In turn, two divas of the world of technology, Apple, Motorola, announced forecasts lower than analysts, disappointing a market that has sanctioned. The one and the other were for reasons different internal for Motorola, external for Apple. Barely exceeded by Samsung, the now number three global mobile phone is already on the way to become number four. Sony Ericsson, strong of an increase of 18 of its sales in the fourth quarter, could the double this year. Because, for Motorola, the rout continued. In a difficult market, but growing, it is always looking for a strategy and investors of the rebound of a title which has collapsed from 43 in a year and 34 since early 2008. If Motorola has not found convincing successor to its slimline mobile, the Razr, Apple has shown that its innovation capacity enabled it to impose prices and margins. With a 57 increase in profit, he comes to realize the best quarter in its history, sales and profits. What wear its cash more than 18 billion dollars. Steve Jobs relies on its bracket MacBook and its film rental site to maintain the public interest. But the market is concerned: he wonders what will happen in the case of decrease in the consumption of non-essential high-tech products.
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Crises always create opportunities. The banking sector is at the heart of the turmoil of the "sub-prime", it is also in the stock cyclone. And investors have little detail. Banco Popular, the third bank Spanish, known for the quality of its management but dependent on the "retail" Iberian market, has lost 35 percent of its value in one year, including 19 since the beginning of the month. May seem disproportionate with the publication of a profit increase of 52 in the last quarter and 23 on the year. The Bank succeeded in time distancing with the real estate credit and financing based more on loans than deposits structure. Despite a more difficult situation in Spain, its leaders felt able to maintain a growth of 13 to 15 of the profits in 2008 and 2009. With value to 12 billion euros, or 10 times the results of last year, Banco Popular therefore appears more than ever as a jewel to be seized by any banker eager to grow in southern Europe. Credit Agricole, which is wrong with Bankinter, may seem out of kilter. The General, which melted the value of half in eight months, might be reluctant to resume the offensive but BNP Paribas would be wrong not to try his luck.
Sensitive kidneys
It perished often where it has sinned. Beyond the will of the founder of combining his group, the recovery of 100 of Richelieu Finance by the Belgian Bank KBC appears as the sanction of a bold management. In departing too of the canons of the collective management on behalf of third parties, Richelieu was eventually look like, by certain sides, Wendel investment fund without as strong kidney. Taking in its mutual funds stars of entries up to 20 of the capital of medium-sized enterprises as Club Med or Guyenne and Gascony, the Manager is placed at the mercy of a reversal of the market requiring him to deal with important requests, forcing him to sell off securities for liquidity and thus feeding a spiral Swale. The fall of its favorite values exceeding 27 in a month and 40 in six months, Richelieu special thus shows a decrease of 31 in six months, placing it 226e on 226 among the sicav shares French, SBF 120 lost only 22 over this period. Irony of history, a Fund of KBC occupies the first place with just performance positive. What reassure customers after the change of ownership... Although the team remains in place.