Japanese convenience store giant Seven & i plans to buy back its own shares and exit the stock market, in order to escape a takeover attempt by its Canadian rival Couche-Tardreported the Japanese media outlet Nikkei on Wednesday November 13. Seven & i Holdings, owner of the popular Seven-Eleven convenience stores, “intends to become an […]
government proposes 1.55 billion euros in an amendment to decarbonize industry
On Tuesday November 12, the government tabled an amendment providing 1.55 billion euros in support for decarbonization of industryas part of the parliamentary debate on the 2025 budget, which is nevertheless constrained by drifting public financesthe French Ministry of the Economy. “Decarbonizing our industry is an essential part of our economic strategy. It requires large-scale […]
in Brazil, trade unions warn of the risk of deindustrialization coming…from Europe
The planned free-trade agreement between the European Union and five Latin American countries is not making the continent’s leading economic power happy. Contrary to popular belief in Europe, the trade agreement between the Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia) and the European Union (EU) is also a divisive issue in Brazil. As discussions have […]
Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ have competed with TV, now they’re being challenged by TikTok and YouTube
DECRYPTAGE – In the U.S., YouTube is watched more than Netflix on TV. In France, the number of daily users of SVOD services is falling. History has a way of repeating itself. Ten years ago, traditional television was preparing to face the competition from new barbarians. Netflix planted its flag on French soil on September […]
Oil giant Shell wins a round against climate NGOs
The battle between activists and companies is increasingly being played out in the courts. The Netherlands is a pioneer in this field. The verdict was like a thunderclap. In May 2021, Shell had been ordered by a court in The Hague (Netherlands) to align itself with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by reducing its […]
Keolis wins one of the top three networks
The operator has been chosen to operate 39 bus routes, 3 transport-on-demand routes and 2 express routes serving 600,000 inhabitants in a territory called “Marne et Brie”. RATP keeps the other two. The operator Keolis (SNCF group) has been appointed to operate one of the first three bus networks to be opened up to competition […]
airlines put a figure on the damage
They estimate that this measure will reduce traffic by 2% by 2025. Airlines in France are warning the government that if it persists with its plan to tax them to the tune of €1 billion from January 2025, the sector will suffer. ” This will reduce airfares by 2 % air traffic “says Pascal de […]
CAC 40 down sharply, STMicroelectronics the only survivor of the session
The CAC 40 fell sharply on Tuesday after starting the week in the green. France’s flagship index, at a three-month low, spent the entire session in the red due to growing concerns over Donald Trump’s desired tariffs. Market trends The markets gave in completely to pessimism this session. At the opening, the Paris Bourse plunged […]
Poor owner-occupiers, the first victims of fuel poverty
This Tuesday marks the fourth national day against fuel poverty. And surprisingly, the people most affected by this scourge are owner-occupiers, which “is counter-intuitive“as Bernard Saincy, President of the Stop exclusion énergétique association, points out. “We often think that because they’re owner-occupiers, they’re rich but this is not the case“, warns Gilles Berhault, general delegate […]
Meta eases up on Facebook’s paid version to avoid Brussels’ wrath
The European Commission opened an investigation after the introduction of this subscription for Internet users who refuse ad targeting. The offer has been revised and corrected. Facebook and Instagram show Brussels the ropes. Four months after being warned by the European CommissionMeta’s two social networks are introducing changes to their paid subscriptions in Europe and […]