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France had never had such a high trade deficit, with a record of 84.7 billion euros in 2021
Until there, the trade deficit the largest was recorded in 2011, with 75 billion euros. Article written by Published on 08/02/2022 09:11 Update on 08/02/2022 10:01 Reading time : 1…
Employers demand 35 billion reduction in production taxes over 5 years
After the MEDEF and the powerful metallurgy federation (UIMM), France Industrie is in turn asking for a sizeable tax rebate on these production taxes, in particular. And the employers even…
Employers demand 35 billion reduction in production taxes over 5 years
After the MEDEF and the powerful metallurgy federation (UIMM), France Industrie is in turn asking for a sizeable tax rebate on these production taxes, in particular. And the employers even…
Mark Zuckerberg loses 31 billion dollars in one day, a historic drop!
We reassure you right away: even if Mark Zuckerberg saw his fortune drop by $31 billion in one night, everything is still going well for him, since the experts estimate…
Fourth Quarter | Amazon doubles its profits to 14.3 billion
(San Francisco) Amazon beat investor expectations during the crucial holiday season, despite declining profitability due to rising labor costs and supply chain challenges. Updated yesterday at 8:08 p.m. Julie Jammot…
TRUE OR FAKE. Does “social fraud” represent “up to 40 billion euros” per year, as Eric Zemmour’s camp claims?
This is Eric Zemmour’s new campaign axis. “Do you know that the amount of social fraud is estimated at up to 40 billion euros per year?”launched the far-right candidate for…
French Total and Chinese CNOOC launch $10 billion oil megaproject
Despite environmental fears, the French group TotalEnergies has concluded a $10 billion investment agreement with Uganda and Tanzania, as part of the controversial megaproject to exploit Ugandan oil and build…
Google nearly doubles its profits to $76 billion
Alphabet (Google) raked in US$76 billion in annual net profit in 2021, nearly double 2020, after a particularly successful holiday season for the online advertising giant that again far exceeded…
76 billion in 2021 | Annual profits almost doubled for Alphabet
(San Francisco) Google made $76 billion in annual net profit in 2021, nearly double that of 2020, after a particularly successful holiday season for the online advertising giant accused of…
Cannabis would have boosted the Canadian GDP by 43.5 billion since 2018
(Toronto) Cannabis has boosted Canada’s gross domestic product by $43.5 billion and Ontario’s by $13.3 billion since recreational cannabis was legalized in October 2018, a new report reveals. Posted at…
Sony Group to buy American video game publisher Bungie for $3.6 billion
The Japanese group Sony will buy the American video game publisher Bungie, creator of the Halo franchise, for 3.6 billion dollars (3.2 billion euros), according to a press release (in…
India | Google to invest $1 billion in Airtel
(Bombay) Google will invest up to 1 billion euros in the second Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, announced Friday the web giant which wants to consolidate its presence in the…
Tesla | A record profit of 5.5 billion in 2021
(New York) Tesla, riding on the e-vehicle craze, made a record $5.5 billion in profit in 2021, but warned that problems with its supply chain could linger throughout the period.…
EU cancels billion euro fine against Intel
(Brussels) The justice of the European Union inflicted a snub on the European Commission by canceling on Wednesday a fine of 1.06 billion euros (1.5 billion CAD) imposed in 2009…
Electrification race | GM invests $7 billion in Michigan
(New York) The American manufacturer General Motors announced on Tuesday that it plans to spend $7 billion in Michigan as part of its broad shift to electric vehicles, including the…
Help for workers: half a billion in confinement benefits each week in Quebec
Quebec’s health measures cost at least half a billion dollars a week in federal containment benefits, according to estimates from Ottawa, which now runs a much less targeted program than…
the 1.2 billion euro school renovation project has started
“In 2022, 30 major renovation projects will be carried out”, announced the mayor, Benoît Payan. Article written by Published on 01/19/2022 22:40 Reading time : 1 min. The socialist mayor…
Covax needs $5.2 billion to continue its action in 2022
So far, the international Covid-19 vaccine distribution system has only received $192 million from donors. Article written by Published on 01/19/2022 21:23 Reading time : 1 min. It is a…
Covax needs $5.2 billion to continue its action in 2022
So far, the international Covid-19 vaccine distribution system has only received $192 million from donors. Article written by Published on 01/19/2022 21:23 Reading time : 1 min. It is a…
Covax needs $5.2 billion to continue its action
The international system Covax, which provides vaccines against COVID-19 to poor countries, said on Wednesday it needed 5.2 billion dollars within three months to finance serum doses for 2022. •…