2011 bequeaths an atrocious doubt: should we celebrate the tenth birthday of the euro or prepare for its melancholic funeral? - The euro war has entered its crucial phase with an escalation that has transformed the crisis in Greece into…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the tragic death of Marco Simoncelli to the record year of Novak Djokovic, from the apotheosis of Barcelona to the feats of Sebastian Vettel. But also the crises of Rafa Nadal and Valentino Rossi and the shadow of football betting that shakes football. Here, sports for…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
The Ftse Mib closed the last session of the year up by 1,22%, above 15 thousand points, thanks to the positive day of industrial stocks - This however does not prevent Piazza Affari from conquering the worst European Stock Exchange title of the…
Two points more than what was foreseen by the previous socialist government - This was announced by Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, vice premier of the new centre-right executive.
The indiscretion, reported by the Wall Street Journal, was immediately denied by the Quirinale - The US newspaper claims that in October the German chancellor telephoned the President of the Republic to advise him to find another prime minister.
In addition to its growing role as a currency in international trade, the renminbi also offers potential for appreciation and lower volatility. The investment funds allow foreign companies to use instruments denominated in Chinese currency and services…
900 million will be returned to around one million taxpayers - In 2011, compensation amounted to 8,7 billion euros.
The last session of 2011 proceeds with few trades and prices almost unchanged - On the government bond market, the yield on ten-year BTPs remains high at 6,96%, one basis point higher than yesterday - The differential with…
The entry of new investors into the holding that controls FonSai causes the stock to be suspended on Piazza Affari due to an excessive increase - The Clessidra fund would be in pole position for the recapitalization
In the black year of Piazza Affari, the greatest rise is the one marked by the savings shares of the company that boasts the goalkeeper of Juve and the national team as the first shareholder - Txt E-Solutions and Fullsix complete the podium - Good…
The costs of industrial production rose in November driven by the price of energy. Producer prices rose by 4,2% in one year
From the performance of Volkswagen to the electric vehicles of Renault, from the full relaunch of Fiat with the new Panda model to the successes of Pirelli in F.1: all the flagships of a difficult year for the automotive sector
After 5 months of consecutive declines, the index, elaborated by Bank of Italy, which supplies data on the economic situation in real time, returns stable in November.
The Italian Super is the most expensive in Europe - In the last 70 years, price increases have followed one another, linked to well-known events in our history: from the war in Ethiopia to the Vajont tragedy, from the Florence flood to the earthquake…
From the listing of Facebook on the Stock Exchange to yet another challenge from Apple, from the confirmation of the Groupon phenomenon to the Blackberry crisis: here are the most probable forecasts for the coming year for the world of the web and technology
According to the German Finance Minister, "the problems in some countries are particularly big" and a solution will only be possible "in the long term" - But "in the next twelve months we will be able to eliminate the dangers of contagion and we will be able to stabilize…
The companies explain in a joint note that "the agreement is a preliminary agreement and concerns the general principles of an operation with different characteristics compared to the operation under negotiation in recent months and the related question presented to Consob by Edf…
The last stock market session of 2011, which began on the rise in Milan, heralds thin trading and a bit of serenity but only America has been a safe haven for savings - Monti: "Italy doesn't deserve this spread" - Scaroni : "Eni…
After the Christmas truce, yesterday the green reached a new high in Eni plants. Diesel rose to 1,694 euros per litre.
The last time the United States led the IPO rankings was in 2008 - Since then, and 2011 confirms it, the primacy has passed to China - In the year that closes the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong…
The Asian regional index records modest progress - But this does not mean that the Asian stock markets lost about 18% over the year, against a substantial breakeven in the prices in America (S&P500 from the end of 2010 to the end of 2011) - Globally,…
Piazza Affari does well (+0,7%) with Egp, Intesa and Ansaldo Sts as protagonists but the Btp-Bund yield differential remains high (523bp) after an only partially satisfactory Btp auction - Monti's words on possible interventions on the stock of…
The leaders of the Iranian armed forces have revealed that an American aircraft carrier passed through the strait, in an area where the Iranian navy was conducting its usual exercises. The incident follows Tehran's threats to block traffic…
The agreement on the new governance was confirmed today by the general manager of Iren, Andrea Viero, at the end of the Board meeting with which Delmi approved the terms of the agreement reached last week with the French Edf on Edison.
In the week ending on the 24th, initial requests grew by 15 units and an improvement was recorded on an annual basis - The figure for the four weeks, on the other hand, dropped by over 5 units, a level that cannot be…
In the press conference at the end of the year, the Prime Minister said he did not rule out measures to intervene drastically on the debt stock - Phase 2 will start in January: the pillars will be work and liberalization, but also…
Following the auction of medium and long-term government bonds, the spread between BTPs and Bunds has reached values not seen for more than a month and a half - Spread level and result…
The premier immediately tries to reassure, in the aftermath of the last CDM of 2011 - As for the awaited phase 2, he specifies: "Nobody thinks that another maneuver is necessary, nor that the transition to the development phase means sudden financial breadth" - "The policy of…
The Treasury today placed BTPs maturing in 2014, 2021 and 2022 for a total value of 7,5 billion euro, against the 8,5 offered - The 6,979-year bonds were placed at a gross rate of XNUMX%, against…
The special purpose company set up to build the South Stream gas pipeline is owned not only by Gazprom, but also by Eni, by the French Edf and by the German Wintershall. The approval accelerates the project which, by cutting off Ukraine, could facilitate supplies…
The most consistent risk is that frictions emerge between A2A's shareholders and those of Iren. The still open questions essentially concern the governance of Delmi, the distribution of Edipower's debt (about one billion) and the division of…
The Senate is aiming for a reduction in expenses of 13 million euros for 2012 - Of these, 3 million and 600 thousand euros will be the result of interventions decided by the Senate Presidency Council.
It went from 452,034 billion euros on Tuesday to 436,583 billion yesterday - The decrease, albeit positive, does not, however, change the climate of strong uncertainty and aversion to risk affecting financial institutions in the euro area.
After the umpteenth upward adjustment (+1 cent on petrol and +0,5 cents on diesel) by the market leader, increases are also expected from the other operators.
The same fate for the subsidiary Milano Assicurazioni - The international agency explains that the downgrade is linked to the deterioration of the company's financial position, above all in light of the 925 million losses that the group has announced it estimates for…
The provisions will try to trigger mechanisms that make applicants for production plants more responsible. In areas characterized by a high degree of saturation, it will be necessary to pay the network operator a network capacity reservation fee, using…
Only 7 billion euro placed compared to the 8,5 billion offered - The rate on 10-year securities fell to 6,98% from 7,56% in the last placement - A sharp drop in the yield on the three-year BTP, which fell from 7,89 .XNUMX% to…
Banks, threatened by higher capital ratios and finding it difficult to ask the market for money to raise capital, seek to reduce the denominator by tightening lending - In India, where much savings are held in the form of metal…
One wishes that it had been some enterprising North Korean to offer T-shirts with the portrait of Kim Jong-Il on the market after the dictator's death: it would have been a good sign of the development of the market in Pyongyang - But not so…
The European currency suffers for the wrong reasons: the massive injection of funds, only partially sterilized, has given rise to the idea that we are dealing with real 'quantitative easing', which would in fact be the right thing to do. But…
Sace guarantees the coverage of the 280 million dollar contract obtained by Saipem as part of the implementation of the "Gladstone LNG" project
The CDM has not yet adopted any measures for growth - Prime Minister Monti wanted to sum up and select the priorities on which to concentrate the pressure: reforms and liberalizations for development - However, the PDL comes from…
The Bots pass the auction test, but almost suddenly the euro falls under the 1,30 level against the dollar - the spread rises and the stock markets change direction in the afternoon: Piazza Affari closed …
The oil exports of the strata of the Gulf, members of OPEC, pass through the strait - Tehran threatens to blockade it if Western countries want to impose new sanctions on Iranian crude - "Any impediment to navigation in the strait will not be tolerated", they answer...
The company's shares are trading at just over two cents - The latest collapse is linked to the announcement that arrived yesterday, when the company explained that it will not pay the repayment installment and the interest portion of the senior debt…
The differential between the yield on ten-year Italian and German government bonds, which suddenly fell after the auction of BOTs and CTZs carried out this morning by the Treasury, started to rise again in the afternoon until it reached the opening quota again.
The Treasury placed 9 billion 6-month bonds with an average yield of 3,251%, half the 6,504% at the end of November - Also assigned two-year Ctz for 1,733 billion: yield down to 4,853%…
According to the Bank's study centre, "the Monti government's economic maneuver has not yet resolved all the knots of the Italian economy and presents some critical points, but it represents a necessary step to reassure the markets".
On the agenda of the CDM is the revision of the criteria for the estimation of real estate for tax purposes, for a more equitable taxation of income and assets (with the new Imu) - Bringing the cadastral value closer to the market value by overcoming…
Deputy Gaetano Nastri calls for "fiscal and tax initiatives aimed at developing the Italian agricultural and agri-food sector, in order to relaunch the entire supply chain heavily affected by a crisis".
Yields at 3,251% for the 9 billion 6-month government bonds placed this morning by the Treasury - The good result is also reflected in the 6,82-year BTPs which fell to XNUMX% - The gap with the…
The Ministry of the Economy has placed 6-month bonds with an average yield of 3,251%, half of the 6,504% at the end of November - The entire nine billion BOTs put up for auction have been assigned - The Stock Exchange accelerates: Milan…
It could be put on sale as early as this summer - This was reported by a well-known Asian IT magazine, which ensures that the production of the components will already start at the beginning of 2012 - The new iTV would be a real high-definition television…
In Piazza Affari the engineering company gains around 7% by mid-morning - This morning the announcement of the appeal to the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris to obtain the extension of the contractual terms for the completion of the Santa Maria thermoelectric plant.
Between yesterday and today, the banks of the Eurozone deposited 453 billion euros at the counter of the central bank, a sign of the distrust that circulates in the interbank market.
In the small islands of the Pacific they have chosen to skip a day to pass west of the line which by convention marks the date change - The jump will bring enormous commercial benefits to the Samoans in trade with New Zealand and…
Ok to the subscription of just over 8 million ordinary shares of the Igli holding, which owns 29% of Impregilo - The value of each share has been established at 10,89 euros and the insurance company has made a…
In November, prices fell by 0,6% on October - In the same period, however, the share of the unemployed remained stable, at 4,5%.
Europe is still at the center of concern in Eastern stock exchanges, with the auctions of government bonds in Italy today and tomorrow - Fears about a possible financial crisis in the Eurozone outweigh the good news on the US economy - The Msci regional index…
Great expectations for tomorrow's Treasury auction but already today the market's anxiety is penalizing banks and the Italian Stock Exchange while the yields of the 7,12-year BTPs reach 520% - The spread reaches XNUMX bps and then settles at…
An unexpected gift under the currency market tree: the agreement reached between Tokyo and Beijing provides that from today commercial and financial exchanges between the two countries will take place in yuan and yen, no longer in dollars.
Every day at 14 pm, until 6 January, on the third channel of Radio Rai the new program by Leonardo Martinelli, editor-in-chief of Firstonline, on the economy and finance seen through literature and cinema - From Zola's Money to…
The decrease compared to September is 1,2% - Of the 20 metropolitan areas taken into consideration to calculate the indicator, 19 reported a decrease compared to September.
To give the government time to act on public spending and relaunch the economy, extraordinary interventions must be put in place that affect the debt and crowd out the markets: instead of a capital loan, a capital loan of 300-400 billion could be launched for…
The market is betting on possible twists in the game for the share redesign and gives wings to the title of the Italian construction group - On the other hand, the green light given by the Board of Directors on Friday to the increase weighs on the insurance group…
Three companies of the group have been sanctioned by the Italian Authority for unfair commercial practices to the detriment of consumers, who were not informed about the two-year and free guarantee provided by the Consumer Code - The story brings to mind the maxi fine…
The leading European company in clinical engineering services has announced an agreement with the Italian Investment Fund that will invest 20 million euros in the Group - Tbs stock was suspended in the morning due to excess…
The Cebr ranking: United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and Brazil - After the 2008 financial crisis and the consequent recession, Great Britain remains behind, in seventh place - The map of the world economy is changing: in 2020 …
The Mountain View colossus, with the acquisition of Ita Software, has guaranteed itself a comparison engine between the prices of the various airlines. This would not be a problem per se, but rather a "beneficial" enlargement of competition, if…
Piazza Affari is the black sheep of Europe - Tensions for the auctions of government bonds expected in the next few days - Heavy losses for FonSai after the announcement of the recapitalization - The decision of the Impregilo board of directors to sell the…
Eurozone banks have deposited 411,8 billion euros in the coffers of Frankfurt, undermining the previous record which dates back to June 2010 - The figure testifies to the persistence of tensions on the interbank market
The differential between 513-year BTPs and the corresponding German Bunds flared up in the morning and stands at 10 basis points - The yield on 7-year government bonds reaches over XNUMX% - They calm down…
The French have accepted the Italian proposal: Edf will acquire 50% of Transalpina d'Energia (safe for 61,3% of Edison) - Delmi will acquire 50% of Edipower held by Edison and 20% held by the Swiss Alpiq respectively for 600 And…
From the Carroccio comes a constitutional law proposal that seems to be an attack on the recent appointment of Mario Monti by the Head of State, which preceded the inauguration of the new government led by the Professor.
The involvement of the Agnelli group is favored by the proximity of Leonardo & Co., of which Exor is the third shareholder, to the Premafin dossier.
Piazzetta Cuccia, advisor and major creditor of the Ligresti family company, has already made contact with Clessidra, Unipol, Cattolica and Vittoria to create a network of funds capable of supporting the company - Losses exceed 900…
The Gavio family is ready to acquire 33% of the Igli holding, owner of 29% of Impregilo, from Fonsai - If the exchange were to take place in these terms, the Tortona group would become the majority shareholder of the Italian general contractor…
The French have accepted the Italian proposal: 30% of the energy company passes to EDF, which thus rises to 80% overall, while control of Edipower will go to the shareholders gathered in the national consortium Delmi, led by A2A.
For every ten securities already owned, a new one corresponds - This morning we start again in Piazza Affari at a price of 6,905 euros, against 10,4 for savings, also involved in the operation.
The agreement provides for the passage of 30% of the energy company to the French and the entire Edipower to the national consortium led by A2A - The official communication could arrive as early as the morning, even if the price node does not seem to have been resolved yet.
Under the Christmas tree the world has finally rediscovered the NBA, the most fascinating basketball tournament there is - From the Los Angeles Lakers to the Los Angeles Clippers, not to mention the Chicago Bulls and Dallas, it's a show…
Piazza Affari opens slightly higher, then turns red - Tomorrow the first of the two Italian year-end auctions but the Btp-Bund spread and the capital increases in sight are also worrying - For Fonsai, an increase from 750…
A new entry arrives in the low-cost airline sector: the Thai PC Air - In order to find a way to advertise itself, it has announced that among its hostesses there will also be 'ladyboys', the famous effeminate boys…
Beijing's currency marked a record appreciation against the dollar this morning in Asia, to 6.325, and has therefore appreciated even more, compared to a few months ago, against the euro - It is an advantage for…
Asian price lists are hesitant this morning: only Seoul loses, again due to the uncertainty of North Korea's fate - Currencies are calm, with the euro just above 1,30 dollars and the yen gaining something - New record, however, for the yuan…
GREETINGS FROM FIRSTonline - We wish all our readers and all the citizens of Europe to find a somewhat special gift under the Christmas tree: a "bazooka" plan to save the euro by buying with unlimited means - through…
CHAMPIONS - The most glamorous footballer (and couple) in the world arrives under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower: a one-and-a-half-year contract with PSG for 800 gross euros per month. Not to mention image rights and sponsors, which earn the couple…
AN ECONOMIST/AN IDEA - According to Jeffrey Frankel of Harvard University, to curb the volatility of commodity prices we need commodity bonds issued by exporting countries but with an active role of the World Bank: from Jamaica's aluminum securities to…
ONLINE JOURNALISM - The boundary between business software and media business no longer exists and 2012 could be the year of change: the old generalist site is at sunset and the new watchword will be versioning - The…
Sace has launched a coverage of the supply contracts of the Italian companies involved in the Barzan project in Qatar
On a quiet day on the stock market, tensions remain on Italian banks and on the BTP-Bund spread - Unicredit loses 3,4% and Intesa 2,1% - The yield differential between BTPs and Bunds returns above 500 - America…
The capital gain for the financial holding company of the Agnelli family will be 140 million euros - The buyers are two private equity funds.
At the current market price, it would take six months to sell them all - New home sales grew much less than expected in November.
The top management of the insurance company met to find a solution to strengthen its capital - The honorary president Ligresti was also present - If a capital increase were opted for, the expected amount was…
Tamburi's company has just seen its buyout by Integrae Sim confirmed, despite the difficult economic context - In the first ten months of the year, Tip invested 30 million euros: among the most important ones, Prysmian, Diasorin…
French analysts believe the hypothesis of a recapitalization of the Sienese bank to be more than realistic, so they cut the institute's estimates and target price – It is impossible for Monte dei Paschi to be able to repay the Tremonti bonds by 2013 - The stock goes…
