http://www.jbscalabrini.org Top Personal Finance Blogs Fri, 18 May 2012 01:42:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.jbscalabrini.org/about-15000-visitors-came-to-kick-off-the-bohemian http://www.jbscalabrini.org/about-15000-visitors-came-to-kick-off-the-bohemian#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 01:42:32 +0000 admin http://www.jbscalabrini.org/?p=4584

The 22 Brandenburgische continues (Brala) opened its doors on Thursday in the havelländischen couples/Glien. Already on the first day, 15,000 visitors on the premises of the Märkischen exhibition and leisure Center (MAFZ) northwest of Berlin were according to the organisers. Until Sunday, where around 700 exhibitors from agriculture, fisheries, horticulture and rural tourism present themselves.

Agriculture Minister Jörg Vogelsänger (SPD) said to support with regard to the forthcoming agricultural reform Brandenburg farmers at the opening of the exhibition. Subsequently, the politician, who was 48 years old from the stands on Thursday pursued the large animal show. While the Merino meat sheep was named race of the year. The sheep known for the good quality of the wool is threatened with extinction. Today, only five breeders hold a total of about 600 ewes in Brandenburg according to Ministry of agriculture.

Of this year’s Brala shows over 1,000 animals, including 150 cattle, 60 pigs, 100 horses and 80 sheep. Visitors can visit a cheese factory, and a garden with 1,500 varieties of plants, marvel at ancient and modern agricultural technology, or look around in a home center. 30 Companies and associations present themselves in an adventure market of the Association “Pro Agro”.

On Friday (May 18, 10: 00 am), Brandenburg farmers to the farmer Assembly traditionally meet on the Brala. There will be discussed among other things about the impact of the EU agricultural policy on Brandenburg, as reported by the State farmers Association. Also on Friday, apprentices of Brandenburg forestry with axes and saws want to show how they can deal with wood.

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The blue-chip index DAX lost almost 1.2 per cent to just under 6.309 points on Thursday. Temporarily he slipped unterLeitindex DAX (Xetra: ^ GDAXI – News) nearly 1.2 percent lost 6,300 meters on Thursday. The previous day he had gone at a discount from 0.26 per cent in 6.384 counters from trade.

Also the second recorded in listless holiday trading significantly lighter. The MDAX lost a 1.2 percent to 10.205 points. The Dax lost 0.6 percent at around 755 counter.

The uncertain political situation in Greece before the elections on 17 June subjected further to the stock market. In addition, there were speculations that the rating agency of Moody’s may downgrade Spanish banks. Bad numbers from the U.S. job market and a surprisingly lower leading indicator of the US economy then further depressed prices down.

On the new Wall Street indices shot also negative. The Dow Jones lost 0.5 percent to 12.532 points first. The NASDAQ technology index lost a one percent on 2.843 counter. In Tokyo, however, won the Nikkei (Osaka: ^ N225 – News) 0.8 per cent to 8.876 points.

The euro was under pressure. The common currency cost in the evening to 1,2700 dollars. The European Central Bank had set the reference price in the afternoon at 1,2682 dollars.

Clear losers on the DAX were Deutsche Börse. The paper sagged by 11.8% to €40.50. BMW (Xetra: 519000 – messages) lost 5.7% to €62,73, Thyssen Krupp (Xetra: 750000 – News) 4.8 percent to 14.83 euro. The only winners were Henkel (EUREX: HEN.)(EX – News) with an increase of 0.7 percent to 55,39 euros and Beiersdorf (EUREX: BEIF.)(EX – News) and Fresenius Medical care (Xetra: 578580 – News).

In the MDAX, KUKA won (Stuttgart: 620440 – News) nearly two percent to 17,45 EUR. Also Südzucker put to good. Clearly down it went, however, for Leoni at a discount from 6.7 percent to 31,34 euro. Aareal Bank (Xetra: 540811 – News) and Wacker Chemie (other OTC: WKCMF.)(PK – News) were also significantly lighter.

In the TecDAX of listed AIXTRON and Carl Zeiss Meditec (Xetra: 531370 – News) good growth. Losers were once again solar values. Centrotherm fell by eight, SMAS solar by 7.5%.

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Hamburg (dapd). Shortly after the failed billions of US competitors Avon, the Coty cosmetics Group strives to the stock exchange. “Yes, we work on an initial public offering”, said Chairman Peter Harf on Thursday of “Financial times Germany”. With an annual turnover of least $4.1 billion and an estimated operating profit (EBITDA) of $800 million, Cotys market capitalization may be according to the report, at just under nine billion dollars.

The perfume of the German Reimann family-controlled and Nail Polish producer Coty had offered nearly $10.7 billion (about 8.4 billion euros) for its larger rival.

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