Netflix, the streaming platform has only registered 2.7 million new paid subscriptions between April and June 2019, where it expected five million, and it even lost in the United States. Online video giant Netflix suffered an unexpected setback in the second quarter, attracting far fewer new subscribers than expected, just as the competition intensified. The sanction was immediate on […]
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DIGITAL CURRENCY: The US government is afraid that this virtual currency, Libra by Facebook will be used to launder money or finance terrorism The US government is not totally excited about Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency. On Monday, Donald Trump’s finance minister, Steven Mnuchin, issued a warning to Facebook about his virtual currency project, fearing that Libra would be used for the wrong reasons. “The Treasury […]
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TAXATION: The taxation of US internet giants, such as Apple is a recurring issue of conflict between these companies and the French State Apple goes to checkout. The group paid 11.94 million euros to the French tax authorities, in addition to another payment of 576 million euros already made public last February, according to information from the Express / Expansion confirmed from […]
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The pay TV group, Canal + wants to cut 18% of its workforce in France, which currently stands at 2600 people. Canal + pay TV group announced Tuesday 9th July 2019, a “transformation project of its French activities” which will go through a voluntary redundancies plan “of up to 492 people, ” according to a statement. This represents a […]
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A restructuring plan must be presented Tuesday 2nd July 2019 to the Central Works Council (CCE), according to unions CGT and FO. The group Conforama plans to eliminate 1,900 jobs in France in 2020, with the closure of 32 Conforama stores and that of the 10 stores of the Home Depot, did on Monday 1st July 2019 to the CGT and FO unions group. […]
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The French retail giant Carrefour announced Sunday 23rd June 2019 that it sold 80% of its business in China to a Chinese distributor, for 620 million euros The distribution giant Carrefour announced Sunday 23rd June 2019 that it will sell 80% of its activities in China to the Chinese group Suning.com for a total of 620 million euros. […]
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The cost of the two most expensive subscriptions to the streaming platform, Netflix, increases for new users, Thursday 20th June 2019. And in a few weeks for subscribers. Action-reaction. After testing the price increase of its subscriptions among some of its users, Netflix goes to the next step. This Thursday 20th June 2019, the standard subscription (two screens) officially passes […]
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Facebook is launching into cryptocurrency with “Libra”, a new means of payment that should particularly benefit the billion people “excluded” from the banking system Facebook will it fly with its 2.7 billion users with cryptocurrencies? In any case, this is his intention with “Libra”, a virtual currency meant to buy goods or send money as easily as an instant […]
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If the electric bike allows you to travel without too much effort or pollution, its high purchase cost can slow down more than one. Financial aid helps to reduce the bill It’s all well and good to ride a bicycle for daily commutes, but if the distance is a bit too long or has too many […]
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SOCIAL: The deficit of the Social Security “would widen” between 1.7 and 4.4 billion euros The budget of the Secu still has the lead in the wing. Returning last year to its lowest level in two decades, the deficit “would widen” again in 2019, between 1.7 and 4.4 billion euros, according to a summary of the Accounts Committee, […]
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