The New York Stock Exchange opened sharply on Thursday

The New York Stock Exchange opened sharply on Thursday

Through Le Figaro with AFP The New York Stock Exchange opened sharply on Thursday, maintaining its momentum from the start of the week, while the United States hoped to know the name of its next president during the day. Wall Street’s flagship index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), was up 1.66% to 28,308.67 points … Read more

Iconic New York building, the Chrysler Building sold at a loss

Iconic New York building, the Chrysler Building sold at a loss

The Chrysler Building, one of New York’s most iconic buildings, has been sold at a loss by its owners, the Emirati investment company Mubadala and the real estate group Tishman Speyer, reports the American press. According to the Wall Street Journal, this 77-story building, considered a masterpiece of art deco architecture, was sold for $ … Read more

Longest direct flight in history, from New York, lands in Sydney

Longest direct flight in history, from New York, lands in Sydney

The longest non-stop flight in history touched down in Sydney on Sunday morning after more than 7 hours in the air since leaving New York, a feat the Qantas company plans to translate into commercial success soon. Experimental flight QF7879 traveled for exactly 19 hours and 16 minutes, the first of three very long flights … Read more

The big New York sales at Sotheby’s without an audience, a first

The New York Stock Exchange opened sharply on Thursday

The big spring sales of Sotheby’s will be held this year without an audience and entirely from a distance, the auction house announced on Friday, a first in the history of these sales which brew billions of dollars each year. New York City has not yet announced a date for lifting the strict containment in … Read more

Unemployment insurance is preparing for a historic deficit

Unemployment insurance is preparing for a historic deficit

Unemployment insurance accounts were to return to green in 2021, but the Covid-19 will push them back into the red. Playing its role of shock absorber, the scheme must face both greater expenses (contribution to partial activity, increase in the number of job seekers and therefore of the unemployed to be compensated), but also financial … Read more

Maison Kayser bakeries throw in the towel in New York

Maison Kayser bakeries throw in the towel in New York

By Le Figaro with AFP –The sixteen Maison Kayser bakeries in New York will not reopen. thodonal – stock.adobe.com Closed since the start of the pandemic, the sixteen Maison Kayser bakeries in New York will not reopen: their owner has filed a case with a bankruptcy court and plans to sell its stores to the … Read more