New York oil drops 8% to lowest since 2002

New York oil drops 8% to lowest since 2002

By Le Figaro with AFP The price of a barrel of oil quoted in New York fell on Friday by 8.1% to end at its lowest since January 2002 while it becomes more and more difficult to store them in the United States. West Texas Intermediate barrel for May delivery was 18.27 dollars, down 1.60 … Read more

Nutritionists advice to have healthy and balanced diets in quarantine

Nutritionists advice to have healthy and balanced diets in quarantine

Diet is a key point in the successful development of health, even more so at this time. Here the expert advice – Margarita Coneo Rincón – [email protected] – Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life and in the midst of this circumstance, having to be at home, one tends to … Read more

Deliveroo and Uber Eats deliver French confined races

Deliveroo and Uber Eats deliver French confined races

The big brands – Carrefour, Franprix, Monop ‘(Monoprix), and Casino – did not lose their sense of trade during this epidemic period. For several days, Carrefour and Casino have been delivering races via Uber Eats, while Franprix and the Monop ‘stores have also teamed up with Deliveroo to support the French in fresh and essential … Read more

Europeans agree on vast 500 billion euro support plan

Europeans agree on vast 500 billion euro support plan

The Twenty-Seven reached an agreement this Thursday evening on a support plan to deal with the economic consequences of the coronavirus. By Le Figaro with AFP and Reuters –Finance ministers finally managed to reach an agreement this Thursday on a support plan of 500 billion euros. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP European finance ministers reached agreement … Read more

Wall Street jumps more than 4% at opening, thanks to renewed optimism

Wall Street jumps more than 4% at opening, thanks to renewed optimism

By Le Figaro with AFP Wall Street opened sharply higher today, a glimmer of hope on the forehead of the coronavirus seeming to animate the market even if caution remained appropriate: the Dow Jones rose by 4.38% and the Nasdaq by 3.89%. The New York Stock Exchange had ended in the red Friday after a … Read more

Givaudan sets up hydroalcoholic gel production lines

Givaudan sets up hydroalcoholic gel production lines

By Le Figaro with AFP The Swiss Givaudan, world number one in the aromas and perfumes sector, is in turn setting up production lines dedicated to the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gel, he announced Thursday, in response to the shortage of this product faced with the Covid-19 pandemic. In its factory located in Vernier, in the … Read more

should we be wary of banknotes?

should we be wary of banknotes?

Banknotes are not particularly carriers of the virus, assured the governor of the bank of France. But what exactly? By Clementine Maligorne– –“We can absolutely continue to use banknotes”, according to the Governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau. AFP THE QUESTION. Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, this fear has … Read more

Aïcha, 52, first cashier victim of the coronavirus

Aïcha, 52, first cashier victim of the coronavirus

The employee had worked for over thirty years in a Carrefour hypermarket in Saint-Denis. She died this weekend after being infected with Covid-19. –Tuesday morning, March 17, just before containment begins. It was from this date that Aïcha was on sick leave. AFP She was one of the most senior cashiers in the store. The … Read more

PSA says it is able to restart its factories

PSA says it is able to restart its factories

The French car manufacturer PSA, which like the rest of the sector has seen its factories shutdown for several days in the face of the coronavirus, said on Friday it was able to start them up gradually after having taken a series of sanitary measures. “A progressive and secure recovery schedule is under study“, Announced … Read more

fuel prices continue to plunge

fuel prices continue to plunge

Through Le Figaro with AFP The prices of road fuels sold at service stations in France continued their plunge last week, in the wake of falling oil markets, according to official figures released Tuesday. The price of diesel, the best selling fuel, reached 1.2569 euros per liter, down 4.43 cents from the previous week, according … Read more