Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti during a visit to Fleury-Mérogis prison, near Paris, on August 23, 2022 (AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND) Unions of magistrates and lawyers denounced Wednesday the reaction of the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti after a karting test at the prison of Fresnes seeing there “a demagogic and security communication dictated by the … Read more
(CercleFinance.com) – Factory orders in the United States fell in July, reflecting a slowing trend in manufacturing activity, data released Friday by the Commerce Department showed. According to this statistic, new orders for manufactured goods fell by 1% after a revised increase of 1.8% in June, while economists were on the contrary expecting an increase … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The United States will never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, the White House said. Iran and the United States have been engaged in indirect negotiations for months to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, from which Washington … Read more
PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence improved more than expected in August, the Conference Board’s monthly survey showed on Tuesday. The confidence index calculated by the employers’ organization came out at 103.2 against 95.3 in July (95.7 in the first estimate) and a consensus giving it to 97.7. The component of consumer judgment … Read more
by Tom Halls WILMINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Lawyers for Elon Musk have subpoenaed whistleblower Peiter Zatko in the U.S. lawsuit over the Twitter takeover deal, a court document showed on Monday , this former head of security for the social network having accused his ex-employer of having misled the American regulators. Billionaire Elon Musk’s … Read more
The title lost 17% in one month. (© Sanofi) Its news. The title of the laboratory has just lost 17% in one month. On August 9, the UBS research office reduced its price target on Sanofi from 118 to 103 euros due to the Zantac affair, a drug against liver attacks accused of causing cancers, … Read more
PARIS, 29 août (Reuters) – Principales valeurs à suivre lundi à Wall Street, où les contrats à terme sur les principaux indices suggèrent une ouverture en baisse d’environ 1%: * QUALCOMM QCOM.O – Les autorités européennes de la concurrence ne feront pas appel de la décision de justice annulant l’amende de 997 millions d’euros infligée … Read more
UNITED STATES: CONSUMER SPENDING BELOW EXPECTATIONS IN JULY, INFLATION DECLINES WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans’ consumer spending rose less than expected in July, but inflation was down, which could allow the Federal Reserve to scale back its interest rate hikes. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose 0.1% last month, … Read more
UNITED STATES: THE “PAINT” OF A RESTRICTIVE MONETARY POLICY NECESSARY “FOR A CERTAIN TIME” IN THE FACE OF INFLATION, SAYS POWELL (FED) by Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – The U.S. economy will need tight monetary policy “for a while” before inflation is brought under control, which means slower growth, a tougher jobs market … Read more
by Steve Holland ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday used strong words to criticize members of the Republican Party allies of Donald Trump, accusing them of embracing violence and hatred, during this which was his first political rally ahead of the midterm elections to Congress (the “midterms”). At the … Read more