Topic: Frankfurt

Car makers fight European gloom in Frankfurt

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The global car industry descends on Frankfurt next week to show off the latest models it hopes will fend off an economic slowdown in some of its biggest markets, as government spending cuts chip away at consumer confidence in ...

Gold hits record high above $1,816 an ounce

The price of gold hit a record high above $1,816 an ounce Thursday, as demand for the safe haven investment rose on resurgent worries about a possible new recession for the global economy, analysts said.Gold struck $1,816.25 on the London Bullion Market ...

Regling sees no more countries using EU safety net

VIENNA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of the European Union's safety net for countries struggling with public finances said on Saturday he did not think any more members would have to tap the euro zone rescue fund, for now."At the moment it does ...

Trichet, Strauss-Kahn & others at bank conferences

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Following are highlight quotes from policymakers at the European Banking Congress and a European Central Bank conference, both taking place in Frankfurt.IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN"The idea we can solve the imbalances problem without important changes in the relative ...

Europe finally adopts landmark finance curbs

Europe finally voted through landmark curbs Wednesday to clamp down on its finance industry just as fears returned that Ireland, like Greece, was staring down bankruptcy.The crossing of the final political hurdle at the European parliament marks the end of fierce negotiations ...

Bankers gather to assure industry is on right track

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Top executives from some of the world's leading banks are due to gather for a conference in Frankfurt later this week as lenders seek to avoid what they see as overly harsh regulation following the global financial crisis.Existing rules ...
Germany posted its best growth since reunification on Friday, driving Europe past the United States in a four-year record but analysts warned of a recovery that may be peaking out.Accelerating growth in Britain, France and even Spain initially nudged European stockmarkets higher ...
Even in the best of times, the market for cultural goods is a mysterious one. This news follows layoffs in recent months at Random House, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Macmillan.. " The celebrated German painter Gerard Richter recently advanced ...

THE SHARP END

A cartoon is presented about the plight of managing partners at law firms given the economic crisis. COM THE LAWYER 6 APRIL 2009 TULKINGHORN 19 TULKINGHORN Contributions welcome (in confidence of course)Tfie Lawyer, St Giies House,50 Poiand Street, London WIF 7AX. com ...
Even in the best of times, the market for cultural goods is a mysterious one. This news follows layoffs in recent months at Random House, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Macmillan.. " The celebrated German painter Gerard Richter recently advanced ...
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