The statement should be screaming the railway unions. According to the Court of Auditors, the reform of 35 hours explaining the difficulties of the station to cope with the opening of its monopoly to competition, including productivity gap with its competitors. They can reach 30% in the sector of freight transport.
According to the report published today, law enforcement has led to increased numbers of staff from 7000 to 7500. However, "the additional staff that the reform had resulted represents almost half the number of posts abolished during the seven subsequent years, totaling approximately 15,600 officers between 2002 and 2008.
This reform overstaffed and it has quickly established a consolidated "in terms of labor significantly less than the theoretical time required by law."In 2008, train drivers have been working daily 6:14, 1:35 or less than the theoretical length of bad credit payday loans . Even finding for drivers to maneuver and supervisors who work 20 minutes at 1:35 less than their working theory. On the RER B, managed with the RATP, the effective working time of workers down even at 5:50 am daily.
The institution of the Rue Cambon notes that despite its efforts, the station is "not reached a sufficiently relaxed social setting strictly regulated. A situation that could weaken against its competitors and "constitute an obstacle to its development."
The Court of Auditors called the coup, a "necessary harmonization of rules between the station and private operators.
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As expected, the U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase announced a great performance this Friday for its fourth quarter 2009. Over this period, net profit stood at 3.278 billion dollars (2.27 billion euros), a figure four times over the fourth quarter of 2008. Net banking income (equivalent to the turnover) amounted to 23.164 billion dollars over the same period against 17.226 billion in 2008. Levels well below expectations of analysts who had forecast at 26.2 billion.
For the full year, JP Morgan Chase is much better than expected with a net profit stood at 11.728 billion dollars. Twice in 2008. Regarding the benefits of the fourth quarter alone, the performance of the bank exceeds expectations at $ 74 cents per share in the fourth quarter against the 62 expected by analysts.On the year, net earnings per share were $ 2.24, against expectations of 2.12.
The bank also announced having strengthened its balance sheet, with a Tier 1 capital of 133 billion dollars or 11.1% ratio against 10.2% in September 30.
The banking investments have contributed greatly to the group's results, with net income of 1.901 billion, against a loss of 2.364 billion last year in the same period.
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Yet the markets react badly to this first major publication in the banking sector. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones opened down 0.26% at 10,683 points. Action JP Morgan lost 2.15%, resulting in his fall Citigroup (-1.71%), Bank of America (2.32%) Goldman Sachs (-1.06%) and Morgan Stanley (-2, 76%). In Paris the CAC 40 in red switch to -0.60 while it was resumed in mid-session.
Investors, disappointed, hold that the bank has added $ 1.9 billion to its reserves for losses on consumer loans. The financial institution also announced that "the results have not reached a level of return on capital adequacy and realized their full potential." "The results of companies have certainly not the desired leverage effect '," noted Joseph Hargett of Schaeffer's Investment Research. "JPMorgan Chase has even gone so far as to express a high degree of caution on the current economic environment," says he.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, will indeed "be cautious" about its outlook. His bank has, he says, face a cost of "high" risk. JP Morgan has included in its accounts last quarter to 7.3 billion dollars in reserves to cover these risks.
Moreover, while the swelling controversy over the pay of bankers and traders on Wall Street, JPMorgan reported costs of "compensation" (which includes wages and bonuses) increased by 18% in 2009 compared to the year prev. A new and should not meet U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that a proposed tax of fifty large bank.
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