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Conference Call Going On Amongst World Leaders On Libya
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 1:50pm | 43Read More...A tweet from Breaking News says that French President Nicola Sarkozy, President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are having a conference call today to assess the situation in Libya.
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France Wants G7, G20 Meetings To Discuss Japan
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 9:29am | 260Read More...France asked for a meeting of the finance ministers of the G7 to discuss and assess any consequences of the Japanese crisis on markets, as well as a meeting of energy and economy ministers of the G20 nations, to discuss international cooperation on energy. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde...
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French Senate Approves Retirement Age Increase
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 2:24pm | 47Read More...The French Senate has approved Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raised the retirement age to 62, following a lengthy debate and tons of protests held by the French population. The retirement age was originally set at 60, so the raise is 2 years. The U.S. has a retirement age of 67.
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France Cuts Its Growth Forecast
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 9:25am | 232Read More...French has cut its outlook for growth next year from 2.5% to 2% writes Marketwatch. This is another sign that foreign governments are implementing austerity measures, as the United States looks to continue government spending. In a statement released by President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday, Sarkozy...
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Does The US Need To Adopt Austerity Too? Sophis Investments Believes So
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:04am | 340Read More...According to an article on CNBC, the macro-strategist at Sophis Investments, Timothy Scala believes that the US too will have to adopt austerity measures as taken by Europe. Both the US and Europe are facing more or less the same problems. The plans presented by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on...
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France Attacks Web Ad Revenues
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 3:00pm | 151Read More...France, known for its harsh online piracy laws, has announced that it plans to tax internet advertising revenue from companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The proposal, which will also affect MSN (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), will tax the companies if the user clicking the ad is doing...
