TikTok hires Facebook executive for Latin America

TikTok hires Facebook executive for Latin America

Gabriela Comazzetto arrives as director of Global Business Solutions with the aim of offering innovative solutions in expanding the regional role of the firm, after its performance in Brazil. The short video giant, TikTok, has decided to reinforce its strategy in Latin America, with the help of who until now has been in charge of … Read more

surprise rise in weekly unemployment benefit claims

surprise rise in weekly unemployment benefit claims

Between June 27 and July 3, 373,000 people applied for benefits. Weekly claims for unemployment benefits are on the rise in the United States, contradicting analysts’ expectations and showing that the labor market remains feverish, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. Read also :USA: growth in activity in services slowed more … Read more

Stress tests successful for big banks, Fed lifts restrictions

Stress tests successful for big banks, Fed lifts restrictions

Imposed a year ago, they prohibited them from carrying out share buyback programs and capped dividend payments to shareholders. The US central bank announced Thursday that major US banks have passed stress tests with flying colors, allowing restrictions imposed during the pandemic on dividend payouts and share buybacks to be lifted. Read also :Fed boss … Read more

tests carried out abroad will not be reimbursed, recalls Véran

tests carried out abroad will not be reimbursed, recalls Véran

“The PCR and antigenic tests carried out by the French wishing to return to France will not be covered by the Health Insurance”, declared the Minister of Health. It’s no. Interrogates in The Parisian this Thursday, the Minister of Solidarity and Health recalled that French tourists wishing to carry out a PCR or antigen test … Read more

blocked navigation disrupts exports

blocked navigation disrupts exports

The blockage, if prolonged, could destabilize the market for several agricultural products. After the Suez Canal, the Mississippi. The American “Great River”, which crosses or runs along ten states, from Minneapolis to the Gulf of Mexico via Memphis and Saint-Louis, is blocked. A routine check on Thursday uncovered a huge crack in a metal beam … Read more

At the start of 2021, worrying signals on the front of business failures

At the start of 2021, worrying signals on the front of business failures

If the decline in the number of failures continues, in the first quarter, other indicators are more worrying, according to Altares. Will the anesthesia caused by the infusion of public aid soon come to an end? In its quarterly report on business failures published on Wednesday, the Altares firm presents a mixed picture of the … Read more

London and New York, favorite cities for expatriates

London and New York, favorite cities for expatriates

Working in these two big cities is often seen as fulfilling by expats. It also serves as a springboard for their careers. Paris is appreciated for its quality of life. Overview of the cities preferred by expatriates. Expats like to work at London and New York. These two cities, dynamic and cosmopolitan, are acclaimed by … Read more

Health orders accused of being light on patient safety

Health orders accused of being light on patient safety

FOCUS – Five of the seven professional health orders are concerned. The Court of Auditors addresses four major criticisms to them. The Order of Physicians had already been crushed by the Court of Auditors in December 2019, in a damning report on its ethical practices. This time, five of the seven professional health orders (dentists, … Read more

a good part of the stimulus checks will land on the stock market

a good part of the stimulus checks will land on the stock market

The Biden administration will inject $ 2,000 billion into the US economy. The stimulus plan deployed by the Biden administration will flood the US economy with nearly $ 2 trillion in new money, a significant portion of which will be injected into the stock market, or even used to buy bitcoin, if the several bank … Read more

Portugal’s GDP drops 7.6% in 2020 due to virus

Portugal’s GDP drops 7.6% in 2020 due to virus

The country has been particularly affected by the decline in tourism, on which it is very dependent. Portugal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 7.6% in 2020 after rising 2.2% the previous year, due to the coronavirus epidemic, according to a first estimate released Tuesday by the Institute national statistics. This decline is however less pronounced … Read more