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November 29, 2004
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France's Industrial Power Trip Paris can't stop interfering with the economy -- and that's bad news for Europe.   |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2004
Bill Mann |
Le Bailout d'Alstom French engineering giant Alstom SA dropped 15% yesterday on news that the French government would bail out the company in a complicated debt-for-equity deal valued at $2.6 billion |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
John Rossant |
The Pernicious Rise Of "Core Europe" Germany and France are building a bloc to preserve their political and economic influence. |
BusinessWeek
February 28, 2005 |
France Decides To Open Up For Bids French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard announced plans to open up public procurement practices in water, electricity, transport, and postal services. |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2003
Carol Matlack |
A Rollback in France? France's plan to take a 31% stake in troubled French engineering giant Alstom underscores the center-right government's ambivalence about laissez-faire capitalism. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
John Rossant |
Europe Is Playing With Fire Just about everywhere you look in Europe, the protectionist rhetoric is rising. Keeping national control over key companies and industries is seen as a way to make sure jobs don't evaporate. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005 |
EU Competition Chief Comes Out Swinging The new European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, is distressing some European Union members by taking a tough line on state aid to industry. |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Sanofi to cut 900 jobs in France It is not planning to move or close any of its industrial sites in France, but the future of the R&D site in Toulouse, which employs over 600 people, remains uncertain. |
BusinessWeek
July 21, 2003
Carol Matlack in Paris |
Can Alstom Get Back on Track? It's a financial wreck, and the rescue plan may not work |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004 |
A Bold Move By Paris And China? The French aerospace and defense industries see China as a potentially lucrative market. But sales of French missiles and other defense products would raise concerns in Washington, which still restricts technology sales to China. |
BusinessWeek
September 12, 2005 |
Paris Fences Off Strategic Industries France's center-right government said that it will block foreign acquisitions of French companies in 10 "strategic" industries, including defense, military-related technologies, biotechnology, information security, and the casino business. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2004
J. Graham |
Sanofi Finally Nabs Aventis The French drug companies make a deal to merge. |
Information Today
September 24, 2015 |
Google Loses 'Right to Be Forgotten' Appeal in France France's data protection regulator rejected Google's appeal of the order to expand "the right to be forgotten" to all of Google's websites around the world, according to The Wall Street Journal. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
France: Stumbling Over The High Euro And Oil After putting in a solid showing at the end of 2004, France's economy may be shifting into a lower gear. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
John Rossant |
In Europe, Every Little Reform Counts A slew of modest economic policy moves in Germany and France may add up to brighter growth prospects for 2005. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks with Niall Ferguson The Harvard history professor holds forth on European stress tests, Germany and the financial crisis, and British austerity. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Rachel Tiplady |
And The Web Race Is On In Europe American Net retailers don't have it easy in Europe. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2011
John Maxfield |
Germany and the European Debt Crisis Because exports make up almost 50% of Germany's economy, proportionately more than any of its continental peers, the euro's decline has fueled the German economy more than any other. |
BusinessWeek
September 20, 2004
John Rossant |
France: Fraying Ties To The Arab World Its pro-Arab diplomacy isn't helping in the wake of a kidnapping in Iraq. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Rossant & Reinhardt |
Wanted: A New EU Competition Czar Who will succeed Mario Monti? That's one of the big questions circulating around the corridors of power in Brussels and in the executive suites of European and multinational companies. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2003
John Rossant |
The Real War Is France vs. France Resentment of the U.S. is being challenged by a growing cadre of French thinkers. |
Job Journal
June 12, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: France's 35-Hour Mistake France admits its shortened workweek was a faux pas. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Simon Kennedy |
Germany Reaps the Euro's Reward Despite voters anger, Germany's businesses have benefited from the common currency. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
John Rossant |
Give This Employment Policy The Guillotine France's 35-hour workweek has been a disaster -- so why is it intact? |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Revolution and Reform France's trouble with retirement reform has done little to sway investors away from the country. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Carol Matlack |
For Europe, Opportunity Knocks Why the votes against the EU constitution may strengthen Europe. |
BusinessWeek
May 16, 2005
Jack Ewing |
Germany: Looking For Scapegoats As Germany's economy reels, the politicians are demonizing private equity outfits. |
Geotimes
May 2004
Megan Sever |
French Science Crisis On March 9, more than 2,000 French science research laboratory directors and team leaders tendered their resignations of administrative and management duties in protest over what they call "draconian cuts" in government scientific spending and research jobs. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Jack Ewing |
A Glimpse Of Hope For Germany... Small signs of improvement are making optimists of some economists -- including the prestigious German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2010
Ned Stafford |
New drug pricing rules in Germany The law was approved on 11 November and will take effect from 1 January as part of an effort to rein in exploding costs for Germany's massive public health insurance system. |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2003
James Mehring |
France: A Baby Step in the Right Direction The French government is taking another step in reforming its economy. Amid heavy criticism, Finance Minister Francis Mer revamped a government-subsidized savings account called the Livret A. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004 |
A New Fight Over Deficits In Europe? Chalk up one victory for small countries in Europe angry at big nations such as France and Germany for bending the rules. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2011
John Blau |
Germany Faces a Shortage of Engineers Even loosening immigration won't fill the gap, say experts |
BusinessWeek
June 10, 2010
John Glover |
France Suddenly Looks Risky Could France be the next to fall? |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Euro Neighbors Sapping Germany's Strength Germany's Economy Ministry announced that industrial orders dropped by 4.3% in September from August. Orders from within Germany fell 3%, while orders from outside of Germany dropped 5.4%, led by a 12.1% dive in orders from other Eurozone countries. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2012 |
Born in the USA, Made in France: How McDonald's Succeeds in the Land of Michelin Stars To make it in France, McDonald's made itself look like a French company and offered French favorites. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2009
Ned Stafford |
French researchers get funding boost French President Nicolas Sarkozy caught the Christmas spirit early this year, announcing plans to increase spending by 35 billion Euros to boost the nation's scientific and technological competitiveness. |
BusinessWeek
May 17, 2004
Jack Ewing |
Is Siemens Still German? Worker representatives at the electrical engineering company have concluded that Siemens is contemplating the elimination of 74,000 jobs from Germany in the next decade. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Sweet & Cherry |
Maman Bell: A French Regulatory Edge Alcatel will take control of what was once AT&T Bell Labs, until recently the world's premier research outfit. How is it that one of France's favored national companies has acquired control of the top U.S. telecom equipment maker? |
Sports Central
June 24, 2010
Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: France's World Cup "De"-Bacle France's 2-1 loss to South Africa mercifully ended arguably the most disgraceful performance in the history of the World Cup. How did the 1998 champions and 2006 finalists fall so stunningly from the top of international soccer? |
BusinessWeek
May 3, 2004
John Rossant |
An Alliance In Ruins Brief reviews of two books, "Dangerous De-Liaisons" and
"The French Betrayal of America," and a more indepth look at relations between France and the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Rich Smith |
Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys ... Packing Heat? France's Dassault Aviation is working hard to capture a $7 billion contract to equip the Brazilian air force with three dozen Rafale fighter jets. |
BusinessWeek
February 17, 2010
Peter Coy |
Germany's Merkel: She's Got the Whole Euro in Her Hands Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, has to save Europe from itself. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
John Rossant |
Liberte, Egalite, Affirmative Action An Algerian-born executive is leading the French campaign to counter racism in hiring. If no action is taken, France runs the risk of a social explosion. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Carol Matlack |
The Discreet Charm Of A House In France Overseas buyers, especially the British, are sparking a boom in French property prices. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2004
J. Graham |
Sanofi's Aggressive for Aventis The drug company wants larger rival Aventis any way it can get it. |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Eric Schine |
La Vie Impossible Paris is encouraging entrepreneurs even as it continues to hinder them. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2013
Peter Fairley |
Quicker Coal Power Greater agility in output may keep Old King Coal in place in a nonnuclear Germany |
Financial Advisor
October 2009
Jeff Schlegel |
Don't Forget Europe Some money managers believe Western Europe now offers compelling investment prospects, even if the region lacks scintillating growth prospects. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
Kerry Capell |
The French Lesson In Health Care The French health care system - a complex mix of private and public financing - offers valuable lessons for would-be health-care reformers in the U.S. |
