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

Teenager wounded by bullets in Marseille: Vital prognosis engaged

Teenager wounded by bullets in Marseille: Vital prognosis engaged

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted yesterday at 23:24, Updated yesterday at 23:25 The vital prognosis of the minor hit by a bullet is engaged. THOMAS COEX / AFP A 14-year-old teenager, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was wounded by bullets on Tuesday evening August 22 in a district in the south of Marseille, learned … Read more

Escape from Nîmes Detention Center: Six People Wanted, No Terrorist Profile

Escape from Nîmes Detention Center: Six People Wanted, No Terrorist Profile

Six people, who do not present “terrorist or disturbing profile“, escaped in the night from Saturday to Sunday from the administrative detention center of Nîmes (Gard) after the voluntary outbreak of fires within it, according to the parquet floor of Nîmes on Sunday. “Six people are wanted for taking advantage of the confusion generated by … Read more

Police Evacuate Migrant Camp in Strasbourg for Fourth Time, Offering Accommodation Solutions

Police Evacuate Migrant Camp in Strasbourg for Fourth Time, Offering Accommodation Solutions

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 1 hour ago, Updated 33 minutes ago Police officers search for migrants during the evacuation of a makeshift camp located in front of the town hall of Strasbourg, in the east of France, on December 6, 2022. PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP A migrant camp, already dismantled three times in … Read more

Sharp Decline in Manufacturing Activity in New York Surprises Analysts

Sharp Decline in Manufacturing Activity in New York Surprises Analysts

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 08/15/2023 at 15:06, Updated on 08/15/2023 at 16:03 Analysts were rather expecting a slight increase. TTstudio – stock.adobe.com Manufacturing activity in the highly industrialized region of New York fell sharply in August compared to the previous month, taking analysts by surprise who had expected a slight increase. The … Read more

US Federal Reserve Member Neel Kashkari Talks Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Outlook

US Federal Reserve Member Neel Kashkari Talks Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Outlook

It is too early to declare victory and end the cycle of rising interest rates, a member of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) said on Tuesday, while acknowledging that inflation was now moving in the right direction. “I’m not ready to announce that we’re done but I see positive signsMinneapolis branch president Neel Kashkari said … Read more

Taiwanese Vice President’s Visit to US Angers China and Raises Tensions

Taiwanese Vice President’s Visit to US Angers China and Raises Tensions

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 1 hour ago, Updated 1 hour ago William Lai arriving to attend the inauguration of the elected president of Paraguay, Santiago Pena, in Luque, Paraguay, on August 14, 2023. CESAR OLMEDO / REUTERS Washington called for calm on Monday after a visit criticized by Beijing by the Taiwanese vice … Read more