Archive for May, 2012
Obama, Merkel, Hollande and Monti Approach the European Crisis and the Situation in Syria
U.S. president, Barack Obama, and France, François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, spoke today in a video conference on the economic crisis in Europe and the complicated situation in Syria, the White House. The four spoke on recent developments arising from the crisis in the eurozone, the White House […]
Hillary Clinton Says that Russia Can Contribute to a “Civil War” in Syria
The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today in Copenhagen that Russian opposition to military intervention in Syria can help you have a civil war in that country. “Russia says it wants to avoid a civil war in Syria. I say that his policies will help to have a civil war,” Clinton said today in […]
Japan prepares the reactivation of the first nuclear reactor after shutdown
Japan plans to revive the country’s first nuclear reactor next week, after stopping all its nuclear power plants in May following the crisis in Fukushima, said the newspaper Nikkei. The prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, give the nod to the reactivation of reactors 3 and 4 of the Oi plant in Fukui province (center) after receiving […]
Obama Signs Law Extending the Mandate and the Bank’s Capital to Support Export
U.S. President Barack Obama today signed a law that extends until September 2014 the mandate of the State Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and immediately increase its loan portfolio to 120,000 million dollars. This law, passed by consensus of Republicans and Democrats in Congress, is the “model for the progress that we continue together” Obama said at […]
Iraq Opened an International Bidding for Investment in Twelve Oil and Gas Fields
The Iraqi Oil Ministry opened today an international competition for investment in twelve oilfields and gas deals, of which only one was awarded, in order to increase production of the Arab country. In a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Abdel Karim al Laibi said that 47 international companies from 25 countries participated in this […]
Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico signed an agreement under the Pacific Alliance
The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Chile, signed on 6 June, in the context of the Fourth Summit of the Pacific Alliance, the Framework Agreement for the Pacific Alliance, which aims to build an area to advance integration to the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons. Paranal Observatory in the Chilean region […]
Sotheby’s is Selling an “Apple I”, the First Computer of Jobs and Wozniak
Sotheby’s announced today that mid-June to sell a copy of the “Apple I”, the first computer built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and still in operation, valued at between 120,000 and $ 180,000. The sale of this example of the first computer of the successful Apple will be held on June 15 in New […]
Facebook continues to decline and is trading at $ 28.86 per share
Shares of Facebook, the world’s largest social network, today lost 9.56% of its value and traded at $ 28.86 per share, which differ considerably from the $ 30 barrier. An hour before the close of Nasdaq Stock Market, where trades, the losses of the company’s shares ranged around 10%, far from the 38 dollars that […]
A European Company Contemplates Leave China by Other Emerging
More than a European company in five (22%) established in China includes redirecting their investments in this country to other emerging markets due to rising labor costs and an uncertain legal framework, according to research published Tuesday. “China is a strategic market becomes increasingly important for European companies, but a significant proportion could redirect their […]
British banks studying legal purposes in the event of a collapse of the euro
British banks have been instructed to study the effects of various legal and financial situations that may occur in the European Union (EU), from leaving the euro in Greece until the bankruptcy of governments, today reported the Financial Times newspaper. This information is published after the British Prime Minister David Cameron, met Monday with Deputy […]
