Government Decree Approves Teleconsultation Companies as Integral Part of Healthcare System, Allowing Employment of Doctors and Direct Payment from Health Insurance

Government Decree Approves Teleconsultation Companies as Integral Part of Healthcare System, Allowing Employment of Doctors and Direct Payment from Health Insurance

The government published the decree on the approval of medical teleconsultation companies on Friday in the Official Journal, which gives these new players a full place in the healthcare system. “We are now an integral part of the health system, becoming care providers in our own right.», like a hospital or a private practitioner, welcomed … Read more

US Office Real Estate Crisis: Only Two New Skyscrapers Inaugurated in New York by 2025

US Office Real Estate Crisis: Only Two New Skyscrapers Inaugurated in New York by 2025

In New York, for the first time in decades, only two new skyscrapers will be inaugurated by the end of 2025. Reuben Teo Jia Chyau/ReubenTeo – stock.adobe.com DECRYPTION – Employees’ refusal to return to the traditional way of working prior to the Covid pandemic persists. For the US office real estate market, the prospects for … Read more

Kering’s Acquisition of 10,700 Square Meter Building on 5th Avenue in New York for 963 million dollars

Kering’s Acquisition of 10,700 Square Meter Building on 5th Avenue in New York for 963 million dollars

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, Updated 10 minutes ago Kering’s investment is estimated at 885 million euros. ERIC PIERMONT / AFP The French luxury group has acquired a 10,700 square meter building, described as a “new step in (its) selective real estate strategy”. The French luxury group Kering announced this Monday … Read more

BNP Paribas Personal Finance Amicable Solution with CLCV After Deceptive Commercial Practices Appeal

BNP Paribas Personal Finance Amicable Solution with CLCV After Deceptive Commercial Practices Appeal

By Le Figaro with AFP Published yesterday at 07:11, Updated yesterday at 09:26 At the end of November, BNP Paribas Personal Finance (BNPPF) was found guilty on appeal of deceptive commercial practices and concealment, for having concealed the risks of its Swiss franc loan Helvet Immo Florence Piot / stock.adobe.com The French bank found an … Read more

BNP Paribas Reaches Settlement in Helvet Immo Case with CLCV Consumer Association, Costing Up to 600 Million Euros

BNP Paribas Reaches Settlement in Helvet Immo Case with CLCV Consumer Association, Costing Up to 600 Million Euros

It’s time to reach a consensus. Following his conviction on appeal at the end of November in the Helvet Immo case, BNP Paribas found an amicable solution with the CLCV consumer association, which could cost between 400 and 600 million euros. The consumer protection association Consumption, Housing and Environment (CLCV) “found, at the proposal of … Read more

French Author Marie NDiaye Condemns Far-Right Violence Against Brother, Pap Ndiaye

French Author Marie NDiaye Condemns Far-Right Violence Against Brother, Pap Ndiaye

French author Marie NDiaye, on tour this week in New York for the translation of her novel “Vengeance belongs to me”, denounced “delirious violence” of the French far right against his brother Pap Ndiaye when he was Minister of National Education. “When my brother was appointed minister (in May 2022) the reactions from the extreme … Read more

Ford Temporarily Dismisses Hundreds of Employees Amid Strike: Updates on UAW Negotiations

Ford Temporarily Dismisses Hundreds of Employees Amid Strike: Updates on UAW Negotiations

The American automobile manufacturer Ford, affected like its competitors General Motors and Stellantis since mid-September by a strike, announced Monday October 2 the temporary dismissal of hundreds of additional employees as a result of this social movement. “Our production system is highly interconnected, which means the UAW’s targeted strike strategy (syndicat United Auto Workers, NDLR) … Read more

Federal State Budget Paralysis: Civil Servants Face Temporary Layoffs and Unpaid Work

Federal State Budget Paralysis: Civil Servants Face Temporary Layoffs and Unpaid Work

Civil servants could be placed on temporary unemployment or forced to work without pay as early as Sunday. Soon to be temporarily laid off or forced to work without pay, civil servants in the United States received official notifications on Thursday, September 28, of the paralysis of the federal state budget, which will begin on … 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