Google becomes the 2nd World Market Cap

The Internet giant Google has dislodged the ExxonMobil oil group instead of the second largest market capitalization in the world behind the computer company Apple.

Google ended the session on Monday at the New York Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of nearly $ 394 billion , surpassing for the first time at the end of the Exxon ( $ 388 billion ) .

Apple ahead

Apple remains far ahead with a market capitalization of nearly $ 472 billion . The capitalization of Google had already surpassed Exxon during the session on Friday, but this is the first time this confirms closure.

ExxonMobil , like other American oil companies , saw the share price decline since the beginning of the year. It further declined 1.17% to close at $ 89.52 Monday , bringing its losses since the beginning of January to 11.5 %.

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1. Google title is however on the rise in recent years, it has doubled in value since mid-July 2012. Even with a decline of 0.38% at $ 1,172.93 Monday, it currently operates at its highest historical levels.

Mark Zuckerberg becomes the king of philanthropists

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and patron , was the most important philanthropist in the United States in 2013 with a donation of nearly a billion dollars is a non-profit organization in Silicon Valley.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan topped the annual ranking of the largest donors in the United States in 2013 , established by The Chronicle of Philanthropy Monday.

Aged barely 30 years, are the youngest ever to have occupied the top of the list . They made ​​a donation in the form of several million shares of the social network Facebook, now valued at up to $ 992 million , a California NGO working in the areas of health and education.

Before Warren Buffett

The couple had occupied last year 's second place behind the U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who gave more than $ 3 billion .

The husband gave Zuckerberg in 2012 nearly 500 million in the same foundation. Two years it has received a total of 36 million shares Facebook, valued at $ 1.5 billion .

Obama wants a billion dollars for climate

U.S. President Barack Obama should propose on Friday launched a fund of one billion dollars to reduce the impact of climate change, by visiting the California Farm Land severely affected by a historic drought .

Barack Obama is expected to introduce the bill in the 2015 draft budget that will be unveiled next month. It is of course not certain that the elected Republican majority in the House of Representatives agreed to support it.

The worst weather

"We 've always had heat waves, but now the worst of them last longer and are even hotter ," noted the spokesperson for the White House Jay Carney. "We have always been periods of drought, but now the worst of them are longer and more dry ," he has said.

"We have always been strong storms , but instead of having centennial storms that happen every 100 years , we have centennial storms that occur every five years," he added .

fund research and support

The new funds proposed by the President will seek to fund climate research to better understand the future impacts of climate change and better protect communities and infrastructure.

Swiss to vote on immigration, rail and abortion

Sunday, February 9 , some 5.15 million Swiss citizens will vote at the polls on two initiatives and a project of the Federal Council .

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The first initiative by the UDC . Named "Against mass immigration ", it asks Switzerland to limit immigration returning to the quota system and renegotiate the free movement of persons with the European Union. The election will be a close , the yes side up increasingly .

The second initiative relates to abortion. The text , "Financing abortion is a private matter" demand that abortion is no longer reimbursed by the compulsory health insurance . The debate , emotional, should run largely for the benefit of opponents and the text should be easily dismissed.

Finally, the third item relates to the project " Development and Financing of rail infrastructure ( FABI ) " of the Federal Council. With 6.4 billion , it aims to provide a solid rail for its operation, maintenance and development financial base.

Permitted in the area of ​​marijuana banks

business with authorized dealers of marijuana will do so under new rules released Friday , said the U.S. administration.

FinCEN 's office , Constable U.S. Treasury in charge of financial crimes , has issued a guide for banks on how to legally provide financial services to sellers of marijuana.

Authorized in the area of ​​marijuana Companies

Is a fine line as federal authorities continue to consider cannabis as an illegal drug while a twenty states and the District of Columbia ( where the capital , Washington ) were authorized for medical purposes .

Two other states have gone even further, Colorado and Washington have legalized the possession of small amounts . "We say clearly that it is possible to provide financial services to persons legally authorized in the field of marijuana businesses and at the same time be consistent with our laws on money laundering ," said a senior FinCEN has worked in cooperation with the department of Justice to define these safeguards.

Violence in Iraq's Anbar province displaces 300,000 '

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Said Some 50,000 families HAD Fled Their homes since clashes erupted in Ramadi and Falluja Effective security force has dismantled long-standing anti-government protest camp led by the Sunni Arab community. 

While security force backed by pro-government tribesmen-have made ​​steady progress in retaking Areas of Ramadi, They Have not Launched an offensive to recapture Fallujah, fearing a repeat of the two bloody urban battles U.S. troops Fought in the city in 2004. 

Over the weekend, Anbar Governor Ahmed al-Dulaimi Gave the militants to surrender a week, aim Officials Said Would not negotiate with ISIS. 

"With the conflict in Anbar Continuing A continues to receive reports of civilian casualties and hardship sustained in Communities Impacted by the fighting and the influx of Internally Displaced Persons, agencies" UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming Said.

CAR President Samba-Panza 'Declares War' on Militias

She Said the Militias, called Expired anti-Balaka had "lost Their sense of mission," and HAD Become "the ones Have you kill, pillage Have you, Have you are violent." 

Purpose Ms Samba-Panza rejected That label and characterised the violence as a "security problem". 

"They think because I'm a woman That, I'm weak. Goal now the anti-Balaka Who Want to Kill Themselves Will be hunted," She Said in a speech. 

Many of the Muslims Who Have Fled gold traders Were Involved in the food business. 

Their lack HAS Sparked a collapse in food distribution and Humanitarian crisis has worsened. 

Witnesses say Dozens of dusty stalls at one market in the capital Bangui stand empty. 

The only meat available is a small Amount of pork from pigs reared locally. 

The Militias claim to be taking revenge for atrocities by Muslims last year. 

Tens of Thousands of Muslims-have Fled into Cameroon and Chad and many more are living in camps inside CAR. 

Amnesty International HAS Described the status as "ethnic cleansing."