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In late March, France had 687,900 autoentrepreneurs, according to statistics released yesterday by ACOSS, the umbrella organization Ursaaf nationally. Established in 2009, this scheme, which offers many benefits to tax and social entrepreneurs, creates less enthusiasm now: it came into full swing. Thus, in the first quarter of 2011, the number of accessions was 67,864. Even if, as recalled by ACOSS, this figure is provisional, the inflection is sharp compared to 2010 and its average of 80,000 accessions per quarter (excluding the first quarter, which saw a boom).

Radiation have also increased: 15,165 in first quarter 2011, against 10,000 a year earlier. "The flow of radiation 2010 is around 22.3% of the stock of late 2009," said the statement from ACOSS.

What are the radiation regime of autoentreprenor? For 93% to a cessation of activity. In 7% of cases, the contractor leaves the system while continuing its business under another statute (most often because it exceeded the thresholds of turnover regime autoentreprenor) payday advance online.

Among those who left for autoentrepreneuriat cessation of activity in 2010, two thirds had made no sales. This is one of the peculiarities of this scheme: it is very easy to join, even with a little project successful. Result, about 40% of autoentrepreneurs are really active and record revenues.

8300 euros turnover per year

The turnover generated by autoentrepreneurs reached 785 million euros in the first quarter of 2011.Either a priori – subject to confirmation by the final statistics – a trend similar to that of 2010 ($ 3.1 billion in sales reported throughout the year). In 2010, autoentrepreneurs assets have achieved an average turnover of Euro 8285. The commerce and construction bring together the largest cohorts autoentrepreneurs. But many also in IT, consulting, education, science and art.

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The CAC 40 dropped to below 4000 points on Monday. It is even more rowdy than last weekend. Halfway through, the Paris index digs its losses and was down 1.82% at 3918.07 points. This morning, Asian stock markets operated in the dark red, especially with the Nikkei falling more than 1.5% and the Shanghai index, which lost more than 2.4%. Friday night, Wall Street also ended in negative territory. Global markets are again worried by the European sovereign debt.

At the end of last week, two bad signals were launched: the degradation of three notches, to note the long-term debt of Greece by Fitch and placed under negative outlook from that of Italy by Standard and Poors.While in Spain, the protests continue for a week and local elections gave the losing party of José Luis Zapatero.

Elsewhere in Europe, still in the middle of the session, the Dax in Frankfurt dropped 1.89%, the FTSE in London, 1.78% and the Milan Mib fall of 2.99%.

A single digit to follow on Monday, the flash PMI for the month of May. The growth of activity in the private sector in France has slowed slightly in May to 60.5 against 62.4 in April, partly due to a slowdown in manufacturing, according to the survey Markit. The rest of the week looks very busy, however, including tomorrow's business survey in industry, employment figures Wednesday and the consumer confidence Friday. The Ifo index in Germany will be known Tuesday.American side, sales of new homes will be followed tomorrow, and the expenses and incomes of households, Michigan index, and promises of sales Friday.

In addition, while the battle over the estate of Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the International Monetary Fund opens on Monday. And a G8 summit will be held Thursday and Friday next, to address among other issues on the major recommendations of the Internet, meeting tomorrow and Wednesday in Paris.

The euro hit by debt

Also concerned by the debts, the euro depreciates. The single currency fell heavily against the dollar Monday, falling below the $ 1.40 for the first time in over two months. About 11:00 am in Paris, the European single currency was worth 1.3982 dollars against 1.4155 dollars on Friday night.

No publication of French company is expected Monday.Veolia mechanically declined from 2.64% amid dividend payment of 1.21 euro.

For his part, Alcatel Lucent yields 2.75% and 2.74% Schneider. The bank is also struggling: Agricultural Credit folds of 2.63% after S & P lowered the ratings of the bank heavily exposed to Greece, Societe Generale, 1.70% and BNP Paribas 1.53% .

Carrefour is the only value of the CAC 40 in green and gleans 0.23% by mid-session. The group has hired investment bank Lazard to consider merging its Brazilian subsidiary Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao with (Grupo Pao de Acucar, GPA), a local leader in distribution, could be read in the Journal du Dimanche.

On the SBF 120, there are three values ​​in the green outside Carrefour: Yellow Pages: + 0.27%, EDF EN, + 0.04%, and Biomerieux: + 1.05%.

Europacorp is 0.94%.The film Tree of Life, which received the Palme d'Or, was produced by William Pohlad, distributed by Fox Searchlight, and Summit Intenrational Europacorp.

Note also, side companies, only four years after his last investigation, the Court of Auditors notes in a report that the financial situation of the social institutions of electricity and gas has further deteriorated. EDF (-1.20% to 28.40 euros) is directly concerned.

Also monitor the values ​​in the aviation sector while another Icelandic volcano woke up this weekend. A cloud of ash could reach France on Thursday.Air France KLM fall of 3.79% after the first information that emerged from the black box flight from Rio to Paris créashé two years ago.

The Malaysian low cost airline AirAsia was ready to order more than 150 Airbus (EADS: -0.62% to 22.58 euros) A320 Neo (re-engined), with new engines more fuel efficient, for $ 13, 6 to 15,900,000,000 dollars, reported Monday the daily Les Echos. Furthermore, side EADS, Daimler hopes that the German state into its capital.

Renault (-1.91% to 38.72 euros): the state could benefit from replacing the number two automaker Patrick Pelata to advocate for reform at the head of the group according to Les Echos.The state would have more influence on the industrial choice and limit the power of Carlos Ghosn in particular through the recruitment of new blood.

If the court gives due Monday at the Association of Defence of Minority Shareholders (Adam), Hermes (-0.88% to 174 euros) could lose control of its general assembly on May 30 in favor of LVMH (-2 52% at 116.0 euros).

Michelin (-0.84% ​​to 62.40 euros) intends to market within three years for a tire which sets itself in the event of a puncture.

The global market for live television until May 28, one week critical. In New York, American studios unveil the series of vintage 2011. Buyers of French channels will now continue their negotiations in Los Angeles during the famous "Screening" that are on television what Cannes is to film. The battle to win the best series promises to be intense between channels for a vintage by both the extraordinary volume – production up 50% over 2010 – than the quality. All studios show ten rounds each.

Two major trends: the studios back to the series feuilletonists, that is to say that the episodes "does not close," leaving the viewer unsatisfied.Moreover, after the medical drama "tired and kind policeman who remains a safe bet, it is the comeback of comedy and especially of the supernatural. According to a market expert, "Hollywood continues to search for the successor of Lost." Like Warner offering Alcatraz series that depicts the disappearance in the 1960s, prisoners from the notorious prison that recur in 2011. Fiction is the second lighthouse Person of Interest, founded by Jonah Nolan, screenwriter of The Dark Knight. It features a former CIA agent paid by a billionaire to eradicate crime. The Fox studio is shaped with The Finder, a derivative of Bones, but Homeland, spy series written by the father of series 24, and Playboy Club, a sort of Mad Men, about the life of a night club in Chicago in the 1960s.But the big event will be Fox Terra Nova, directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the return at the age of dinosaurs in a scientific team to correct environmental problems. The pilot cost more than $ 20 million for a series whose cost is estimated at 200 million.

"A new stock"

For its part, Disney has "the largest inventory of new features." The succession of Desperate Housewives is assured with Good Christian Belles, written by the creator of Sex and the City. It will also count with The River, a supernatural series also produced by Steven Spielberg, written, directed and filmed with a handheld camera by the authors of paranormal activity, the movie event of 2010. Missing Finally, a feminine version of Luc Besson's Taken, is eagerly awaited.NBC, four major events are presented with SMASH, a sort of Glee adult, also produced by Steven Spielberg and devoted to Marilyn Monroe. Riding on the success of Inception, one of the most successful of Warner, NBC Awake propose that the universe is very close.

Finally, Sony has the remake of Charlie's Angels, called Charlie's Angels. The studio spent $ 10 million for the pilot. Finally, in the wake of his teacher Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro starts with CBS in the series with Rookies. Enough to blow the auction.

The new prime minister, in power since last March, addresses the problem of unemployment, which remains the black spot in the Irish economy. Enda Kenny has presented on Wednesday a package of measures aimed at creating 100,000 jobs over four years.

The plan provides for reduced charges on low wages, a lower rate of VAT from 13.5% to 9% on some goods and services related to tourism to boost the sector and an increase in infrastructure spending for roads and schools. The government also wants to facilitate the upgrading of the unemployed through training programs.

Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been destroyed under the impact of financial crisis, the bursting of the housing bubble, bank failures and austerity plans to repeat that the government had to place to contain soaring deficits and debt.In recent years, the unemployment rate has skyrocketed from 4% in 2007 to 14.7% today. The country is also facing an exodus of the population, especially young people, who try their luck in Canada or Australia. After the tutelage of the IMF and the EU, which granted in November a plan to help 85 billion euros in the country, the government faces a budget deficit of 32% of GDP, provides for a very narrow scope.

Rebound in exports

To finance this plan, Enda Kenny has decided to introduce a new tax – 0.6% – on pension funds, which should bring 470 million euros per year, totaling 1 free 3-in-1 credit report.9 billion euros . This has inevitably raised strong criticism in the profession. Growth side, the latest forecasts predict a return to the green this year, after three years of recession.The main institute in the situation, ESRI, reported Wednesday its forecast, anticipating a rise in GDP of 2% this year and 3% in 2012. A result that is nevertheless perspective, because this new dynamism "based entirely on exports," says ESRI report, given that domestic demand will fall further this year. Knowing that this rebound of external trade is linked to many multinationals operating in Ireland. Moreover, the GNP, which does not take into account their business will only grow 0.5% in 2011, according to ESRI.

Precisely for this reason that the Prime Minister does not intend to compromise with its European partners, who demand a higher rate, very attractive, the corporate tax (currently 12.5%) in exchange for a relaxation of the rescue plan negotiated by his predecessor, Brian Cowen."The Irish have made some overtures in that domain," says one good source, however, the French Ministry of Economy. Negotiations could therefore release in the coming weeks.

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The French are less Eurosceptic than the Germans. According to a poll by TNS-Sofres for the political foundation and published on Monday, 67% of respondents wish that France retains the euro, against 30% who would prefer to return to the franc. For comparison, a survey conducted a few months ago in Germany gave half of citizens in Germany favor a return to the Deutsche Mark, the currency dropped during the transition to the euro in 2002. More broadly, the French are rather attached to the European Union (EU). Only 13% of respondents expressed willingness in effect to leave. Results "surprising" to Secretary of State for Europe Laurent Wauquiez: "The French are more pro-European than we think," he responded on France Inter.

The French only lip though not the European Union on all fronts.Their trial against him is even more mixed: 30% of respondents, hope is the first feeling evoked by the EU for them. But for 29%, the disappointment! For some aspects, the EU is their protective: for three quarters of respondents, it ensures peace, and for more than half, it makes France more strong against the U.S. and China. But in parallel, 60% of French believe that the term unemployment "corresponds to the EU, and for more than half, it accentuates the problem of immigration.

While the conditions of the plan of aid to Greece should be discussed again, the French are also mostly favorable for financial support to countries in difficulty, "even if this represents a cost to France." Only 39% believe that France did not pay for others.Overall, respondents call for a Europe of solidarity, more involved in the fight for employment, purchasing power and welfare. "The French are not skeptics, they just want Europe to change," concludes Laurent Wauquiez Monday.

* This survey was conducted for the Foundation for Political Innovation (Fondapol) from April 15 to 21 among a nationally representative sample of 1500 people aged 18 and over (quota method).

Revolution at the Fed on Wednesday for the first time in 97 years of history, the head of the Federal Reserve will give a press conference. Ben Bernanke is embarking on this perilous exercise to counter criticism from Congress that the central bank of the United States would be opaque and insular. He is counting on this occasion not only to clarify the policy of the Fed, powerful institution, unpopular and misunderstood by the general public but also to influence the markets in recent weeks note of discord between members of the Monetary Committee.

And Thomas Hoenig (Kansas City Fed), Charles Plosser (Philadelphia) and James Bullard (St. Louis) recently voted to phase out highly accommodative policy practiced by the U.S. central bank since December 2008.Bernanke, along with Janet Yellen, the number two of the Governing Council, and William Dudley, the New York Fed, have instead argued for staying the course.

Dollar's sharp fall

Until today, the Fed chief communicated in four different ways. The first is to present its analysis of the economic situation at congressional hearings during which he must answer questions from elected officials. The second operates through the speeches to professionals may be allowed to ask some questions.

Ben Bernanke added a third method: interviews given to a television channel, recorded in advance. This enabled him, in times of crisis, to explain the unprecedented interventions by the Fed.Finally like other governors, the head of the central bank meeting 'in off journalists, he sometimes gratifies confidences to transmit sensitive messages.

The press conference is now established at the end of two days of meetings will complete the range. Four times a year, Bernanke will face direct questions journalists sharp. In Europe, the bosses of the ECB and the Bank of England are already tested in this exercise. Like their counterparts in Canada and Japan.The Fed, however, anxious to preserve its independence and a degree of ambiguity about his intentions, had never dared go that far.

For his baptism of fire, Ben Bernanke should be questioned mainly on the risk of inflation and the dollar's sharp fall.

The drop likely in June redemptions of bonds by the Fed's long-term Treasury should also be addressed. The controversial program was launched in November 2010 and covers $ 600 billion of Treasury securities. It was necessary to maintain lower long term rates and support a fragile economy. Many saw a particularly dangerous experiment monetization of public debt which diluted the value of the dollar, inflation awakened and encouraged capital flows to emerging countries.

In Paris, investors want to turn the page on Tuesday, while the day before the European and U.S. indices were trembling face the prospect of lowering the debt rating of long-term United States from the rating agency Standard and Poor's. At the opening, the CAC 40 gained 0.48% to 3899.68 points. The index has increased its Paris flagship gains the whole morning to show an increase of 0.79% to 3919.11 points in mid-day. The goal of returning to 3900 points is atteint.Un threshold is exceeded after the opening happily in the green on Wall Street. At 16 pm, the CAC 40 is trading at 3920 points (1.02%).

In Germany, the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange at mid-session gaining 0.43% to 7057 points and in the UK, the FTSE-100 index gaining key values ​​0.61% to 5905 points.

The session is facilitated by a series of publications.This morning already, Essilor, Faurecia and Zodiac unveiled their quarterly sales figures. Tonight, one of L'Oréal is expected. Side economic figures in France, activity in the private sector has increased sharply in April, supported by the services, whose growth reached its fastest pace for over ten years, according to preliminary results of the survey Markit among purchasing managers released Tuesday.

European side, new registrations of passenger cars fell 5% in March on a year within the European Union (EU), show figures released Tuesday by the European Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (ACEA). However, sales have increased in most European markets, notably Germany and France, which recorded a sales gain of 11.4% and 6.1% respectively.

Current accounts of euro area were in deficit by 7.2 billion euros in February, seasonally adjusted data, according to figures released Tuesday by the European Central Bank.

In the U.S., housing starts stand at 549,000 annual rate, while the market was expecting 520,000 after 512,000 in February (revised from 479,000). They display and a recovery of 7.2% over one month after a decline of 18.5% in February.

On the currency front, the euro fell sharply against the dollar on Monday night, however briefly falling below $ 1.42, weighed down by renewed concerns over the debts of the most fragile countries in the euro area, although United States have themselves received a stern warning.On Tuesday morning, the euro resumed at 0.11% 1.4243 dollar.Le oil also fell back after a warning from Standard & Poor's, but the situation in the Arab world will continue to drive prices upward

Faurecia and fly Zodiac

Side values, EDF (5.35% to 28.06 euros) headed the CAC 40 in mid-session. The redemption price of electricity to EDF's competitors is set at 42 euros on 1 January 2012. Eric Besson, Minister of Industry has confirmed the news Tuesday morning on Europe 1.

Faurecia is gaining 4.57% to 25.83 euros.Le group saw sales rise by 24% in the first quarter versus the first three months of 2010, an increase of 15% on a comparable basis.

Zodiac climbed 5.40% to 52.87 euros.Zodiac Aerospace announced Tuesday it raised its forecast operating margin for the year 2010-2011 after having almost doubled in the first half thanks to the recovery confirmed the aviation sector instant payday loans.

LVMH (4.24% to 114.40 euros) saw sales growth accelerate in the first quarter despite the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, while analysts had forecast a slowdown Growth of global luxury goods giant.

Michelin (2.01% to 60.88 euros) announced Monday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese groups and Double Coin Huayi for the creation of a joint venture dedicated to the production of tires for the Chinese market.

Essilor advance slowly from 0.80% to 55.13 euros.Specialist ophthalmic equipment has confirmed its annual targets by announcing Tuesday an increase of 13.4% of its turnover in the first quarter thanks to its good performance in Asia and Latin America.

Archos tumbles

Edenred (-0.79% to 20.17 euros) announced an increase in its turnover and volume of issuance in the first quarter thanks to strong performances in Latin America, while those in Europe are more mixed.

Soitec (+0.09% at 10.66 euros) reported an increase of 34.4% of its turnover in 2010 thanks to a rebound in demand in the fourth quarter and expects a EBIT "slightly positive" for the year.

The manufacturer of glass bottles Verallia, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain (+0.38% at 43.80 euros), announced Tuesday it had filed with securities regulators its core document, the first stage of its introduction on the TSX Paris.

Audika (1.88% to 20.55 euros) has confirmed its target of annual sales by announcing an increase of 8.6% compared to the first quarter of 2011.

Guyenne & Gascogne (0.90% to 94.95 euros) posted a turnover up 4.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, mainly supported by higher fuel prices in during the period.

Le Noble Age (-2.80% to 14.92 euros) has reported a 11.3% increase from its operating revenue in 2010 to 179.9 million euros and said it expects to 2011 on an increase of 7% at constant perimeter.Its operating profit gained 30.3% to 17.2 million while the group of nursing homes and health facilities was counting on $ 16 million.

April Group (+0.40% to 21.30 euros) on Monday announced the acquisition of the Elco, based in Montreal, a broker specializing in risk of damage for which the activity represented 10.5 million euros the last year. Elco, which employs 80 employees, will be consolidated into its accounts from 1 April.

Theolia (-5.63% to 1.34 euros) announced Monday it had charged an operating loss in 2010, hit by a major disposal plan that has sealed its production of electricity for its own account.

The French designer and distributor of consumer electronics Archos (-14.77% to 7.33 euros) will launch a capital increase of 26 million euros to support its growth.

L'Oreal will publish tonight after the close of trading in its quarterly revenue and Spir Communication, and Transgene aufeminin.com.

The Wii is going to hand. Consistently cited by many sources, Nintendo is preparing to introduce a new game console, at the latest at E3, the largest international exhibition of video games to be held early June in Los Angeles. The general view, this new console, the ability to display games in high definition, will be significantly more powerful than the Wii, and perhaps superior to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, its competition with Microsoft and Sony .

The transition to HD will adapt games from the PC and other consoles, says the site Game Informer. If the Wii has distinguished itself from the competition with its motion sensing controller to the Wiimote, it has been hampered by a lack of quality games developed by third-party publishers, other than Nintendo.Last fall, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that the links with these game developers were too stretched. Thus, nine of the ten best selling games on Wii have been developed internally by Nintendo.

Nintendo have this time sought to be exemplary. The Japanese company would have involved its partners well in advance, so they start early game development, which would explain the passage the amount of leakage of information. In addition to saving power, the technical architecture would approach that of the Xbox 360, including the development tools are known and appreciated by the editors, outlines 01net.The new console will also adopt a Blu-ray, for storing sets of larger size, and always read the old games on the Wii thanks to backwards compatibility.

A touch pad as a joystick

According Computerandvideogames and 01net, the new console will also be accompanied by a new kind of controller. This unique accessory will take the form of a touch pad with a diagonal of around six inches, which will incorporate a front camera and replace the Wiimote. Each equipped with their own shelf, so players will have an individual screen, in addition to the image displayed on the TV. They will be able to deploy new strategies, out of sight of their opponents.

With this new controller, Nintendo KINECTS to replicate Microsoft's and Sony's Move, which focus only on the recognition of movements, in line with the Wii.The accessory will also be a response to smartphones and touch pads. A study by Google found that users of tablets used it primarily to play, before the Internet search and found the emails. According to a study released Friday, sales of games and Android iOS in 2010 accounted for 8% of U.S. income sector.

These speculations about a new Nintendo console arise while sales of Wii seriously slow. In the U.S., sales in the first quarter were halved in a year, according to data released by the NPD Friday. With over 80 million units sold worldwide, the Wii has largely outpaced the Xbox 360 and PS3, which exceeded the 50 million sales, but whose life will be longer.The output of the Wii's successor could come at the end of 2012.

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After Operation Oil cons food (Oil for Food) "designed not to starve the Iraqi people emerge from the Gulf war, Argentina has invented a new form, but lighter, clearing:" From Wine cons of Porsche. "

In Buenos Aires, the fight against the deficit of trade balance is in effect a special twist. The Government has authorized imports of Porsche country Fangio, obtaining in return compensation, dollar for dollar, the price of cars by the importer, the group Pulenta. To obtain satisfaction, this distributor is committed to export the same value in wine and olive oil as the hundreds of Porsche imported this year, about 5 payday loan.7 million.A real challenge, since the distributor will sell about 1 million bottles to meet the Argentine government.

All manufacturers of luxury cars are housed in the same boat: to sell his Audi in Argentina, the VW group is committed to export more cars manufactured in the country. As for BMW, whose cars are popular, the brand would consider implementing a motorcycle plant.

Philippe de Ladoucette. Photo credits: DOMINIQUE FAGET / AFP