Carrefour's shares surged after the world's second biggest retailer posted a sharp improvement in earnings at its core French business.<br /><br />Its first-half recurring operating profit rose 4.9 percent to 766 million euros as a turnaround plan launched by new Chief Executive Georges Plassat started to pay off.<br /><br />Carrefour's shares are up 48 percent since Plassat's arrival in May 2102. <br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
