Riviera TodayReal estate agency based in Antibes and working throughout the Riviera. Property, sales, management and rentals. Specialising in investment and buy-to-let properties. Extensive range of villas, apartments and studios available for sales and rent. Find out more... CSO Yachts – Charter Specialists Since 1959Exclusive Yacht charter in the Mediterranean: Motor or Sail, from 18 mtrs up. We arrange vacations, honeymoons, congress, company events. We make sure your stay on board luxurious yachts is perfect in all details. Contact charter dept. Elisabeth or Sofia Find out more... Akathor PubOpen seven days a week with the best live music and atmosphere in Nice. Enjoy early bird time with music from 18:00-21:00. Then go wild with the live rock band, dancing, drinks and meeting people from all around the world until 02:00. 32 Cours Saleya. Find out more... |
Breaking Business News
Top Stories: Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton filed their results for the quarter on Friday, and both brought disappointing responses. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:34 -0500Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China will build an assembly line for its C919 jetliners in Shanghai. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:05 -0500The head of the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers, has said demand in developed nations remains sluggish for Australia’s resource products. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:27 -0500The UK government was forced to borrow £11.4 billion in October to meet its bills. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:03 -0500Air France-KLM has announced plans to cut 1,700 jobs by asking workers to take voluntary redundancy. Big News Network.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:52 -0500Sony’s LCD TV operations are in for a shakeup to improve profits. Big News Network.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:20:14 -0500SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, has reported a fall in profits. Big News Network.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:18:33 -0500Taiwan’s government will decide by the end of the year whether high-tech investments with China will be relaxed. Big News Network.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:42 -0500The Santander banking group in the UK is providing a bank account with no fee. Big News Network.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:58 -0500A Minneapolis jury dealt Fair Isaac Corp. a blow today when it ruled in favor of the company's credit-scoring competitors, VantageScore, Experian and TransUnion, in a three-year-old lawsuit brought by... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:56 -0500CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races & Slots put table games in its casino.Early voting in Jefferson County began Nov. 13 and conti... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:55 -0500NEW YORK - The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for risky be... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:54 -0500NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday. Chancellor Cl... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:48 -0500ASUR ), a leading provider of workforce management software, today announced that it will release the results of its 2010 first quarter, ended October 31, 2009 on Thursday, December 10, 2009. As... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:48 -0500Dell, chip stocks may find action during late-trading session LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. shares are likely to stay in focus Friday evening after disappointing results from the persona... MarketWatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:13 -0500Ashok Nayak (left), HAL Chairman, presenting a memento to Robin Wilson, President, Business and General Aviation, Honeywell, at a press conference in Bangalore on Friday. The Hindu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:40 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/20/2009 - Earnings industry news provided by Financial News USA. TAIYUAN CITY, China, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- -- Revenue up 33% Ye... Financial News USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:36 -0500Computerworld - Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year. As first reported by... Computerworld Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:26 -0500. The agency’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps people who are unemployed due to competition from foreign trade. Honeywell International... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:01 -0500. The agency’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps people who are unemployed due to competition from foreign trade. Honeywell International... The Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:57 -0500Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers. Although the Chrome OS will not be available to end users for at least anot... eWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:00 -0500Kennett, Missouri (CNN) -- A woman accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers took the stand Friday and denied all charges in the racially charged cas... CNN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:05 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- UPS said late Friday that it will hike its rates by about 4.9% for ground packages in 2010. It will also implement a net increase of 4.9% on its air express and international shipmen... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:45 -0500NEW YORK - U.S. stocks on Friday tallied mild losses to finish mostly lower for the week, as disappointing results from computer maker Dell Inc. dented the technology sector. "Investors are dating th... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:44 -0500Government regulators and financial professionals appear to be coming to a realization that one possible way to save struggling banks is to turn to private equity firms, which not only have the finan... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:43 -0500NEW YORK -- Crude futures fell Friday for a second session, reducing their weekly gains as a rebounding dollar and weaker stock markets continued to weigh on commodities trading. Crude for December d... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:40 -0500General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection in June, the company shed thousands of jobs, cost investors millions and – again – lawyers walked off with wads of cash for restructuring the troub... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:39 -0500LOS ANGELES -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded its corporate family rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. to Ba2 from Ba1, saying the wireless-services provider's ability to stem the deteriora... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:37 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:49 -0500Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on November 27 this year, as deep discounts lure shoppers after more than a year of subdued spending. But they caution it will not... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:48 -0500Jim Flaherty, the finance minister, said on Friday any action to bring the budget back into balance would likely center on the the 2,500 programs the governments runs outside transfers to the ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:02 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:01 -0500WASHINGTON -- The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to bottoming. The Labor Depa... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:59 -0500OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will meet with the union and management of AbitibiBowater, a forestry company in bankruptcy protection, to deal with a pension shortfall. "The federal fin... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:57 -0500. The agency’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps people who are unemployed due to competition from foreign trade. Honeywell International... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:57 -0500MUMBAI: Indian equities are expected to move higher over the next 12 months, as surprises in companies’ growth could trigger earnings upgrades, said HSBC. But the bank has an ‘underweight’ ra... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:25 -0500Earlier this week, the inspector-general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, aka, the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of the American International Group, the insurer. ... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:17 -0500A longitudinal study of thousands of US hospitals suggests that increasing the levels of medical IT may modestly improve the quality of treatment, but it doesn't actually help with costs, and may even... Ars Technica Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:20 -0500I've noticed a disturbing trend in what entrepreneurship in America is becoming. Over the past decade, we have been creating more non-employer businesses and fewer employer businesses per capita. (Emp... BusinessWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:46 -0500CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia's tax modernization project is back on, but that doesn't mean businesses and individuals should necessarily expect lower taxes in the near future. "Tax moderni... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:43 -0500LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks narrowed losses Friday afternoon as the U.S. dollar reduced its earlier gains, giving materials shares and prices room to dig out of deeper deficits. ... MarketWatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:20 -0500Ashok Nayak (left), HAL Chairman, presenting a memento to Robin Wilson, President, Business and General Aviation, Honeywell, at a press conference in Bangalore on Friday. The Hindu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:40 -0500Hovis has used nostalgic images of a bygone Britain in its advertising but previously sourced up to 75% of its wheat from Canada Britain's farmers were given a boost today when bread maker Hovis ann... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:52 -0500Protesters at the Washington office of Goldman Sachs this week demand that the bank's bonuses and compensation go to help prevent foreclosures. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:50 -0500• US confectioner has moved thousands of jobs to Mexico in three-year restructuring• Company's intentions towards Cadbury, a potential bid target, remain unclear... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:48 -0500., which coordinates its North American operations from Jacksonville and employs about 280 here, reported $101.3 million in earnings. That was down 33 percent from the third quarter of last year, and ... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:38 -0500., which coordinates its North American operations from Jacksonville and employs about 280 here, reported $101.3 million in earnings. That was down 33 percent from the third quarter of last year, and ... The Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:02 -0500NEW YORK -- Gold futures rose Friday for a sixth straight session to a new record high, marking their third weekly gain, as continued worries over a weaker dollar and global inflation encouraged inve... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:20 -0500NEW YORK -- With more than a month to go until 2009 ends, companies have already sold more debt this year than in any previous year, analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report release... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:18 -0500VRGY ) saw its stock climb 10% Friday after the semiconductor testing company reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company also issued a better-than-exp... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:17 -0500USAA Financial Planning Services has been asking folks what movie title best describes their holiday budget. "It's a Wonderful Life," said 29% of 1,000 adults polled. The National Retail Federation ... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:16 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said Friday that it has found a mutated version of the H1N1 virus in three patients in Norway, two of whom died. The institute suggested this... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:15 -0500Feeling stuffed yet? You, and all those who devour economic reports and data, will be by midday Wednesday when 15 different reports are issued in just three days, including an important updated look... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:13 -0500BOSTON -- Larry and Brenda of Pilgrimport, N.Y., were in the Real Deals Dollar Store in Lyons last week, looking for a way to cut their heating bills. They had brought along a newspaper ad, hoping to... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:11 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth on Friday, bumping up shares in two newly listed companies with strong trajectories while remaining neutral or down on two others whose prospects are murki... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:14 -0500New York (Reuters) - Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest level since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:12 -0500NYX.N ), LCH.Clearnet, BATS Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a let... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:10 -0500Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday there will be no room for “major new” spending programs in next year’s budget outside of what is to be spent as part of the two-year, $46.6-billion stim... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:06 -0500OTTAWA - The number of Canadian bankruptcies jumped by an annual rate of 43.3% in September, as consumers continued to take the brunt of the economic downturn. The Office of the Superintendent of Ban... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:05 -0500Terra Industries Inc.'s shareholders elected a slate of three board members proposed by CF Industries Holdings Inc., giving CF a major victory in its bid to buy the company. Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:04 -0500If you had bought gold for, say, US$350 an ounce in the early 1980s, you would have made no money on it for close to 20 years. Factor in inflation during that time and you would have lost close to ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:04 -0500Nouriel Roubini said investors are "chasing commodities" and there is a risk of new asset bubbles emerging as stock markets and commodity prices surge amid record-low lending rates. "There is a begin... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:02 -0500The Toronto Stock Exchange was down Friday, headed for a second straight day in the doldrums if things didn't pick up, as oil prices fell on a stronger U.S. dollar. At midday, the S&P/TSX composi... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:01 -0500Adidas AG, the world's second-largest sporting-goods maker, will start selling a new range of 400-euro (US$595) mountaineering jackets next year as it aims to capture a larger share of the growing out... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:57 -0500OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday threatened Canada's big banks and credit card companies with regulations if they don't get on board a proposed voluntary code of conduct designed to... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:55 -0500OTTAWA -- Emerging markets, led by China, must move to allow freer movements in their exchange rates or otherwise the global economy is at risk of a "sub-optimal" recovery and increased trade protecti... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:54 -0500Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack says he likes the attention his bank gets from regulators. “We have probably 15 to 20 Fed regulators in our building 24 hours a day,” Mack said. “Someone said to me,... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:52 -0500LONDON -- Oil edged lower toward US$77 a barrel on Friday, extending a 2% drop in the previous session and pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar. U.S. crude for December delivery fell 41 cents to U... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:46 -0500OTTAWA -- The boss of Ericsson's new advanced wireless research operations in Ottawa said Thursday she is counting on former Nortel Networks Corp. engineers to help fight low-cost Asian competitors. ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:44 -0500OTTAWA -- A third consecutive month of increases in online job postings suggests the Canadian labour market has hit bottom and is set to recover in the months ahead, says a report Thursday from the Co... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:42 -0500TORONTO -- In normal circumstances, when one company receives more than 60% of a rival's shares in two separate tender offers, a takeover quickly follows. But the battle between fertilizer makers Agr... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:39 -0500WASHINGTON -- A U.S. energy regulator is investigating whether a natural gas pipeline company controlled and operated by TransCanada Corp. is overcharging customers. Two other U.S. pipeline companies ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:29 -0500CALGARY -- Employees of stalled wireless service provider Globalive Wireless Management Corp. are being kept on the payroll while they do volunteer "acts of kindness," the company says. Startup wirel... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:23 -0500WINNIPEG -- The World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel on Thursday to hear a complaint from Canada and Mexico that a recent U.S. food labelling law is unfair. The law requires U.S... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:22 -0500OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is studying whether some of the extraordinary liquidity supplied during the credit crisis should be made permanent to ensure the smooth functioning of financial markets. ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:18 -0500Madoff Computer Programmers Arrested (AP) Jurors are set to begin considering the case of three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million. U.S. District Judge Margar... CBS News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:15 -0500LOS ANGELES: A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 mn in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. Th... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:33 -0500NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Major indexes tumbled about 1 percent, including the Do... Deseret News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:56 -0500Ancora Technologies, Miki Mullor, and Microsoft have finally settled their disagreements over an anti-piracy patent and related alleged stolen documents. Ars Technica Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:49 -0500I'm trying to secure floor funding to finance inventory for a boat sales business. Our bank closed down our funding, and I wonder how to find another company that might still be lending? We're still q... BusinessWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:18 -0500, with Minister of State for Petroleum Odein Ajumogobia. "Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of its joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., is pleased to confirm that it has reached... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:58 -0500, with Minister of State for Petroleum Odein Ajumogobia. "Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of its joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., is pleased to confirm that it has reached... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:55 -0500CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. ... Sign on San Diego Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:54 -0500Testimony in the largest fraud trial in Minnesota wrapped up this morning with Tom Petters laying the blame on the woman who reported the alleged crime. Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:37 -0500MESA, Ariz. - A Freedom Communications executive says the company still hopes someone will buy the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. Chief financial officer Mark McEachen told Freed... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:36 -0500LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent in October even as the national rate crept up to 10.2 percent. The figures released Friday show the Nebraska unemployment rate... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:35 -0500CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force.Gov. Bev... Miami Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:25 -0500NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Friday on a bigger-than-expected drop in Dell's latest quarterly earnings and as comments by the head of the European Central Bank prompted investors to scoo... MarketWatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:58 -0500The car scrasppage scheme may not have been as successful as thought. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images The government has exaggerated the success of its... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:13:37 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/20/2009 - Credit Services industry news provided by Financial News USA. American Express Inc. (NYSE:AXP) said Thursday it is starting a consultin... Financial News USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:56 -0500Wall Street again got off to a rocky start Friday. By noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 36.73 points, or 0.36 percent, as it slipped to 10,295.71. Nasdaq dropped 16.36 points, or 0.76 percen... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:07:09 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:03:21 -0500Microsoft has denied building a backdoor into Windows 7, responding to concerns from privacy organisations after it was revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) had worked on the operating sys... Techworld Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:16 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Dr Pepper Snapple Group said Friday its board approved a quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share, the first from the company. The dividend will be paid on Jan. 8 to shareholders of re... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:45 -0500HIBB ) were on the rise Friday after the sporting goods retailer impressed Wall Street with a better-than-expected third-quarter profit and raised its 2010 earnings view. The company earned $8.8 mi... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:43 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Barclays Capital said Friday that it has formed Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC with Goff Capital to buy Crescent Real Estate Equities from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funding II. I... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:41 -0500 |
Essential INFOrmation Living In the Côte d'Azur
Moving to the Côte d'Azur Life in the Côte d'Azur |
^ Top of Page ^
|
Breaking Business News 
The Weather:
Relax for a few minutes in our online leisure zone