Future Paris-Berlin TGV Line Likely to Bypass Strasbourg, Raises Concerns from Local Elected Officials

Future Paris-Berlin TGV Line Likely to Bypass Strasbourg, Raises Concerns from Local Elected Officials

The future Paris-Berlin TGV line may not pass through Strasbourg, according to Germany’s state-owned operator Deutsche Bahn. The company cited an agreement with the French national railway company SNCF as the reason for the potential change in route. This decision has sparked protests from elected officials in Strasbourg and the neighboring German town of Karlsruhe. … Read more

US Senate Races Against Time to Approve Debt Ceiling Increase and Avoid Default

US Senate Races Against Time to Approve Debt Ceiling Increase and Avoid Default

The bill has already been validated Wednesday evening by a large majority of elected members of the House of Representatives. By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 06/01/2023 at 7:43 p.m. This content is not accessible. Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has not ruled out the possibility of a vote this weekend. JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS … Read more

Washington and Brussels Unite Alliance of Democracies to Tackle New Technologies: Trade and Technology Council 2023

Washington and Brussels Unite Alliance of Democracies to Tackle New Technologies: Trade and Technology Council 2023

Washington and Brussels want to unite an alliance of democracies in the face of these new technologies. Par Florentin Collomp Posted on 05/31/2023 at 6:35 p.m. This content is not accessible. Valdis Dombrovskis, Antony Blinken, Margrethe Vestager, Gina Raimondo and Katherine Tai at the Business and Technology Council in Sweden on May 31. TT NEWS … Read more

“New York’s Iconic Flatiron Building Finally Sold at Auction for $161 Million”

“New York’s Iconic Flatiron Building Finally Sold at Auction for 1 Million”

The building had been empty since 2019, with its owners unable to agree on its use. By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 05/24/2023 at 00:40update on 05/24/2023 at 00:59 This content is not accessible. A 22-storey, 87-meter high office building, at the crossroads of 22nd Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, the “Flatiron” owes its … Read more

“Job Creations Rebound in the United States in April, Unemployment Rate Falls – Labor Department Report”

“Job Creations Rebound in the United States in April, Unemployment Rate Falls – Labor Department Report”

Last month, 253,000 jobs were created, compared to 165,000 in March. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 05/05/2023 at 14:56update on 05/05/2023 at 14:56 This content is not accessible. Job creations rebounded in the United States in April, far from the slowdown in the labor market expected in the fight against high inflation. David … Read more

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of potential default as federal tax collection falls short

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of potential default as federal tax collection falls short

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Monday that the federal state has collected less tax than expected. By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 01/05/2023 at 22:51update on 02/05/2023 at 00:48 This content is not accessible. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. POOL / REUTERS The United States got a little closer to a potential default … Read more

“US GDP Growth Slows Sharply, Settles at 1.1% in First Quarter 2023”

“US GDP Growth Slows Sharply, Settles at 1.1% in First Quarter 2023”

US growth fell to 1.1% in the first quarter, compared to 2.6% in the last three months of 2022. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 04/27/2023 at 2:50 p.m.update on 04/27/2023 at 14:59 This content is not accessible. This figure is well below the expectations of analysts, who had rather expected growth of 2% … Read more

Manufacturing in New York Returns to Growth in April Despite Employment Decline: Empire State Survey

Manufacturing in New York Returns to Growth in April Despite Employment Decline: Empire State Survey

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 04/17/2023 at 2:39 p.m.update on 04/17/2023 at 14:57 This content is not accessible. The New York region in the United States is highly industrialized. MIKE FRESH / REUTERS Manufacturing activity in the highly industrialized region of New York exceeded expectations and returned to growth in April for the … Read more

Celebrities Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul implicated in a cryptocurrency-related lawsuit filed in the US

Celebrities Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul implicated in a cryptocurrency-related lawsuit filed in the US

The two celebrities are accused in the context of a case aimed more directly at the entrepreneur Justin Sun. By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 03/22/2023 at 21:43update on 03/22/2023 at 22:21 This content is not accessible. Actress Lindsay Lohan and YouTuber Jake Paul. Getty Images via AFP / JAMIE MCCARTHY / AFP / … Read more

A Quarter Percentage Point Hike: Fed Modestly Increases Key Rate in the United States.

A Quarter Percentage Point Hike: Fed Modestly Increases Key Rate in the United States.

Turbulence in the banking sector could “weigh” on the economy, nevertheless warned the US central bank. Par Pierre-Yves Dugua Published on 03/22/2023 at 7:12 p.m.update on 03/22/2023 at 7:38 p.m. This content is not accessible. The Fed’s main policy rate is now in a range of 4.75 to 5%. Claudio Divizia / stock.adobe.com On alert, … Read more