By Heather Timmons New York Times The board of the NYSE Group, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, agreed this weekend to make an offer to acquire Euronext, the pan-European exchange, a deal that would create the first trans-Atlantic market, with a combined market capitalization of more than $21 billion. The NYSE Group is…more
By AFP AFP La ministre de la Défense Michèle Alliot-Marie a appelé mardi à cesser de regarder les relations de l’Otan et de l’Union européenne en terme de concurrence, lors d’un discours devant l’Assemblée parlementaire de l’Alliance atlantique, réunie à Paris…more
By Patrick Chamorel die Welt Conservatives are questioning whether Angela Merkel has the courage to take actions that will provoke her social democrat partners, or whether she will give up her strong commitment to the free market political philosophy. Is it the fate of market-oriented political leaders to come short of their own promises and […]
By Geoff Porter International Herald Tribune NEW YORK At the very moment when the United States and European Union are pushing for a United Nations Security Council resolution to hem in Iran, their policies toward the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority are forcing Iran and the Palestinians closer together…more
By Laurent Zecchini Le Monde L’Iran n’était pas au programme de la réunion des ministres des affaires étrangères de l’Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique nord (OTAN) qui s’est tenue jeudi 27 avril à Sofia, mais la secrétaire d’Etat américaine, Condoleezza Rice, et ses homologues ne pouvaient manquer d’aborder le sujet…more