Quarterly earnings and sales exceeded the GE consensus

The first U.S. conglomerate has particularly benefited in the fourth quarter of strong growth in profits of its activities aircraft engines and equipment for the oil and gas sector, a trend that validates the strategy of the CEO, Jeff Immelt, strengthen the presence of GE in the energy sector in recent années.

The backlog expectations, considered a barometer of future revenue, reached the end of December an unprecedented level of $ 210 billion, against 203 billion in the third trimestre.

"The order book is very good. I do not expect an increase of seven billion, representing 3.5% of the backlog," commented Jack De Gan, chief investment officer of Harbor Advisory, a company GE shareholder. "Orders have been very good in the fourth quarter in the industrial sector."

On the New York Stock Exchange, the action gained 2.67% GE to 21.87 dollars at 15:54 GMT, while the Standard

Elodie Kulik murder: seven people in custody vue

Sept men were arrested Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the morning and placed in custody to be heard in connection with the investigation into the death of Elodie Kulik, a bank branch manager raped and murdered in 2002 in the Somme, it was learned from the floor of Amiens. These seven people were arrested in the Aisne, and are part of the entourage of the perpetrator identified, but died a few months after the murder in a car accident, according to prosecutors and a source close to the case, which confirms information "Courrier Picard".

Le prosecutor seeks to determine whether the men arrested, aged 28 to 45 years, "have elements to provide" in the investigation. They have all been placed in custody in the gendarmerie Amiens for 24 hours before a possible extension. "If they are there, it is not by chance, but the status of investigations requires that there be checks made," said his side a source familiar with the matter, asked about the possible presence among those arrested, the suspects crime.

DNA fingerprinting

Deux

Elodie Kulik, 24, was raped and suffocated in January 2002. His body was found partially burned in a field Tertry in the Somme. A condom and butt were found near the victim's body, allowing the reading of two DNA fingerprints. Despite thousands of expert DNA, investigators at the time had failed to identify a suspect.

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2013: Mélenchon countryside permanente

Lors its wishes to the press on Thursday, the leader of the Left Front reiterated his criticism against the policy of the government, the head already turned towards elections 2014.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon has finally found something in common with François Hollande: a console "very high" for his vows in 2013. And "very red" too. Be "standing", a "novelty," he quips on Thursday afternoon, in front of twenty journalists from the Factory, his former campaign headquarters in Les Lilas (Seine-Saint-Denis) is where temporarily installed the Left Party (PG) which he still co-chair. But the proximity to the president goes. After his return media booming, Mélenchon continues its ongoing campaign against "austerity" of gouvernement.

L'ex-Left Front candidate for the presidential election began the year as it did in 2012: at the bottom. TV show with a large audience - Monday duel with the Budget Minister, Jerome Cahuzac - a big presence in the media, blog posts sharp, a big rally "against austerity" January 23 in Metz ... And head already turned to 2014. "Yes," says he already in Europe, "I will be a candidate, of course." And this election is "not a vote exotic or marginal," he says, as if to hammer home his priority. Vote in one round: voters will have the choice between "two lines left." And he finally has the lead. "I have to go to battle all the time, insists Mélenchon. I made Henin-Beaumont with great success. "And even if it is made out from the first round of voting in the 11th district of Pas-de-Calais.

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An infant disappears from a hospital marseillais

MARSEILLE (Reuters) - An infant of five months was abducted Sunday at the Hôpital de la Timone in Marseille, presumably by members of his family, it was learned Monday policière.

source

The child belongs to the Roma community, had been taken from his family by the end of October the services of the Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DASS) due to a high state of malnutrition. He was hospitalized for a bronchiolite.

investigators prefer the trail of a kidnapping family, it was clear from the same source.

Jean-François Rosnoblet, edited by Sophie Louet

: Actor Conrad Bain died at the age of 89 ans

U.S.

L'acteur Conrad Bain died Monday at the age of 89 years. It marked a whole generation of viewers who did not fail a single episode of Diff'rent Strokes, the series in which he played the role of a billionaire who has adopted two orphaned African-American.

If it says "Conrad Bain," few people will put a face on the name. However, if one says "Mr. Drummond," then immediately head to Dad Diff'rent Strokes in the eponymous series comes to mind. He was not the hero, the actor scored all viewers of American series aired in France in the 80s.Conrad Bain interpreted a millionaire from New York who was the adoptive father of two young boys from Harlem, African-American orphans, Diff'rent Strokes. A clash of cultures, races and classes, subject to many vicissitudes that have fueled this series is both tender and funny for nearly eight years.Conrad Bain died Monday of natural causes. He was 89. Information revealed by the daughter of the actor said: "He was an incredible. It resembled in some ways much to Mr. Drummond, but it was much more interesting in real life. " The role has scarred Conrad Bain whose career has never really taken off, or on television or in cinéma.C is perhaps the result, at his level and in a certain extent, the curse that hit team Diff'rent Strokes. Dana Plato, who played the actress Virginia, the daughter of Mr. Drummond, committed suicide shortly after the end of the series. Gary Coleman, who lent his unforgettable frimousse the character of Arnold, died of a cerebral hemorrhage after suffering a lifetime of a congenital disease. Todd Bridges, actor Willy, for its part, had many problems with the law for possession of firearms, drug trafficking and consumption. As stated by the generic series: "Should all you know, takes all (...) Read more about

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Strike at Orly, three companies affectées

Des average delays of about 45 minutes have affected this Wednesday, January 2 morning flights of three companies departing from the Orly airport south after walkouts in service.

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Les companies affected by these delays are Transvia (low-cost airline Air France / KLM), RAM (Royal Air Morocco) and Aigle Azur (specializing in flights to Africa), said ADP (Aéroports de Paris) .< / p>

Un first release took place in the morning by employees of the Company Orly Flight Service, which depends on the group WFS (Worldwide Flight Services), specializing in airport services. According to airport sources, fifty people went on strike on the vacation of matin.

Licenciements in cascade

Un second release is expected in the afternoon while negotiations with the company management should take place early in the afternoon. Employees "have decided to go on strike (...) so that management stop its policy of threats, harassment and dismissals daily," said a statement from the Inter-CGT-CFDT SOUTH CFTC-CNT.< / p>Jamel

Selon Gadari, representing SOUTH majority, "more than 25 people were laid off since June," layoffs tried for most "abusive". "The management wants from a strategy of lowering payroll" which represents 540 people, says syndicaliste.

D'après him, the group uses every month 180 to 200 employees intérimaires.

Linda Feddoul, CFDT delegate, for its part, denounced a "climate of fear in the business" and is (...)

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Values ​​followed by the closing of the Exchange Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - The values ​​of the day Thursday at the Paris Bourse, which ended down after his flight the day before due to the budget agreement reached in Washington, which is beginning to raise questions increasing the standoff will still oppose Democrats and Republicans over the next two mois.

The CAC 40 index ended down by 0.34% to 3721.17 points, after a increase of 2.55% .

* Unibail-Rodamco (-2.26% to 183.70 euros) registered the largest drop in the CAC 40 and SBF 120, the value catching his breath after finding its level in June 2007 at the end of last week.

*

VEOLIA dropped 1.88% to 9.129 euros amid persistent defiance against utilities after taking over 26% since November 16. The title is also dropped below its 200-day moving average at 9.2266 euros, after failing to overcome technical resistance located around 9.3 euros.

The Stoxx

"utilities" Europe fell by 0.23% .

TELECOM SECTOR * The French suffered when, according to the radio BFM Business, the Competition Authority has objected to the idea of ​​a rapprochement between the mobile operator SFR, a subsidiary of Vivendi and its Free competitor, a subsidiary of Iliad .

VIVENDI yielded 1.75% to 17.13 euros, Iliad 0.83% to 131.35 euros and FRANCE TELECOM 0.46% to 8.467 euros. The European sector index, he advanced 0.35% .

* A down trend, PPR (1.61% to 145 euros) has returned to its level in January 2002 and finished head increases the CAC 40. The value has exceeded the Monday a technical resistance between 142 and 142.5 euros.

The group posted a growth rate still high in luxury despite a difficult economic environment, and is being reorganized with the announced sale of many assets or expected (Redcats, OneStopPlus, Cyrillus and Vertbaudet) and a takeover of Puma.

* Many

CYCLIC enjoyed signs of improvement displayed by the labor market in the United States, where the private sector has created more jobs than expected in décembre.

RENAULT rose 1.47% to 41.16 euros, STMICROELECTRONICS 1.29% to 5.66 euros and 0.81% ARCELORMITTAL to 13.62 euros. The Stoxx construction took 0.31% and the 0.29% basic resources .

* ALCATEL-LUCENT (9.75% to 1.159 euros) signed the best performance of the SBF 120 index. Supported initially by an increase of recommendation from Credit Suisse, the value has accelerated its upward technical elements including crossing the moving average 200 days (1.0693 euro) in volumes of 2.5 times the average of the last three mois.

* AIR FRANCE-KLM (5.11% to 7.575 euros) went to test a technical resistance at about 7.6 euros, registering its highest level meeting since early August 2011.

Analysts, progress in the savings plan 2015 Transform reduce concerns about the group's liquidity and benefit the action, which gained 76% last year, against a gain of 16.5 % for the SBF 120.

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IPSEN advanced 3.69% to 23.72 euros. JPMorgan raised its advice to overweight from neutral with a price target increased from 22 to 29 euros, considering the growth of the biotech undervalued by marché.

Alexander Boksenbaum-Granier and Raoul Sachs, edited by Dominique Rodriguez

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A Sunni MP killed in a suicide bombing in Irak

FALLOUDJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A Sunni MP at the forefront of the fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber in Anbar province in the west of the country, announced the police political crisis between the government and the Sunni minority chiite.

While visiting a site, Efam al Essaoui member of the alliance Irakia, was approached by a suicide bomber disguised as a workman who took her in his arms and detonated the bomb he was carrying, reported police and témoins.

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred near Falluja, but the Iraqi branch of Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq, could seek to exacerbate sectarian tensions as Sunnis emerged since three weeks against Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.

"This man was targeted because he led the fight against Al Qaeda," said the vice-president of the provincial council in Anbar, Sadoun Oubaïd.

Efam al Essaoui was one of the architects of the creation of tribal militias to fight against Al Qaeda in Sunni bastions, a decision that proved decisive to weaken the jihadist insurgents at the height of violence in Iraq in 2006 and 2007.

members Sahoua brigades, formed several years ago with the help of U.S. forces, are targets of the guerrillas, who finds the strength to fight with Islamist rebels against Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

TEST FOR MALIKI

Meanwhile, Iraq's Sunni minority, which feels marginalized since the collapse in 2003 of the regime of Saddam Hussein, one of his evident since three weeks, which has revived fears of renewed sectarian violence and ethniques.

The movement began in late December, after the arrest of the bodyguards of the Minister of Finance, Rafaie al Essaoui for terrorism. Sunnis believe that these arrests in the context of a broader campaign which unfairly targets their minorité.

Friday, tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunnis took to the streets of Baghdad and several other cities after the great weekly prayer, to express their dissatisfaction with the Prime ministre.

Thousands of demonstrators camped always in Anbar province, where they block the roads leading to Jordan and Syria near the city of Ramadi, a stronghold sunnite.

The Baghdad government has announced the release of over 300 prisoners detained under anti-terrorism legislation, reflecting the will of the Prime Minister to appease the discontent of the community sunnite.

This itself is divided between those calling for the resignation of Maliki and those seeking an amnesty law and to amend discriminatory laws they deem their encontre.

Talks are scheduled Wednesday between the National Alliance Shiite prime minister and secular Irakia alliance, which brings together many sunnites.

Nearly 4,500 civilians were killed in violence related to the insurgency in Iraq last year, according to the NGO Iraq Body Count, which notes the first time in three years the number of victimes.

Duvigneau Helen, and Jean-Guy Kerivel Stéphane Brosse for the French service, edited by Gilles Trequesser

During a heat wave, Australia continues its fight against the feu

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is experiencing the most severe heat wave since the fires of 2009, which had 173 dead and authorities are struggling against countless forest fires fanned by strong winds .

The summer heat wave first hit the state of Western Australia on December 27 and lasted eight days, before expanding to the east, particularly in New South Wales, the most populous state, where more than 130 fires were recorded, and around the capital, Canberra.

The heatwave currently affects five of the six states in the country. Temperatures above 45 ° C were recorded in the south-east of the country, and hundreds of people were forced to leave their domicile.

Thousands of firefighters continued to battle Tuesday against forty fires and forest, aided by sixty water bombers .

officials fire service said five areas of New South Wales in a state of disaster, which means that in case of fire, the fire could not possibly be mastered. They advised people to evacuate lieux.

a hundred houses, mostly on the island of Tasmania, were destroyed by fire in recent days and many people are missing in areas sinistrées.

Firefighters hope a refresh happens Tuesday night on the east coast, where temperatures around 20 ° were recorded, they will extinguish flammes.

"HEAT DOME"

According to the Commissioner

Fire Department of New South Wales, Shane Fitzsimmons, many fires have yet to be localized and the rest should last only a few days before the return of a sweltering heat from inside the pays.< / p>

Meteorologists explained that the winds have created a "heat dome" that covers the majority of Australia .

In Sydney, where the temperature was nearly 42 °, thousands of citizens flocked to the beaches to find some fraîcheur.

The scorching heat has caused a fire in a center for nuclear research located in the south of Sydney after the overheating of electrical wiring transformer voisin.

Thousands of homes were without power in the north of the city due to the surge in demande.

A Broken Hill, a town in the interior, the mercury topped 45 degrees Celsius, and the biggest highway of the country, linking Sydney to Melbourne, was cut off by fires that surrounded the inhabitants of the common Tarcutta.

"The heat was such that the tar road melted and stuck to my shoes," said Malcolm Brown, retired journalist who lives in the center of New South Wales Sud.

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Apetogbor for the French service, edited by Gilles Trequesser

Dany Boon reveals his true salaire

Attaqué recently in the press by Vincent Maraval on its "tablets too big," the actor Dany Boon took to respond and play transparency. He revealed his true salaire.

Vincent Maraval, founder of the production company Wild Bunch, threw a bombshell last week by publishing in "Le Monde" a forum against the French cinema in which he blamed the producers overpay players. And among its targets are found Gérard Depardieu, Marion Cotillard, Alain Delon, but ... Dany Boon. Vincent Maraval advanced even one stamp milliond'euros the actor against an appearance for a few minutes in the film "Asterix and Obelix at the service of his majesty" and another 10 million for the film "Supercondriaque" that Dany Boon realize in addition to considering the role principal.

Dany Boon took to respond to these comments, and it is in the "JDD" today he defends himself: "The words of Vincent Maraval saddens me greatly. Especially the figures that was given are completely wrong ". Thus, the player announces a salary of 600 000 euros for his role in the last Tetedepiaf "Asterix". In this interview, he also addresses the sensitive issue of taxes and subsidies it provides to cinéma.

Il is not the only actor to respond to these attacks. Earlier this week, François Berléand announced they have never reached more than EUR 200 000 per shoot. Regarding taxes, Gérard Jugnot which is entrusted to the microphone Nikos Aliagas on Europe 1. He announced to pay a lot, but does not leave France.

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Seventeen injured in the collision of two trains Suisse

NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The collision of two trains in Switzerland Thursday 17 injured people, announced police.

The two trains, one from Winterthur and Schaffhausen the other, are collided near Neuhausen station in northern Switzerland, not far from the border allemande.

According to a spokesman of the police, 17 people were injured. Some were hospitalized while the others were treated at the scene of the accident .

Both trains were evacuated, she ajouté.

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Gay marriage: the pros ride their forehead tour

Ce be the warm up lap before the big parade in Paris on January 27. Twenty events are organized by region, Saturday, Jan. 19, to "say yes to marriage for all and require the government to improve the bill," can be read on the website of the Federation Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT). "Now that the parliamentary calendar is spread, we want to remind the government that it should not set aside the issue of medically assisted procreation" (LDCs), said Nicolas Gougain, spokesman of the Inter-LGBT, the the "Nouvel Observateur".

Les parades are called by collective associations and coordination at the local level. And supported by trade unions (CFDT, UNSA, CGT, FSU, Solidaires ...), associations for the defense of Human Rights (Ligue des droits de l'Homme, SOS Racism ...) and political parties ( Socialist Party, EELV, Left Front ...) .

Batailles of chiffres

But the maneuver? "We will demonstrate again, with this event, this issue is supported by many people far beyond homosexual persons. Indeed, for equal rights, it is the whole society progresses," said Nicolas Gougain. On 16 December, in Paris, supporters of marriage for all 60,000 were pounding the pavement between the Place de la Bastille and the town hall, according to the prefecture. The organizers had, themselves, their numbers estimated at 150,000 in the capital and to 200,000 by adding them marched the day before in the province. Defend themselves if they want to engage in a "numbers game" with critics of the project, the mobilization of antis, Sunday (...) style = "line-height: 1.5em;" >

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Kurdish militants killed: what is sait

Une investigation is ongoing, Thursday, Jan. 10, after the discovery of the bodies of three Kurdish activists in local Information Center of Kurdistan, the first floor of 147 Lafayette Street in the 10th district of Paris . A drama comes at a time when the Turkish government and Abdullah Ocalan are under discussion for a cessation of hostilities that last since 1984, as indicated by a number of members of the Kurdish community gathered Thursday morning at the foot of the building, " working on a peace process. "

1. What has happened?

Mercredi, several members of the community have attempted to contact by telephone the three women. In vain. Worried about being without news, while others are moved later in the evening. They would have seen blood, broke down the door, found the body and raised the alarm. According to "Europe 1", the police were called at 1:45. According to several sources, the three victims were killed with a bullet to the head. Two of them have been living in the neck. According to the Federation of Kurdish France, the third had wounds in the abdomen and forehead. The head of the Federation of Kurdish Associations, Leon Edart, has meanwhile said that the three women were alone in the premises Wednesday afternoon. Co-chair of the MRAP Renee Le Mignot, near Dogan Fidan, also stated this morning "Nouvel Observateur" that the three women were each so never be alone in locaux.

"Three women were shot, killed, probably executed," said the Minister of the Interior, Manuel (...)

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Gay marriage 'referendum "," referendum, "chanted the droite

Le bill on gay marriage was at the heart of the session of "Questions to the government," the National Assembly on Tuesday 15 janvier.

Alors Christiane Taubira, Minister of Justice, just to answer the tribune of UMP Henri Guaino which called for a national dialogue on the issue, the chamber ignites. "Referendum", "referendum", shout loudly the opposition MPs, including Patrick Balkany that have seen particularly outweighed images.

"Referendum", "referendum", they continue to chant despite the admonitions of the President of the Assembly Claude Bartolone who protested: "But look at the spectacle that you are giving". "I'm going to adjourn," he threatened, "We can not continue like this. Ago the position of each other, debate, so he must now pay attention to the course of our sessions" .< / p>

Bruno Leroux, Chairman of the Socialist Group in the Assembly finally managed to speak: "It is amazing to pretend to defend democracy with such behavior. Assume your responsibilities, you who have been elected. Assume the debate here, rather than to be in this infantile behavior, wanting to protect yourself behind the people ".

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