Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 201 - 210 of 309 results for "French"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... directions. LONDON - Stocks plunged and the euro fell as signs of German impatience with Greek debt woes and fears over French banks compounded worries that the world is set for another recession, analysts said. French banking shares dived more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... recapitalise in view of their holdings of Greek debt. Led by bank stocks, European shares plunged as much as 5.0 per cent, with French Societe Generale down over 10.0 per cent, as alarm about growth and debt again burnt into confidence, and then a new ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... spending will remain poor, weighing on growth in coming quarters. That trend was evident in the earnings of Carrefour, the French retailing giant which on Wednesday posted an unexpected net loss in the first half and abandoned its growth target for the ...

A penny saved could spark a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... down from the 1.3% expansion achieved in the first three months of 2011. This dour news followed earlier reports that the French economy - that other tower of strength - did not grow one tiny bit in the three months between April and June this year. ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... after - that was last night - well, you know what happened it bounced back with a vengeance. Apart from reports that the French rumour was just that, you'll read in today's headlines that, "Stocks Surge on Tempered Concern About Recession" (Bloomberg). ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... 17-state currency bloc - notably France - resulted in shares see-sawing around the world throughout the day. In particular, French banking stocks were again in the spotlight as a result of concerns about their investment in bonds in vulnerable members ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... McCarthy said traders were cautious given the negative lead from Wall St and renewed concerns about eurozone debt. Overnight, French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised new measures to slash France's public deficit amid fears that France could be the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... spurred by worries of possible problems with Greece's new bailout deal and a rumoured ratings downgrade of France and/or French banks. Bank shares led the drop in the US markets, amid speculation that they faced more pressure to stop parking money with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Frankfurt, Volkswagen shed 4.17 per cent even though Europe's biggest car maker said its net profit tripled in the first half. French telecom equipment group Alcatel-Lucent meanwhile plunged 15.33 per cent as its return to profit in the second quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... lows. Milan's main stock market - at one stage down over four per cent - actually closed 1.2 per cent higher. Both the French and German indices more than halved their earlier losses. The CAC-40 closed down 33.4 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 3,774.12 ...