First Solar (FSLR) takeover prospects more likely given sell-off, says Maxim

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Maxim believes a potential acquisition of First Solar (FSLR) is more likely following the stock's 72% year-to-date drop. Maxim speculates a First Solar takeover by General Electric (GE) at a 25%-40% premium could be accretive GE shares and thinks First Solar is likely a more willing seller given the company's turbulent year. Maxim keeps a Hold rating on First Solar shares.

Navistar announces agreement to destagger the board to elect directors on an annual basis with investor Carl Icahn

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Navistar International announced that it entered into an agreement with investor Carl Icahn and certain of his affiliates to submit a proposal to its shareholders at its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to destagger the board to elect directors on an annual basis. With this agreement, Icahn agreed not to seek board representation at the company's 2012 Annual Meeting and agreed to vote in favor of the company's nominees for election at the 2012 Annual Meeting.

France - under threat from euro debt crisis? / sous la menace de crise de la dette en euros?

Published on Nov 15, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ As Europe's debt crisis worsens, the question is being asked: could it engulf France, the euro zone's second largest economy?

Even as Paris rushes through spending cuts and tax hikes a report by economic think take the Lisbon Council and Germany's oldest private lender Berenberg Bank raised concerns about France's ability to make the necessary changes to its economy before next May's presidential election.

Holger Schmieding, chief economist of Berenberg Bank said: "Alarm bells should be ringing for France."

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Comme s'aggrave en Europe la crise de la dette, la question se pose: pourrait-il embraser la France, de la zone euro deuxième plus grande économie?

Même que Paris se précipite à travers des réductions de dépenses et de hausses d'impôts d'un rapport économique pense prendre le Conseil de Lisbonne et la plus ancienne d'Allemagne privée prêteur Berenberg Bank soulevé des préoccupations quant à la capacité de la France à faire les changements nécessaires à son économie avant l'élection présidentielle de mai prochain.

Holger Schmieding, chef économiste de Berenberg Bank a déclaré: «La sonnette d'alarme devrait retentir pour la France."

France - PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning to cut 5,000 jobs the country / PSA Peugeot Citroën prévoit de couper 5000 emplois au pays

Published on Nov 15, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ A union official says PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning to cut 5,000 jobs in its home country -- France. That would be more layoffs than it had previously spoken of.

Jean-Pierre Mercier, union representative at Peugeot's factory in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint Denis said they have been told 1,900 French manufacturing jobs would go and just over 3,100 in area like sales, information technology and research and development.
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Un représentant syndical explique PSA Peugeot Citroën prévoit de couper 5000 emplois dans son pays d'origine - la France. Ce serait plus que de licenciements qu'elle avait déjà parlé.

Jean-Pierre Mercier, représentant syndical à l'usine de Peugeot dans la banlieue parisienne de Seine-Saint-Denis ont dit qu'ils ont dit 1900 emplois manufacturiers français serait aller un peu plus de 3100 dans la zone comme les ventes, technologies de l'information et de la recherche et le développement.