Monday Note

Last week in Paris, Eric Schimdt the CEO of Google, and Maurice Levy, chairman of Publicis Groupe, the n°3 advertising group in the world, disclosed a one year-old cooperation. Although the CEOs did not elaborate; they simply acknowledge loaning employees to each other (depending on the employees, that could mean a lot). It’s a smart move for Publicis, in a depressed French market, its stock gained almost 5% during the week.
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