markets Crater in Asia, Open Off in Europe

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 3:47 am

Fears that new leaders in France and Greece will repudiate austerity and urge other nations in Europe to do so as well pushed Asian stocks deeply lower. The Nikkei fell ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/1/2012) Financials Lift DJIA for Q1, Bank of America Layoffs

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:07 am

BP’s (NYSE: BP) profits fell as it continues to struggle with the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. The incident and subsequent oil spill may cost the UK company as much as $20 billion ...
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Corporate Decisions in France to Be Made by Francois Hollande?

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 6:43 am

French presidential candidate François Hollande, the likely winner of the upcoming election, says he will block planned job cuts at private companies as a way to keep unemployment from growing. According ...
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In French Election, a Threat to Europe’s New Order

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:39 am

A perceived threat to the new EU order, which is set to help rescue Greece, Portugal and perhaps Spain and Italy, is based in part on the new governments put in ...
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