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Sharp Decline in France PMI; Private Sector Employment Drops 21st Time in 22 Months
December 16, 2013 0

Sharp Decline in France PMI; Private Sector Employment Drops 21st Time in 22 Months

By News Desk

Flash France Composite Output Index falls to 47.0 (48.0 in November), 7-month low Flash France Services Activity Index drops to 47.4 (48.0 in November), 6-month low Flash France Manufacturing Output Index slips to 45.3 (48.0 in November), 7-month low Flash France Manufacturing PMI falls to 47.1 (48.4 in November), 7-month low Both the manufacturing and service sectors signalled sharper reductions in output than in November. Services activity decreased for the second month running, and at the fastest pace since June. Meanwhile, manufacturers posted a marked decline in production, extending the current sequence of contraction to five months

Italy’s "Pitchfork Protests" Spread to Rome; Interior Minister Warns of "Drift Into Rebellion"
December 13, 2013 0

Italy’s "Pitchfork Protests" Spread to Rome; Interior Minister Warns of "Drift Into Rebellion"

By News Desk

Reuters reports Italy’s ‘pitchfork protests,’ in fourth day, spread to Rome . Italy’s "pitchfork" protests spread to Rome on Thursday when hundreds of students clashed with police and threw firecrackers outside a university where government ministers were attending a conference. Truckers, small businessmen, the unemployed, students and low-paid workers have staged four days of rallies in cities from Turin in the north to Sicily in the south in the name of the "pitchfork" movement, originally a loosely organized group of farmers from Sicily.