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Remy Pflimlin candidate Nicolas Sarkozy as president of France Televisions, and knows his records showed yesterday at his hearing before the Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel. His hearing before the 10 advisers on the Quai de Javel lasted half past two which nearly half past one of a set of questions and answers fed.

For candidates, two strong expressions dominate his mandate: "To provide programs and quality information for all and on all screens" and establishing "a bond of trust with the viewer citizen." This is to make a difference with the private television, he said, "is addressed, it, to consumers.""With the abandonment of advertising that allows us to contact the citizen and not the consumer and thanks to digital, we can offer an open television and inspires confidence."

Remy Pflimlin identified four key priorities in terms of programs. In order to defend the French production, he first insisted on the need for innovation in French fiction. For him, it is essential to develop new formats. It intends to increase "the time series and soap operas all day develop that are specific to strings.

For him, "it is essential to intervene very early and be able to finance the audiovisual writing. Similarly, he wants to develop the documentary. While paying tribute to his predecessor, he intends "to expand to new topics such as history and science."Also in line with the previous team, Remy Pflimlin continue "the diffusion of the performing arts. But the next president wants to "give emphasis to contemporary.

Strengthen the identity of channels

Finally, in terms of information, who has been a media owner wants to return to the fundamentals of "a group with 2,000 journalists." "At a time when our citizens are subjected to a constant flow of information, we must allow them to find the references in terms of rankings and explanations of the latter. We must not fall into the trap of the Internet by example and participate in the race. It is not only the credibility of our editors, but of the entire company. "However, he stressed the need" this information and logs run on all screens.That means to move the organization of editors.

For Pflimlin Remy wants to put digital at the heart of its strategy. "France Televisions has taken a little behind in its offerings, but also in exchanges on social networks. Yet more than 10 million of our fellow citizens consume television wrestling TV. It must therefore be given the opportunity to enjoy our programs on all the screens and that of the reaggregate their choice. "

As such, it has announced the appointment of a controller that will define digital, personally, a strategy for the group. This area such as fiction and documentary should be rare, enjoying a transverse direction, apart from general services.For in terms of organization, Remy Pflimlin intends to restore "a bit like Radio France principals embody the antenna channels and will have a strong autonomy in terms of programs." Its purpose is to strengthen the identity of channels: France 2 to be the chain of events, France 3 and RFO those of nearby, while France remains one of four innovation and France 5 that of decryption.

Moratorium on Economy

The changes in the organization has implications for social dialogue. "We must go to the essential," he said. "That is to say, first determine the objectives for the company and think about the business, organization of work and equal representation based on them." Thus, the future president of France Televisions will take time to reforming the company.For this, it says it wants to build on existing teams in place "and" indisputable retain professionals in their careers. "

Finally it is prudent on the financial issue and falls within the framework of the law which provides for the extinction of advertising. In this case, it does not advocate "for the increase in the fee. Otherwise, it will ask a "moratorium" for France Televisions to keep its advertising.

When you secure a quick cash personal loan, make certain to pay it back on time. Loan pay back time is just as important to consider as when (and how much) to borrow.

The trading hours of that Friday could mark a break after one week it is true though challenging for investors. Since Monday, the market has lost more than 5%. Of course, markets will pay close attention to monthly statistics showing employment in the United States which will be unveiled before the opening of Wall Street. But they seem they are already included in the indices, because Wednesday the investigation uncovered ADP than-expected figures for private use.

Thursday came another statistics support the poor with claims of unemployment rose 13,000 to $ 472,000 in the figures as at June 26, while economists on average expected a decline to 452,000 over the figure of 457,000 originally announced. This does not suggest the best for this afternoon.

The futures contracts reflected in the opening up of the order of 0.7 to 3362 points.

Note that the meeting in Paris will be exceptionally today around 41 values because of two new entities of Accor.

The trend has been better after the session on Wall Street to limit losses. At the close, the Dow Jones lost 0.42% to 9733 points, the Nasdaq was down 0.37% at 2101 points and the S & P 500 drops 0.32% to 1027 points. This morning in Asia, calm prevailed in the markets.

On the face values, we will therefore:

Bank stocks after doubts about the health of European banks. According to the Financial Times, a score of banks would be forced to raise funds after testing resistance.

Edenred (new name of Accor Services) made its market debut.The award technical reference of the title was set at 11.40 euros, a figure which is located in the lower range of 11-14 euro advanced Tuesday by the chairman of Accor at its general assembly and lower than its During Thursday on the gray market, which was around 12 euros depending on traders.

Accor: according to Les Echos, the group is also about to give the caterer railway wagons Beds French Newrest.Moreover, according to the newspaper, the proposed IPO of Lucien Barriere, another subsidiary of Accor, will be presented to analysts on July 7.

GDF Suez: Standard & Poor's said on Thursday lowered the outlook notes A/A1 group of "positive" to "stable", judging unlikely that the group achieves and maintains financial situation justifying an increase in his notes.

BNP Paribas and BPCE, the parent company of Natixis announced an alliance in consumer credit, which will require the development of a common platform operational from 1 January 2013.

Schneider said Thursday night it was in talks with the city of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on the renovation of the city's power grid. The Tribune reported Friday that the group has secured this contract, the newspaper figure at 1.3 billion dollars (1 billion euros).

Beneteau lowered from 17% to 15% of its target revenue growth for fiscal year 2009-2010 within the scope of delays in deliveries of vessels. The builder of sailboats and motorboats, however, confirmed its target of operating profit to 37.5 million for its fiscal year ending in late August.

Standard & Poor's finally penalized AREVA, judging the profitability of the group "depressed" for two years. The notes of French nuclear group, which was under surveillance by the rating agency since April 14 last, was finally degraded Monday by two notches to 'BBB +, cons A.

The first reason advanced by the agency for "the provision of 400 million euros related to the recently announced construction of the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in Finland. The further delay of the Finnish EPR, one of four currently under construction by Areva (with Flamanville in the Channel and two other Chinese), forcing the group to a new provision which would involve a negative operating result for the first half 2010. In total, the group has been provisioned 2.7 billion euros for this site should be completed in late 2012 with four years late.

S & P added that the profitability of Areva would also be affected by a "conflict" is contrasted with EDF about the Georges Besse enrichment plant, in the Drome. Both groups fail to reach an agreement to renew the contract which ensures the Areva uranium enrichment EDF.

The rating agency does have a stable outlook on the debt rating of Areva, convinced that the group should be able to implement successfully the remainder of the disposal plan and its plan to increase capital , strengthening its balance sheet.

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European Banks Are they healthy? The question that torments the markets will soon find an answer. Indeed, European leaders have agreed to the request of France and gave the green light to publish the detailed results of stress tests (stress test "in English) which are subject garndes their banks. The 27 hoping to reassure markets worried discover surprises.

These reviews are intended to reflect the ability of banks to withstand extreme financial and economic conditions. Currently, those made at European level on a score of major banks remain confidential.Last year, only general trends were made public, including the fact that European banks were sufficiently capitalized to face a severe deterioration of macroeconomic conditions.

First published in late July

Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed at his press conference that the publication of these tests would take place in late July as desired by Paris. Earlier in the day, Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economy, had told Reuters: "I am very positive about this publication. There is nothing worse than the rumors and doubts about the banks. " The Minister is confident, remembering that French banks have so far yielded positive results. These displays of the solvency ratios for the time, satisfactory. In the opposite case, Christine Lagarde said the banks to recapitalize.

Madrid triggers debate

The day before, the Spanish central bank had announced the forthcoming publication of the results of these tests. The newspaper El Pais had found the ad "unprecedented in the euro area. The Madrid Institute hopes to dispel the doubts now hanging on the strength of its banking sector. The Spanish governor of the Bank believes that the current rumors greatly amplify the difficulties of the Spanish financial industry. He hopes that the markets "are fully aware of the situation in the Spanish banking system."

Banks reluctant

Further to the announcement in Madrid, the German government long reluctant, finally decided to give the green light too. But Berlin has yet to convince its banks. German institutions showed far opposed the publication of these results.

Successful tests of Moody's

The European Central Bank will also favors the publication of these tests. In the eyes of the central bank, the operation of transparency is able to reassure the markets. And regulators have reason to be optimistic. Indeed, European banks have recently passed the tests of strength by Moody's. The rating agency has increased the stress tests to thirty European banks from ten countries, and concluded that they have a level of capital sufficient to take further losses.

After one child, the unique apartment? The Beijing city government announced on Friday of "tough measures" to curb rising property prices, reports the Xinhua news agency. Among these measures, families will no longer buy a new apartment. The municipal authorities also prohibit banks to grant mortgages to families buying their third and well beyond. The loans will be more accessible rather than "to persons not resident in Beijing who can not prove they have paid their taxes and social security contributions in the city for at least a year," the agency details Press.

Beijing is the first city of the Middle Kingdom to announce detailed measures to tackle speculation, China Daily notes.The cities of Shenzhen (Guangdong Province) and Shanghai would also work on a plan to regulate sales of homes in the wake of measures announced by the government since the beginning of the year.

Under the economic stimulus package introduced in late 2008, priority was given to the promotion of real estate lending. Result, prices in the industry have taken a very strong upward trend, especially in large cities, Natixis said in a note. So much so that some observers suggest the hypothesis of a housing bubble.

If the political debate in Germany is keen on supporting Greece, no such thing in France. The Socialist Party will vote in the state next week's Budget Act that allows Paris to pay 3.9 billion euros in Athens in 2010. And this Wednesday, the hearing for two hours, the budget minister, Francois Baroin by the Finance Committee of the Assembly took place in a consensual atmosphere. "Everyone agreed it was necessary to go fast. We can not let go of Greece, especially since the effort required of his people is heavy, "recalls Jerome Cahuzac, Chairman of the PS Committee. Alarmed by the weakness of governance of the euro area and lamenting, for some, the absence of a European monetary fund, members hoped that the rescue is accelerating. "Many were disappointed that the summit of heads of state that takes place May 10," said Gilles Carrez, the general rapporteur UMP.What the minister said "it would be even more dangerous to yield to a form of precipitation.

Debate on the interest rate

The only objection was on the interest rate of 5% which Paris ready to Greece three years. The Socialists, Fran?ois Hollande and Henri Emmanuelli it was too high. But Jerome Cahuzac is more nuanced and noted that this rate is the result of a compromise between heads of state.

Still, the French government should actually earn money in the transaction, since borrows around 2.13% at five years. Baroin has been noted that the plan for Greece "is not an expense to the taxpayer! Is this why the consensus in France? "I believe above all that unlike Germany we have a culture of state intervention," said the UMP J?r?me Chartier."It is logical as German citizens, who have made sacrifices to repair their public finances, are more reluctant than the French, who were not virtuous," says the centrist Charles de Courson.

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After closing in the red Thursday, almost all the CAC 40 woke up green this Friday at 4022.66 points, excited by the great increase of Wall Street. And closed, its momentum, to 4050.54 points, up 1.81%, exceeding its peak.

The London Stock Exchange and Frankfurt have also recovered well in the wake of Wall Street, buoyed by an upturn in consumer spending … The London FTSE 100 closed up 1.02% to 5770.98 points. The German Dax closed up 1.26% to 6249.70 points.

Thursday evening, the CAC 40 lost 1.20%. After rising almost continuously since February. The index had been weakened by fears of renewed solvency of Greece.

The lifeline of the ECB

Fears eased by the reassuring words of Jean-Claude Trichet, called "lifeline" by the Greek press.The President of the European Central Bank, rejected any risk of contagion to other countries, like Italy. He also assured that a default of Greece was "beyond question". In fact, the President of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, promised Friday that the Europeans are "ready to intervene if the Greeks call" and implement a plan of assistance involving the IMF, which Greece seems to want to avoid. French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed: the European Union is ready to activate its plan "at any time.

These incentives have led to a rebound of the euro against the dollar above $ 1.34 this morning, then at 1.3385 dollars this afternoon. Volatility remains a must. After being stretched to 7.5%, the yield on loans to 10 year-old Greek, too, calmed a time, returning this morning to 7.2%.It said Thursday that Athens be able to reduce its deficit by 40% YoY in the first quarter.

The Greek situation remains fragile. The rating agency Fitch has lowered a few minutes from the end of Paris, noted the long-term debt of Greece, from BBB + to BBB-. This could well lead Greece to seek EU aid promised on March 25 …

According to strategists at BNP Paribas, investors await the issuance of treasury bills by Greece on Tuesday to assess the ability of countries to find core funding. Markets await the second season launch of results from U.S. companies, with Alcoa on Monday.

Side values, in Paris, the banks have been resilient, despite their exposure to Greece, to the tune of fifty billion euros.This does not raise "no particular concern, said Friday the governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer, even if the French regulators monitor" closely "the situation.

The rising price of rubber has instead penalized cars, Michelin (-0.08%) signing the only declines the CAC 40.

It is a relief for the 70 people who spent 7 years of their life to the project. The Solar Impulse, the first aircraft powered entirely by solar energy, took off this Wednesday at about 10:28 (8:28 GMT) from the military base of Payerne, in western Switzerland. After about a hundred meters, the plane took off and landed without difficulty as easily, after half past one flight.

The plane, still in prototype stage, used the 12,000 photovoltaic cells covering its wings only source of energy. As expected, the four solar-powered electric motors of an output of 10 hp each. The panels can charge the lithium-polymer that is 400 kg device. The aircraft, which looks identical to a dragonfly, has surprised observers by its silence.

Liftoff …

… And landing

After the jump, the flight

The first flight was operated by the German rider Markus Scherdel. Long delayed by adverse weather conditions, it occurs after an initial "jump" of a few meters in December 2009. "Not one aircraft of this type has flown in the past, welcomed the Swiss explorer and creator of the prototype, Bertrand Piccard. The take off was "a huge question mark," he recalled. Andre Borschberg, co-founder of the project, added that "the first question was whether we had enough power to lift off and then if we could land this plane" online payday advance. According to Bertrand Piccard, the first success "gave us the confidence needed for the next flight and the next missions.

The Solar Impulse will come into effect as of the first successful step in a long series of tests. The team plans further tests to calibrate the machine and then build a second copy. "We will continue the test flights for improving the design of the second aircraft," said Andre Borschberg. The construction of the second unit to start next year.

Soon round the world

The designers of the Solar Impusle are aiming to launch their second aircraft in the adventure of the world tour. The journey will be in five phases by 2013, rather than 2012 as previously announced.

The ecological objective remains unchanged: "This project primarily to show what we can do in renewable energy," he assured Bertrand Piccard, who asserts that "our future depends on our ability to adapt quickly to these renewables.Solar Impulse is to demonstrate what we already can do today to use these energies.

Next step in the schedule of organizers: a journey of 36 hours non-stop before the summer from Payerne to test the device's ability to operate day and night.

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Amazon pioneered the digital Kindle book does not miss the train of Internet Tablets. A month before the release of the Apple iPad, Amazon announced that his books are readable on the iPad. This announcement is surprising as the competition between the two companies is severe.

Also surprising is it, this opening is in the meanings of the Amazon listings for the past six months. In fact, Amazon had already opened its application for reading books in digital mobile phones iPhone and iPod Touch by the firm at the apple.Specifically, a user who has purchased a digital book on Kindle bookshop (which bears the same name as the drive itself) will have the opportunity to read or to continue reading on the iPad tablet.

"For consumers around the world who do not (the tablet reading) Kindle (application) for Mac Kindle is a great way to immediately access and read new books most popular and classical favorites "said the director of Amazon Kindle, Jay Navy, in a statement.

This announcement confirms that buyers of the new multimedia tool iPad perceived as a threat to traditional tablets reads like the Kindle will have the choice of several systems to read books.

"Amazon has done excellent pioneering work of this feature with the Kindle, we will build on its achievements," said Steeve Jobs in presenting the iPad late January.

Do not rely on the largest state of the union (13% of the GDP of the United States) to play the role of locomotive and consolidate U.S. growth. "If it accepts, California follows the U.S. economy with a lag of about six months. If the current trends in the late spring and early summer so we begin to see improvements in the California economy. In contrast, California is a leader in the scenario of a relapse into recession, "explains David Shulman, a leader of the university research center Anderson Forecast at UCLA.

"Great Recession" of 2009, as it is called here, has caused more damage than previous recessions in California.Especially, it has exposed the extent of structural problems that were masked by the Internet bubble, then the housing bubble.

An unemployment rate above 13%

"This recession will probably leave lasting scars in California", says Scott Anderson, senior economist at Wells Fargo, the second largest bank in California. "The state has lost more than one million jobs in this recession so far, representing 14% of job losses in the country. The value of homes plunged an average of 56% from its peak in 2006. The unemployment rate will probably climb to above 13%, which represents nearly 3% higher than the national average unemployment. Today, nearly 700 000 Californians find themselves unemployed for over six months.Rising unemployment aggravates the credit problems of California households and makes it more difficult political choices needed to address fiscal imbalances. None of these cyclical and structural problems are insurmountable, but it will take time to resolve, "says this expert.

At the exit of a cinema last week, the deputy mayor of Stockton and some municipal employees were to sign a list to organize a referendum to block the appropriation by the State of California income tax d 'Ordinary fund city services. Indeed, thanks in part to a forfeiture of $ 2 billion in local revenue that the State of California, managed in the capital of Sacramento, was able last year to plug a hole in its 60 billion budget.This transfer of wealth is now forcing dozens of cities to prepare cuts wages of municipal employees, or even elimination of teaching positions. Already, as an economy measure, since July 2009, employees of the State California, with the exception of emergency personnel are advised to stay home three days a month without pay.

Last summer, California had been, for lack of dollars, pay some of its suppliers with "IOUs." "It is quite possible that the same situation occurs in a few months," confesses a blase tone the senior manager of a local bank. This is the third time since the Great Depression of the 1930s as the "Golden State" also falls down.