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je vous invite à aller voir ce diaporama  interactif  réalisé par l’agence Reuters à l’occasion de cette première année passée dans la crise (à la suite, je vous le rappelle, de la faillite de la Banque Lehman Brothers)

Vous y trouverez la chronologie de la crise (Timeline).

Bonne visite !

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Mike Steinberger examines the startling decline of French cuisine over the past few decades, explaining how a country that turned eating and drinking into an art form has lost its touch for cheese, wine, food, and fine dining.

In this article, he explains how McDonald’s conquered France—its second-biggest market in the world.

Almost a quarter of children in London live in households where no one is working, official figures showed today.

The UK average for the proportion of children living in households where no one works is 15 per cent, but this rises to 23 per cent in London and 18 per centin the North East, North West, West Midlands and Wales, the Office for National Statistics data showed.

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The classic “West Side Story” is enjoying its Broadway revival. Now comes the remix, “Worst Slide Story.”

Regardez cette version détournée de West Side Story sur la crise financière !!

ça se passe ici

Workers at the largest financial institutions are on track to earn as much money this year as they did before the financial crisis began, because of the strong start of the year for bank profits.

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Members of President Obama’s automotive task force spent last week in meetings and on conference calls with G.M. officials and its advisers in Detroit and Washington. Those talks are expected to continue this week.

The goal is to prepare for a fast “surgical” bankruptcy, the people who had been briefed on the plans said. G.M., which has been granted $13.4 billion in federal aid, insists that a quick restructuring is necessary so its image and sales are not damaged permanently.

President Obama, who was elected with strong backing from labor, remained concerned about potential risk to G.M.’s pension plan and wants to avoid harming workers.

President Obama, who was elected with strong backing from labor, remained concerned about potential risk to G.M.’s pension plan and wants to avoid harming workers.

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No doubt you’ve heard about him in the news. Watch this short and funny video and I’m sure you’ll finally understand the whole thing afterwards !

Compared with people who are straight-up laid off, those who keep their job but are under a constant threat of losing it suffer a greater decline in mental well-being.

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