Wibra’s Expansion into France: Everything You Need to Know about the Dutch Discounter’s Launch

Wibra’s Expansion into France: Everything You Need to Know about the Dutch Discounter’s Launch

By Théo Dausce Published 10 hours ago, Updated 7 hours ago One of Wibra’s latest openings, in Waregem, Belgium. Wibra/Claudine Nachtergaele After opening more than 270 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, the discounter is tackling the French market, aiming to open several points of sale in France in 2024. There was Noz, Stokomani and … Read more

STC Education Union Calls for Teacher Walkout in Corsican Academy – January 19, 2024

STC Education Union Calls for Teacher Walkout in Corsican Academy – January 19, 2024

The STC Education union calls on all teachers of the Corsican academy to a walkout (work interruption of less than one hour) in the morning of this Friday January 19, 2024. This action is intended as a protest against the placement in police custody of a teacher from Giraud college in Bastia. Tuesday January 16, … Read more

Why is life insurance the preferred investment of the French?

Why is life insurance the preferred investment of the French?

Life insurance has many advantages. © Sponsored content Life insurance is clearly an investment that should not be neglected and has many advantages. Life insurance today exceeds 1,900 billion euros in assets, which shows the importance it has in the heritage of the French. And it’s quite logical when you know the advantages of this … Read more

The Wholesale Price of Orange Juice Soars to Record High Amidst Disastrous Harvest

The Wholesale Price of Orange Juice Soars to Record High Amidst Disastrous Harvest

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Its closing price on Tuesday, $417.70, is more than double (+102%) what it was a year ago. Marcos – stock.adobe.com Due to a disastrous harvest, wholesale prices have more than doubled in one year. The wholesale price of orange juice has soared, … 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