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Tomorrow is the big day Monday for "Total Access". The new brand of the oil company, which will provide service stations with low prices, will make his first steps at Rocquencourt near Paris Gennevilliers and in the Hauts-de-Seine. The two prototypes will offer, according to the Journal du Dimanche, prices aligned with retail, or about 1 cheapest personal loan rates.46 euro a liter of unleaded and 1.38 euro per liter of diesel.

An artist's view of future gas stations cheap Total Access. (CD Total)

Shortly before opening, chewing Americans were expected small decline, but volatility remains very high, the index futures may return at any moment, like the indices themselves. Shortly before noon Paris time, the index futures Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 yielded respectively 0.3% to 1165 points, and 0.37% at 2150 points.

On Thursday evening, U.S. markets have rebounded sharply, welcoming new listings weekly fewer than expected. European markets had also enjoyed the news, closing up vigorously.

The pressure remains strong this weekend

Other statistics on the agenda for this Friday, may well generate a few responses. Retail sales for the month of July will be unveiled at 2:30 p.m., in fact, before the start of the session Eats United.Investors await with interest the first estimate of consumer confidence from the University of Michigan for the month of August, from 3:55 p.m..

Pressure remains high on world markets. Lack of macroeconomic and really good news in the absence of major business publications Friday, this weekend is likely to be overshadowed by even more obvious signs of a weakening of growth. The sovereign debt crisis, and severe drops in banking stocks recorded this week, amid rumors of bankruptcy, particularly in France, will affect the trend.Asian stock markets have already finished down on Friday morning.

In this context agrave exacerbated by a volatile market, investors are going to look at publications such as retail sales, which should also benefit from a slight rebound in auto sales?

Difficult to answer this question. For analysts Aurel BGC, "while" so far the timing of publications of macroeconomic indicators has been poor, a reaction, positive or negative, this indicator would in any case an early normalization "of market behavior. Excluding cars, the indicators are still available for now more mixed.

On the corporate side, the U.S. airline AMR, parent of American Airlines, announced plans to separate its regional affiliate American Eagle.A document filed with the stock market regulator described a "possible separation" with the American Eagle to introduce the stock market separately. American Airlines is still bound for nine years in its subsidiary. American Eagle will continue initially to operate 281 aircraft for American Airlines, which will wind down its cooperation in 2012.

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Three stars, "samsung" in Korean, were on the first devices from the brand that were sold in Europe in the 1970s. It was the microwave low-end a few dozen francs apiece. This product of Appeal allowed the group to make a name and win in other markets, becoming the world leader in electronics and 19th marks in all categories.

The chaebol (Korean conglomerate), height of 6.2 billion euros in cash, has the means of its ambitions. And they are clear: to be number one everywhere. This is done on the TV market. To achieve the first place, the group has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising around the world. He did not hesitate to cut prices, which allowed him inexorably to nibble market share.He fears, however, LG, another Korean, which, by betting on a technology other than his own in the 3D threatens his leadership.

In the area of ​​mobile, Samsung is the group that made the most progress over the last 12 months, according to IDC. In the last quarter, the Korean group has moved closer to Nokia and is expected soon to become the world's leading brand for mobile phones. While in smartphones and tablet, Apple seems unbeatable.

The finest PC market

There is also high ambitions in the PC. For now, the chaebol has only 3% of the world, behind industry giants, HP, Acer and Dell guaranteed payday loans. But this hides another reality: in 2010, Samsung sold 10 million computers. That's twice in 2009.Korean plans to increase its presence in this field by making efforts in all areas, including the design, which has long been its main weakness. Earlier this year, Samsung introduced the PC's finest on the market.

In keeping with the policy of expansion that has been in place since the early 1990s, the company also addresses the appliance market, where he is currently a relatively marginal player. Now, the time of cheap microwave is over. Place in washing machine and refrigerator art.Samsung is heavily loaded with LED lighting, his mastery of electronics, a way to give a serious and consumers to benefit from the reputation it enjoys in televisions and other devices, though far removed .

The group is also one of the largest manufacturers of memory cards for computer, LCD screen TVs … and provides many of its competitors, including Philips, Toshiba or Apple. This sometimes leads to complicated situations: the American and Korean competitors in smartphones and tablets, are engaged in trials crossed. They accuse each other of patent infringement, a real shadow on the balance sheet of the Asian giant.

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The leaders of the eurozone announced Thursday evening in Brussels a second plan to save Greece from bankruptcy, a total of 158 billion euros, with substantial contributions from banks and other private creditors of the country.

Indeed, the creditor banks in Greece will contribute to a further aid to this country to the tune of 135 billion euros over 30 years, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the end of a summit of the euro zone in Brussels . "In total, the effort will be 135 billion over 30 years" only for private creditors of Greece, he said. The assistance will be 54 billion euros over three years (mid 2011-2014).

The leaders of the euro area showed a "firm commitment" in favor of Greece at their summit, also said French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a press conference."We decided to support Greece as a member of the euro and the euro area. It is a strong commitment "said Nicolas Sarkozy.

Proposals to improve governance

Proposals to improve the governance of the euro area will be made "before the end of summer" with German Chancellor Angela Merkel also announced French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Chancellor Angela "Merkel and I are agreed on the need to advance economic governance in the coming weeks so ambitious and proactive," said Nicolas Sarkozy told reporters. "Before the end of the summer, we will make proposals.(…) Our aim is to seize the opportunity of the Greek crisis to make a qualitative leap in the governance of the euro area, "he added, without giving details cashadvance.

In addition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will participate in the financing plan, according to President of the European Union (EU) Herman Van Rompuy. "We have reached agreement on a new aid program to fully cover the financing needs" of Greece, which "will be funded by both the EU and the IMF," he told a press conference.

Trichet welcomed the new plan

For his part Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, welcomed the new aid package of nearly 160 billion euros decided to Greece, holding "crucial" to stabilize the economy.The new support program of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund is crucial to stabilize public finances "of Greece and" to ensure the sustainability of public debt "of the country, he told reporters after a summit the euro area.

He also welcomed the fact that the private sector to plan aid is limited to only Greece and is not intended for other countries. The ECB had expressed concern in recent months of such a contribution, seeing a potential for worsening of the debt crisis.

Also present in Brussels, Christine Lagarde, the new director general of the IMF said the institution would continue "to play its part" to help Athens.Christine Lagarde, who praised "the significant support to the growth and financial stability" of Heads of State and Government of the euro area and financial institutions, said in a statement that any new aid was subject to Athens the will of the Board of the IMF.

The Cac 40, which was chained on Wednesday a third round of decline after five stacked, remains under the 4000 points at the opening Thursday morning in a slightly more optimistic: it rises from 0.47% to 1980 04 points in early trade. Last night, the index lost 0.44% to 3961.34 points, weighed down by Portugal – heavily damaged by Moody's – and China, which has raised interest rates to tackle inflation concern. On Thursday, the major event is expected on the European side: Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, said at 13:45 if the institution has also decided to raise its rates by 0.25 point, or not. The governor has implied several times that the tightening would be given on 7 July.

Meanwhile, around 9 am on Thursday, the euro gleans 0.10% to 1.4330 dollar.Yesterday, the euro continued its slight decline against the dollar because of concern about access to the economic health of the most fragile countries in the euro area.

Greek side, German and Greek Ministers of Finance estimated that Athens has more support economic growth, if Greece wants to find a balanced budget, during a dinner in Berlin on Wednesday night. In addition to the austerity plan, ministers believe that "only with a stronger private sector and with private investment that Greece can achieve a balanced budget in the medium and long term."

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In France, corporate failures recorded in France in the second quarter remained stable at a high level, the company said Altares.The number of failures has declined by 0.3% over the period, with 14,397 judgments backup, reorganization or liquidation direct. During the same period of 2010, there were 14,446 procedures, Altares said.

The trade deficit of France has also widened in May, breaking a new record for the third time since the beginning of the year to 7.42 billion euros against 7.17 billion in April, data seasonally adjusted, Customs announced Thursday. Side and real estate, Fnaim hold its quarterly press conference on the market of the former, at 11.

Overseas, we will monitor the ADP employment figures in the private sector in June at 14.15, very expected. And then the weekly claims for unemployment benefits at 14:30.The weekly inventory of crude oil will be announced at 16:30.

Banks lower their commissions

Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Natixis. The Competition Authority has achieved that French banks were down significantly the commissions they charge on card payments and cash withdrawals at ATMs, according to a statement released Thursday by the regulator. The agreement, which ends a two-year old procedure, the institutions concerned to induce a loss estimated at 600 million euros, according to the Authority.

In addition, the U.S. investor Lone Star is in exclusive talks with BNP Paribas for the sale of German bank IKB reports the Financial Times Deutschland. Discussions with BNP Paribas are at an advanced stage, the newspaper said.The French bank has already finished the review of the IKB, but it is unclear whether BNP Paribas will buy all or just pieces IKB.

The Franco-Belgian bank Dexia has signed an exclusive contract for five years to distribute general insurance products of French insurer Axa through the windows of its Turkish subsidiary, with about 24 million, according to a statement released Thursday.

In addition, Dexia and KBC have passed stress tests which both banks have been submitted, the newspaper reported on Thursday Dutch De Tijd.

EDF and GDF Suez solder joint activities

After working together for over 60 years, the distribution of the two groups now find themselves in competition. These services are common to both energy giants could specialize in divorce and business, says Les Echos.An announcement should be made this morning, the newspaper said.

Alcatel-Lucent. The investment fund Permira is the favorite to take over the division of Alcatel-Lucent company, said on Wednesday sources close to the matter. The sources said Permira offers $ 1.3 billion (about 907 million euros).

Air France-KLM. The pilots of the National Union of Airline Pilots (SNPL) voted in favor of the project "bases province" of Air France, intended to counter the low-cost airlines, said Wednesday a spokesman for the airline, confirming information in La Tribune.

Innate Pharma wins a big partnership

The laboratory Bristol-Myers Squibb will develop and commercialize the antibody developed by biotech IPH2102 Marseille Innate Pharma for the treatment of cancer.A first payment of $ 35 million (24 million) could be followed by other payments, based on performance. In total, the licensing agreement could yield $ 465 million (319 million) in Innate Pharma.

Casino. The retailer Almacenes Exito Colombia, a subsidiary of French retailer, said Wednesday its intention to conduct a capital increase of $ 1.4 billion in the second half to repurchase shares held by its parent company in Uruguay.

Interparfums has signed an agreement Balmain home on the creation, manufacture and distribution of fragrances, according to a joint statement the two companies said on Thursday.

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The numbers are staggering. In Germany, the financial damage caused by cyber crime amounted to 61.5 million euros in 2010, according to figures released Thursday by the criminal police and the Federation of high tech Bitkom. This is equivalent to an increase of 66% over the previous year. As the United States, the FBI estimated the cost of crime to some digital $ 560 million in 2009. A world-wide, according to McAfee, cyber crime would have generated some 1000 billion in 2008, about 1.64% of world GDP for that year. Remains that, without minimizing the scale of the scourge, these figures are perplexing.

Many experts give little credence to these studies because most of them emanate from computer security specialists. For the record, other than McAfee is the world number two antivirus software.In addition, "less than 10% of companies report having experienced cyber attacks," said Jean-Paul Pinte, senior lecturer in strategic intelligence at the Catholic University of Lille. According to the specialist risk management and cyber terrorists of enterprises affected societies fear the bad publicity due to media coverage of cyber attacks.

Jean-Paul Pinte, "we know nothing of the legacy and financial losses suffered indirectly." He added: "If an attack is to relieve a company of sensitive information, loss of data will generate multiple costs, such as loss of competitiveness, or the upgrading of security."

"Hard to get a comprehensive view"

Director of the National Security Information Systems (Anssi), Patrick Pailloux abounds in this direction."When a site is the victim of an attack, he takes as an example, it is first blocked, causing a shortfall. Then we must add additional costs to set up a hotline strengthened. "And on the practices of industrial espionage initiated via the Internet," How can we measure in terms of losses that a competitor could steal ?, "asks the director of Anssi. Clearly, "it is difficult to get a comprehensive view of the problem," says he.

Despite these criticisms, these figures are held up to each event on Cybercrime. However dated, the estimated one trillion dollars of McAfee is authoritative. Last May, it appeared even in the "reminder" of the fourth Parliamentary Forum on Information Society in Geneva, on the initiative, among others, the United Nations.Trompe-l'oeil, the text quoted a source stamped Europol, the pharmacy police intergovernmental European Union, which actually refers to the numbers … the software publisher.

If governments do not hesitate to chopping these impressive figures, it is often necessary to legitimize, but costly reinforcement of their agencies against digital piracy. Or clear, make the pill easier to swallow from taxpayers. In January, the UK has estimated that cyber attacks cost him a whopping 27 billion pounds per year (32.2 billion euros) in a government study.An amount (by far) greater than the harm claimed by the United States … A few days before making public figure, London has announced the release of 650 million pounds over four years to "strengthen its cyber security "…

International cooperation in the war-horse

Without waving the national figures, France is no exception, as evidenced by the announcement of piracy Bercy in March. Patrick Pailloux it was for the state to "lead by example" to encourage companies to report piracy they wipe. The Director of Anssi said that 150 computers were then infiltrated by hackers to steal documents for the French presidency of the G20. "We were able to counter the threat," he goes on, noting that thirty experts have been mobilized for two months to "clean up" more than 130,000 positions in the Department.A communication that is timely, since Anssi plans to double its workforce (360 employees) by 2013.

Such methods may be distasteful, but experts and politicians agree: there is no time to waste on the face of digital crime. "For a long time in France, we thought that hacking and computer intrusions were not really dangerous, says Jean-Paul Pinte. But now we know that it's become a real business, and that the threat can come from anywhere: a simple USB key, hard drives or even photocopiers, which, connected to the Internet can become the target of hackers ".

Therefore, international cooperation, which requires significant resources, is "a priority," insists Patrick Pailloux. And for good reason: "90% of attacks are international," says the director of Anssi.In the columns of The Tribune, Laurent Wauquiez, Minister for European Affairs, recently recalled that a hacker "can be installed in Latvia, while in France to intervene through a Canadian site." He even considers urgent that Europe adopts "a kind of cyber-FBI-backed Europol" to stem the digital crime. And one last statistic to shoot, ensuring that "a user of thirty lost money in Europe over the last year" due to a hacker.

Businesses, prey selection

Having surveyed 45 U.S. companies in 2010, the Ponemon Institute found that on average, the financial damage caused by hackers and data theft was $ 3.8 million.Like that of McAfee, this figure is to be taken lightly, as though Ponemon shows his independence, his study was commissioned by ArcSight, a specialist in digital security. However, it appears that large groups are increasingly being targeted by hackers. Since the beginning of the year, the list of companies or institutions that have suffered cyberattacks has continued to grow. Sony has suffered more than ten attacks since mid-April, leading to theft of confidential data of more than 1 million customer accounts. Recently, Sega has had the same misfortune: the editor of the series of Sonic hedgehog found in mid-June have been stolen names, email addresses, birth dates and passwords of almost 1.3 million customers on its servers.Google or Citigroup also suffered cyber attacks.

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The finance ministers of the euro area are mobilizing to prevent a collapse of Greece. The central bankers in the eurozone have defined the conditions of payment of a further tranche of loans in July, this aid is part of the first plan in support of Greece to 110 billion euros in loans over three years promised last year by the Europeans and the IMF, but the payment was a time been questioned. But the finance ministers of the euro area indicate that the release of the loan must be accompanied by the vote of a new plan of austerity and privatization by the Greek Parliament. "To make the decision (on the disbursement of loans) in early July, we will need to have the decision of the Greek Parliament" in terms of austerity and privatization, said the Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders.And Athens has no choice because without this loan the country, faced with deadlines refinancing risk bankruptcy next month.

In the longer term, the ministers also laid the groundwork for a new plan. In fact, new support is essential to Greece to avoid bankruptcy in the longer term, the foreground is revealing enough. And this time, the private sector should be involved. Banks and other private creditors and participate in this new plan free instant credit score. However the contours of that plan remains to be defined.

"The ministers agreed that the additional funding required will be financed both by official and private sources" indicate the ministers in their statement.They "welcomed the goal of voluntary involvement of the private sector in the form of roll-overs informal and voluntary debt Greek existing mature," he added. The "debt roll-over" means, in financial jargon, the fact that creditors when loans mature, replace them with others of a similar amount. Ministers stress that this operation should be a contribution "substantial" in the Greek program "and avoid a default (of payment) selective" in the country.

Small flat, the "main parameters of a new funding strategy clear" should be defined "by early July," indicate the ministers.While they had initial aim "to discuss the participation of private creditors," stated Jean-Claude Juncker, adding "the question is" how far it can and must go. "

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The Paris Bourse has hoisted the green flag on Wednesday, spurred by bargain hunting and foresight of a debt rescheduling Greek. At the close, the CAC 40 advances 0.92% at 3978 points. On Tuesday, the Paris stock exchange had closed sharply down by 1.21%. Only on the last four sessions, the Cac 40 lost nearly 3%.

Other major European stock markets followed the same trend: the Footsie-100 from the London Stock Exchange gained 1.07% to 5923.49 points and the DAX 30 Frankfurt Stock Exchange rose 0.65% to 7303.53 points .

Europe envisages a 'soft' restructuring of Greece

The option of a debt rescheduling Greek owned gaining ground in Europe. If Greece is making efforts, "we will see if it is possible to have a smooth restructuring of the Greek debt, said Tuesday the leader of the finance ministers of the eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker.For Jurgen Stark, a member of the Board of Directors of the European Central Bank, a Greek debt restructuring would be a "recipe for disaster." Greece should "accelerate structural reforms" in particular to reduce the public sector, said his side on Wednesday the head of the IMF mission in Greece, Poul Thomsen.

In an interview with figaro.fr last September, the director of the Institute of High Finance, Philippe Dessertine, had said that if Greek debt rescheduling, "banks could again face a liquidity crisis . Therefore, they could no longer fund the financial markets.New tensions are therefore likely to appear on bank stocks. "

For now, investors seeking to reassure banks and bounce: Natixis gaining 0.93% to 3.80 euros, BNP Paribas takes 1.08% to 53.40 euros and Societe Generale advance of 0.41% to 41.92 euros.

On the macroeconomic front, the number of start-ups in April fell 18.3% to 42,984 compared to March, according to figures from INSEE.

United States, markets await the release of Fed minutes to 20 hours.

Oil bounces

On the foreign exchange market, the euro has stabilized at 1.4256 dollars at the close of trading in Europe, against 1.4234 dollars late Tuesday.

For their part, oil prices rose. On the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), a barrel of light sweet crude for June delivery traded at 98.05 dollars, up $ 1.14 compared to the previous day.U.S. inventories of crude oil fell against all odds last week, said Wednesday the U.S. Agency for Energy Information (EIA). Crude inventories were down 15,000 barrels to 370.31 million. Economists on average had expected an increase of one million barrels. Gasoline inventories rose much less than expected, rising by 119,000 barrels to 205.94 million, against an estimate of an increase of 800,000.Total is 1.05% to 40.76 euros.

Telecoms weakened by the crisis of sovereign debt

Thales: +0.36% to 29.34 euros

On the occasion of the general meeting of the group, Lee CEO of Thales, Luc Vigneron, showed caution Wednesday to its shareholders as to the outcome of the discussions of asset exchanges in the defense with Saffron, who recently taken over a year after being interrupted for lack of agreement on their terms.

France Telecom: + 0.64% to 15.63 euros

France Telecom expects further consolidation operations or cooperation in selected markets in telecoms, driven by growing investment needs, "said Director of the French group's mobile activities.

In addition, Moody's has estimated that Telecom are very sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and notes some operators in European countries hit by the debt crisis (Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland) could be affected. Bouygues advance of 0.37% to 32.56 euros, Vivendi (SFR) is gaining 0.44% to 19.19 euros and Iliad (Free) is 1.54% to 86.97 euros

Unibail-Rodamco: 1.92% to 151.05 euros, the biggest increase CAC 40

Unibail-Rodamco has announced that the Chamber of Commerce of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had ruled on the purchase price of 660,562 Rodamco Europe NV shares still held by minority shareholders. It has priced shares in Rodamco Europe 87.66 euros per share.Unibail-Rodamco will own 100% of Rodamco Europe following the decision.

Areva: + 3.27% to 30.16 euros

Areva and the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) announced the successful takeover offer simplified investment certificates (IC) cons of Areva shares. This will help convert the entire ordinary share capital. The listing of CI will be suspended from May 24

Peugeot: -0.22% to 29.75 euros

PSA Peugeot-Citroen on Wednesday the foundation stone laying of its third factory in China, according to La Tribune. Like the other two located in Wuhan, central China, the new plant should be able to start in 2013.Initially the plant will produce 150,000 vehicles and 300,000 from 2015.

Technip: 1.28% to 70.30 euros

Technip won a contract from BASF under the Partnership and engineering services for projects of chemistry and petrochemistry.

Atari: + 5.63% to 3 euros

Atari has announced its decision to sell Cryptic Studios, the development studio acquired videogames there is barely two and half years.

The Tanner: + 23.61% to 6.44 euros

Qatar Luxury Group has repurchased nearly 53% of the leather goods Tanner to 6.51 euros per share and will file a tender offer to purchase the rest at the same price in the days to come, said Tuesday the two entities.

After market, Soitec was to publish its annual results.

If humanity continues its momentum, it will consume in 2050 three times more raw materials than today. "Far beyond what is bearable." The warning is clear. And it does not derive from Lester Brown, president of Earth Policy Institute, which multiplies the books for decades on the depletion of the planet or the WWF or Greenpeace, but the UN.

In forty years, some 9 billion people consume 140 billion tons of minerals, hydrocarbons and biomass (wood, crops, livestock), as reported by the UNEP (United Nations Environment). Or 16 tons of natural resources swallowed each year by each person on the planet."Policymakers and the general public are still not convinced of the absolute physical limits on the amount of resources available to humanity," the authors note, a dozen experts led by an Austrian and a South African.

Doing more with less

To avoid shortages and social tensions and geopolitical they would generate, the world must "do more with less." Sustained growth requires massive investment in "technological innovation, financial and social." One difficulty lies in the considerable disparity in the exploitation of raw materials. An inhabitant of an industrialized country consumes an average 16 tons per year, four times more than Indian.

In rich countries, the differences are equally impressive.A consumer of Qatar, Australia and the United States swallows 40 tons of natural resources per year when a French, a German or an Italian uses about 15 tons. These figures do not reflect the reality only partially, note the rapporteurs of the UN. For a tonne of copper extracted in Chile will be charged to the consumer in their calculation Chilean even if it is used to manufacture a product sold in China or Europe. These methodological weaknesses therefore do not change the risk of global depletion of natural resources. Even if industrialized countries were able to halve their consumption of raw materials by 2050, not living to 8 tons, and that developing countries joined this level without exceeding the total amount to 70 billion tons, or 40% more than today.This scenario (No. 2 in the graphics) would be accompanied by a doubling of greenhouse gas emissions, a path inconsistent with the objectives of the international community in the fight against global warming.

Amid these grim prospects for the environment, the UN report uncovers some reasons not to despair. The global trend towards urbanization is paradoxically supports better use of natural resources. A densely populated area per capita is more economical building materials, energy and transportation, the experts argue.

Another reason for optimism, emerging skip some stages of development by adopting technologies directly or models that consume less raw materials, how they embraced the mobile phone have not finished building the fixed telephone network.

LinkedIn assesses its value to three billion dollars in its IPO issue addressed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Constable of overseas markets. American professional social network is about to score this month on the New York Stock Exchange.

The startup has warned that its growth could slow in the future, investment is expected to increase the capacity of the site. The site could not even be beneficial shareholder this year. In 2010, it has recorded fifteen million dollars profit on a turnover of 243 million. This income was 78 million in 2008.It has also surpassed the hundred million registered end-March, with 102 million accounts online payday loan lenders.

Some analysts remain skeptical of the optimism LinkedIn whose business model is based on recruiting, marketing solutions and profiles "premium" pay, is very different from sites like Facebook or Zynga, very popular with investors, who rather seek to consume their users via their interfaces. Despite these differences, the IPO of LinkedIn will probably be a good barometer for gauging the success of quotations from other social networks, eagerly awaited.

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