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Concern over French banks sends global markets lower
10/08/2011 - MARKETS

Concern over French banks sends global markets lower

French banks led European markets lower on Wednesday, with Societe Generale ending down 14.7 percent. The losses were echoed on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 fell 4 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average 4.6 percent by close.
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Sarkozy urges cross-party support for deficit plan
10/08/2011 - FRANCE

Sarkozy urges cross-party support for deficit plan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday urged all political parties to support a proposal limiting future deficits, which otherwise looks set to be defeated. The president also ordered ministers to further prune the public deficit.
European markets recover in volatile early trading
10/08/2011 - MARKETS

European markets recover in volatile early trading

European share prices were volatile in early trading on Wednesday, with most stock exchanges opening higher as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates near zero for the next two years.
Sarkozy cuts short holiday for urgent economic talks
10/08/2011 - FRANCE

Sarkozy cuts short holiday for urgent economic talks

French President Nicolas Sarkozy cut short his vacation on the French Riviera to hold a meeting with key ministers on Wednesday as world markets reel from fears that US and eurozone debt crises will spark a new recession.
Wall Street halts slide, Europe sees modest rise
09/08/2011 - MARKETS

Wall Street halts slide, Europe sees modest rise

US stocks were up more than 2.0 percent in mid-morning trading Tuesday, while European shares also bounced back 0.2 percent. Investors are now awaiting the policy statement from the US Federal Reserve later in the session.
Another stock market crash?
08/08/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Another stock market crash?

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 08/08/11. A wave of panic swept across French papers this Monday morning. Le Parisien looks at the different scenarios facing the US and European economies. Meanwhile, many papers have harsh words for credit ratings agencies. According to a scathing editorial in Libération, this economic crisis reveals a deeper lying democratic crisis.
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Another eurozone country in danger?
06/08/2011 - Italy

Another eurozone country in danger?

Only a few months ago Italy's debt mountain, the eurozone's second-highest, did not worry investors. A G8 member and the world's 8th largest economy, Rome's financial backbone was strong. But the US debt crisis and repeated eurozone bailouts have made markets wary of other weak spots.
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The World This Week - August 5th, 2011 (part 2)
06/08/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - August 5th, 2011 (part 2)

Market mayhem: $2.5 trillion have been lost as global stocks plunged over the last week, the worst sell-off in two years. Laura Baines and her panel also talk about the famine in Somalia, which has reached the south of the country; and Syria where the crackdown continues with Hama under siege.
The World This Week - August 5th, 2011
06/08/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - August 5th, 2011

Market mayhem: $2.5 trillion were lost as global stocks plunged over the last week, the worst sell-off in two years. Laura Baines and her panel also talk about the starvation in Somalia, which has reached the south of the country and Syria where the crackdown continues, with Hama under siege.
Cosmic competition: businesses vie for satellite imagery market
23/07/2011 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Cosmic competition: businesses vie for satellite imagery market

We take a look at a business which analyses our world by using satellite images and aerial shots. We head to Madrid and Toulouse, where experts are developing this rapidly-growing industry known as "geo-information".
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