Share prices were slightly higher midsession as upward momentum in heavyweight oil-related stocks offset the dampening effect of high oil prices on auto and aviation shares.
At 12.10 p.m. the CAC-40 index was up 2.07 or 0.04 percent at 4,620.82 and the SBF-120 was 1.86 or 0.06 percent lower at 3,354.85.
The euro was quoted at $1.5484, [...]

In its core electronics business, sales for the quarter rose 10.2 percent on healthy demand for liquid crystal display TVs, Vaio personal computers and digital cameras.But profitability in electronics declined for the quarter compared to the last quarter of 2006 despite the better sales because of plunging gadget prices, the Tokyo-based company said in a [...]

U.S.-Canada Conflict, Buffett-Swiss Re, Toyota vs GM: Timshel
Commentary by David Wilson
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Wall Street;s strategists are
standing by their unanimous view that share prices will rise
this year. Their counterparts in Toronto;s financial district
aren;t so sanguine. [...]