French consumer confidence soars after Sarkozy election
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French consumer confidence soared to a five-year high in May on optimism about jobs and incomes, official figures showed Thursday, a surge analysts attributed to the election of reformist President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Consumer sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July to its highest in six months due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.
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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly complete...
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Consumer confidence bounced back unexpectedly in May, helped by optimism about the job market even as shoppers' concerns about gasoline price-driven inflation increased
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French industrial output recovered more than expected in July, led by a big surge in car production.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a seven-point drop in his approval ratings, mainly because of worries over the economy, according to an opinion poll published in the newspaper Le Parisien on Sunday.
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Wall Street resumed its year-end rally, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary  election that is expected to give an overwhelming majority to  conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy for his program of tax  and labor reform.
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US consumers were more upbeat than expected in May, a survey says, helped by a strong stock market.
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Consumer confidence bounced back unexpectedly in May, helped by optimism about the job market.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right allies won a solid majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, but failed to secure a widely-expected landslide, television poll forecasts showed.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose more   sharply than expected in September as energy costs fell and job   prospects improved slightly, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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France goes to the polls for the second time in a just over a month on Sunday when it votes in parliamentary elections that are expected to seal President Nicolas Sarkozy's grip on power.
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France is set to elect a new National Assembly, with a big win predicted for President Nicolas Sarkozy's party.
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France votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's party expected to strengthen its hold on power, clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.
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The French are heading back to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday, less than a month after electing a new president.
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U.S. consumers have grown more  cheerful so far this month as the hotly contested presidential  election drew to a close and job prospects seemed to improve,  according to a survey released on Friday.