– – PHOTO: pixabay – France is reducing the booster dose from four to three months. This is done in response to the rapid spread of Omicron variant of the coronavirus, said today the French Prime Minister Jean Castex, quoted by Reuters and BTA. There will be no evening time on New Year’s Eve. However, … Read more
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, founder of online bank Tinkoff, has paid more than $ 500 million after being found guilty of tax evasion in the United States, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday (October 29th). Oleg Tinkov, who pleaded guilty on October 1, was sentenced to one year on probation and paid $ … Read more
Beijing airports on Friday canceled hundreds of flights and travel conditions were tightened across China to fight the emergence of outbreaks of Covid-19. The country, where the coronavirus appeared at the end of 2019, has largely controlled the epidemic from the spring of 2020 with the adoption of drastic measures, including the closure of borders. … Read more
U.S. household incomes fell 1% in September, due to the expiration of more generous unemployment benefits that had been paid since the start of the pandemic, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. Read alsoUSA: budget deficit narrows in 2021, to $ 2.772 billion This decline is stronger than expected, since analysts were … Read more
Growth in manufacturing activity in the New York area stalled in August, slowing sharply after a record pace in July, but industrialists in the region remain optimistic about the months ahead. Read alsoOutbrain goes public on the New York Stock Exchange The index measuring this activity fell 25 points to 18.3 points, according to the … Read more
The textile group SMCP (Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot), severely penalized in 2020 by the Covid, announced on Wednesday a turnover of 271.7 million euros in the third quarter, a decrease of 1% compared to third quarter 2019, before the health crisis. Sales are up 9.4% compared to the same period in 2020. Over the … Read more
Sluggish growth, private component factories, skyrocketing energy costs, the future of public spending: the new German government has not even taken office yet and economic challenges are already on its agenda. The outgoing government of Angela Merkel presents Wednesday, October 27 its new growth forecasts for 2021, expected significantly revised downwards compared to the estimates … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, October 25, announced the creation of a cybersecurity department and envoy to strengthen US diplomacy in the face of these threats. “Challenges of the 21st century” against the backdrop of increasing attacks by hackers close to rival countries. “We will work with Congress to set up a … Read more
The American Central Bank (Fed) estimates that “The moment is near” to start reducing its asset purchases, but “premature” to raise key rates soon, its president said on Friday, 10 days before the next monetary meeting. Read alsoJay Powell, Fed boss in the sights of the Democratic left wing “As the time draws near to … Read more
Turkish public bank Halkbank, indicted in 2019 in the United States for circumventing US sanctions against Iran, may well be sued in the country, a New York appeals court ruled on Friday. Read alsoUS justice accuses Turkish bank Halkbank of fraud in connection with Iran The law granting some immunity to foreign nations before American … Read more