US consumers are pessimistic about the economic situation for the next six months, and their confidence worsened more than expected in January, according to the index published on Tuesday by the Conference Board. The general index stood at 107.1 points against 109 in December, disappointing analysts who expected 108.1 points according to the Briefing.com consensus. … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Released 39 minutes ago, Update right now A few days after these bankruptcies, Genesis, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, had suspended the ability for lenders to withdraw their cryptocurrencies. Dado Ruvic/REUTERS Genesis says it has $150 million in cash to complete the restructuring process and support the operations of … Read more
Anxiety and growing depression among students, suicide attempts: officials from public schools in Seattle, USA, have filed a complaint against social networks such as Facebook or TikTok, accusing them of“affected” to young people’s mental health. This complaint targets Facebook and Instagram, which are part of the Meta group, but also Snapchat, Youtube, as well as … Read more
Published: 05/01/2023 – 13:48 En Algérie, la Défense du journalist Ihsane El-Kadi condemns the conditions of his arrest and his mise en detention. Saturday 7 January, it will be two weeks that the director of the agency Interface Médias (Radio M and the site Maghreb Émergent) was interviewed on a full night on 24 December … Read more
The European Commission on Thursday welcomed the temporary maintenance of the conditions for awarding subsidies to electric cars in the United States, after the US Treasury Department said in a publication that it had delayed the publication of the final conditions. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – the official name of President Joe Biden’s climate … Read more
Un juge sénégalais a ordonné Mardi le renvoi en Prison du journalist Pape Alé Niang, moins d’une semaine après sa remise en Liberté sous la pression de la profession et des défenseurs des droits humanas, at-on appris de ses avocats et du parket. Patron du site d’informations Dakar Matin, le journaliste avait été relâché et … Read more
As every year on January 1, insurance prices rise: the most affected products are often those that are mandatory: – Housing – Office multi-risk – Public responsibility – Mutual – Foresight – Automotive These insurances represent incompressible expenses for a company, and reducing them makes it possible to generate savings. Therefore, it is important to … Read more
Diot-Siaci, the French leader in insurance broking, is reviewing its management and appointing Cédric Charpentier, currently director of risk for France and international, to its general management. He takes office on 1 January and replaces Christian Burrus, who becomes co-chairman of the group together with Pierre Donnersberg. “This appointment is another important step in the … Read more
AFP, published on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 11:55 The French video game “Stray,” whose protagonist is an alley cat, won the award for best independent title at the Game Awards, a major international ceremony held Thursday night in Los Angeles. Created by BlueTwelve studio, based in Montpellier, “Stray” features a guy in an underground … Read more
Eight episodes and as many fragments of the United States through portraits of immigrants: the series “Little America” returns to Apple TV+ on Friday for its second season with the desire to question the “American dream”, explains to AFP one of its creators and producers, Sian Heder. From the Song family and their hat shop … Read more
