New Preference Rights Law in Brussels Real Estate: Buy Cheaper Housing, with Conditions

New Preference Rights Law in Brussels Real Estate: Buy Cheaper Housing, with Conditions

In opposition, the MR, the N-VA, Les Engagés, the CD&V and the Vlaams Belang voted against the project. The PTB voted in favor of it. The majority validated certain amendments tabled by Vincent De Wolf (MR), in particular to extend the application of this preferential regime to de facto cohabitants not included in the initial … Read more

Manufacturing activity in New York region shows unexpected growth in September

Manufacturing activity in New York region shows unexpected growth in September

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 09/15/2023 at 2:40 p.m., Updated on 09/15/2023 at 2:43 p.m. On the labor market side, indicators “point towards a slight decline in employment levels and the average length of the working week”. MTM / Manueltrinidad – stock.adobe.com Manufacturing activity in the highly industrialized New York region recovered unexpectedly … Read more

Surprising Increase in US Crude Oil Inventories: Stocks Rise by 4 Million Barrels

Surprising Increase in US Crude Oil Inventories: Stocks Rise by 4 Million Barrels

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, Updated 1 hour ago The country’s stocks were filled by an additional 4 million barrels. jutawat / stock.adobe.com With an additional 4 million barrels, commercial crude oil inventories rose more than expected last week, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), … Read more

A New Diplomatic Advisor Joins the Regional Prefecture in Lyon

A New Diplomatic Advisor Joins the Regional Prefecture in Lyon

A new recruit with a busy CV recently appeared in the offices of the regional prefecture in Lyon. In the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, since August 22, Gaëlle Hourriez-Bolâtre has taken up her duties as diplomatic advisor to the prefect of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Fabienne Buccio. Aged 42, the one who was notably trained at the Regional … Read more

New York Stock Exchange Attempts Timid Rebound After Declining Sessions

New York Stock Exchange Attempts Timid Rebound After Declining Sessions

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 4 hours ago, Updated 4 hours ago The New York Stock Exchange opened slightly lower on Friday. SPENCER PLATT / AFP The New York Stock Exchange opened slightly lower on Friday, attempting a timid rebound after three sessions of decline, in the absence of major macroeconomic news in the … Read more

New York Stock Exchange Opens Lower Amid Global Economic Concerns and Rising Oil Prices

New York Stock Exchange Opens Lower Amid Global Economic Concerns and Rising Oil Prices

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 1 minute ago, Just updated The New York Stock Exchange opened lower on Wednesday. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / AFP The New York Stock Exchange opened lower on Wednesday, still concerned about global economic conditions and the specter of a return to high inflation with soaring oil prices. In early … Read more

Arm Aims for $52 Billion Valuation with New York IPO

Arm Aims for  Billion Valuation with New York IPO

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 8 minutes ago, Just updated The British company Arm, a subsidiary of the Japanese SoftBank, is a world reference in semiconductors manufactured under license for the global smartphone market. DADO RUVIC / REUTERS British microprocessor champion Arm, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank, is aiming for a valuation of up … Read more

Times Square Subway Station in New York City Flooded Due to Ruptured Pipe

Times Square Subway Station in New York City Flooded Due to Ruptured Pipe

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 34 minutes ago A subway station in Times Square (New York). SPENCER PLATT/Getty Images via AFP New York’s best-known and busiest subway station, Times Square, fell prey Tuesday at dawn to a spectacular flood caused by a ruptured pipe in this megacity with aging infrastructure. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority … Read more

Major Delays on TGV Sud-Est Line: Annecy to Paris Train Breakdown Causes Disruptions

Major Delays on TGV Sud-Est Line: Annecy to Paris Train Breakdown Causes Disruptions

Many delays were noted on the TGV Sud-Est line on Thursday, after the breakdown of a high-speed train from Annecy to Paris. The breakdown took place near Lyon, at Miribel in Ain. Results: several lines were impacted by delays ranging from a few minutes to almost 4 hours. Many TGVs to Paris, on the south-eastern … Read more

Student Injured in Possible Shark Attack at Rockaway Beach

Student Injured in Possible Shark Attack at Rockaway Beach

First responders were called shortly before 6 p.m. local time. On the shore, they discovered the victim suffering from a wound in the left leg. The woman, taken to the Jamaica hospital, is seriously injured but her vital prognosis is however not engaged. Police and firefighters were unable to immediately confirm whether the victim’s injury … Read more