Latest Finance news and the economy of France
The two car groups, PSA and Fiat Chrysler have confirmed Wednesday 30th October 2019 discussions to create a giant valued at some 50 billion dollars. A few months after its abortive merger with Renault, the Italian-American car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler discusses a merger with the other major French group in the sector, PSA, to give birth to the world […]
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JACKPOT: Airbus unveiled Tuesday a firm contract of 300 aircraft passed with a low-cost Indian company At the list price, the gigantic command “firm” unveiled on Tuesday by Airbus exceeds 33 billion dollars. The European aircraft manufacturer has just sold 300 aircraft at a time, the A320neo, to the Indian low-cost company IndiGo. A contract that he describes as “one of the […]
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SOCIAL MOVEMENT: Chatillon SNCF maintenance centre employees demand payment for their strike days Disturbances are to be expected if you take the TGV Atlantique line on Tuesday. Only 34% of the trains will be in circulation because of a strike of 200 agents specialized in the maintenance in suburbs of Paris, said Monday the management of the SNCF. Traffic was already […]
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JOB OF DREAMS: Conditions of employment for the young are a determining variable The Institute of Economic and Social Research (Ires) organized a conference Thursday on the theme of youth engagement at work. Far from clichés, young people are as attached to the value of work as previous generations. But the new forms of work […]
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SECURITY: The objective of the European Banking Authority is to reduce the number of frauds on online payments by credit card Starting in 2021, banks and merchants will no longer be able to offer SMS authentication for online payments . The European Banking Authority (EBA) has announced that it left until 31st December 2020 to set up a strong […]
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A problem with the charging of the Harley Davidson LiveWire battery would be the cause for the halt in production and sales The brand had based part of its diversification strategy on this model. Harley-Davidson confirmed Monday that it has suspended the production and delivery of its electric motorcycle LiveWire. “We recently discovered an irregularity during the last quality […]
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If the trend is down, the French are still adept at the bank overdraft authorised, which concerns six people out of 10 every year. And this service continues to be expensive. More than one in five French people exceeds the limit of their overdraft allowed once a month. This is evident from a study conducted by the Panorabanques banking comparator. […]
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The three-star chef Alain Ducasse will open a new cooking school in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine), starting in September 2020. Exit Argenteuil (Val-d’Oise), good morning Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine). 20 years after it’s opening north of Paris, Ecole Ducasse Paris Campus will move to the opposite. Head south of the capital, on the other side of the Seine. The training centre Alain Ducasse will offer a serious facelift. Indeed, it […]
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The tyre manufacturer, Michelin promises the 600 Vendée employees “they will remain within the company in France”. The chopper fell: threatened for several weeks, the Michelin plant in La Roche-sur-Yon, which employs 619 employees, will close “by the end of 2020, ” announced Thursday 10th October 2019 the French tire giant, a decision strongly contested by the unions of […]
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Vehicles that will be flashed by fixed speed cameras will soon be compared to the insured vehicle file. A way to fight against these very numerous practices. The hunt for uninsured vehicles continues. By the end of October 2019, motorists flashed by a fixed radar will also be checked for their green sticker! Objective: to combat uninsured driving involving more than 700,000 vehicles, according […]
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