A Republican elected official on the New York City Council was indicted on Friday October 13 for illegal possession of a weapon after showing up the day before, with an apparent pistol in her belt, at a pro-Palestinian rally that she denounced, confirmed to the AFP New York Police. The 39-year-old elected official of Ukrainian … Read more
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
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
The Metropolitan Museum of New York announced on Tuesday the return to Yemen of two antiquities, at a time when the prestigious museum promises to be more transparent about the origin of its collections and to return works resulting from art trafficking to their countries . If they now belong to Yemen, the two sculptures, … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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