Économie
Amazon Offers Free Shipping for Everyone Until Christmas
Amazon's ultra-fast delivery service, Prime Now , will also offer special Black Friday deals to more than 30% of the United Kingdom population, providing an ideal selection of gifts, gadgets, fashion and Christmas treats which can be delivered in scheduled one- and two-hour delivery windows or within 60 minutes in selected postcodes. [Full Article...]
Pour soutenir la mobilisation, Carrefour et Leclerc baissent leurs prix — Carburant
Une rallonge qui a certainement été motivée par la décision de Carrefour , qui n'a pas tardé à prendre la roue de Leclerc . Celui qui tire la croissance, c'est le consommateur, et aujourd'hui cette grogne est légitime . "J'entends parfaitement la grogne , le mécontentement parfois, la colère aussi qui peut s'exprimer, mais je dis aujourd'hui comme je l'ai toujours dit qu'il n'y a pas de soluti... [Full Article...]
China will lower import tariffs, continue to broaden market access: Xi Jinping
Xi also promised to accelerate opening of the education, telecommunications and cultural sectors, while protecting foreign companies' interests and enhancing punitive enforcement for infractions of intellectual property rights. "As globalization deepens, the practices of law of jungle and victor take all are a dead end", Xi told the gathering in Shanghai , which featured more than 3,600 companies... [Full Article...]
Lowe's closing 31 Canadian stores
Home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. announced Monday plans to close 51 stores in North America, including two in IL and one in Indiana. Lowe's Companies Inc. As recently as August, Lowe's held a job fair for the store. Deelstra said he was told the employer started contacting people at 9 a.m. on Sunday to come in for a meeting after store closing, but didn't specify what the meeting wa... [Full Article...]
Apple quarterly profit leaps but shares slip on outlook
But the average selling price of iPhones was $793, well above analyst estimates of $750.78, according to FactSet. Looking to the future, Apple expects its first quarter of the new year to bring a revenue between $89 billion and $93 billion, as well as a gross margin falling between 38-percent and 38.5-percent. [Full Article...]
Tesla receives SEC subpoena about Model 3 production numbers
U.S. job growth surges; annual wage gain biggest since 2009
The economy expanded 3.5 percent, though most economists forecast growth will fall below 3 percent in the final three months of this year. Average hourly earnings rose by 3.1% year-on-year, the first time they'd grown by more than 3% since April 2009. [Full Article...]
Baltimore Amazon warehouse wall collapse: 2 dead, fire chief says
They recovered the body of a second man on Saturday, Clark said. Amazon spokeswoman Rachael Lighty attributed the collapse to "severe weather" in a statement sent to multiple media outlets . "Our thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted by yesterday's tragic event". Images taken from outside the facility showed a badly damaged truck and a knocked over light pole, the Sun reports. [Full Article...]
Elle lance un gros coup de gueule contre la hausse du prix des carburants, sa vidéo fait un énorme buzz
Avec près de 5 millions de vues, la vidéo de Jacline Mouraud est devenue le symbole de la protestation contre la hausse des carburants sur les réseaux sociaux et son visage s'affiche désormais dans les médias et même sur BFM TV qui lui a consacré un reportage. [Full Article...]
Trump touts economy, Georgia sees racist calls as USA vote nears
He also talked about the low unemployment rate. But if on one hand the president touts the United States as a land of plenty, with jobs for all, on the other he's doing everything possible to stir fear and loathing. Republicans govern 33 of the 50 States, while Democrats have 16 (Alaska is governed by an Independent). The Democrats have blasted Trump's stance on illegal immigration, and man... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump says trade deal possible with China
Trump has also threatened to impose tariffs on all remaining goods imports from China, which a year ago were worth US$505 billion. Trump said on Twitter that trade discussions with China were "moving along nicely", and that he planned to meet with Xi on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit, after the two had a "very good" phone discussion yesterday. [Full Article...]
" "Le " non " à l'indépendance semble l'emporter — Nouvelle-Calédonie
La Nouvelle-Calédonie a fait le choix dimanche de rester dans le giron français au terme d'un référendum d'autodétermination historique, consacrant selon le président Macron une "marque de confiance dans la République". La Nouvelle-Calédonie a dit non à l'indépendance. Mais ils entendent continuer à dialoguer avec les Kanak, peuple autochtone du territoire, et l'Etat. [Full Article...]
Sanctions will hit Iran in big way from Nov 5: Donald Trump
In May, Russian oil major, Lukoil said it had decided not to go ahead with plans to develop projects in Iran at the moment due to the threat of USA sanctions. As a result of the latest sanctions, he said the United States expects to have reduced Iranian crude oil exports by more than 1 million barrels even before these sanctions go into effect. [Full Article...]
How to get a free Google Home Mini speaker from Spotify
A nice little hardware hook to sell you on a service or bit of software. But Spotify's paid subscriber base is also up this quarter, to 87 million subscribers, an even more impressive gain of 40 percent YOY. We'll keep an eye on the promotions page to see if anything turns up about users who subscribe only for one month claiming a Google Home Mini. The Google Home Mini offer is available for... [Full Article...]
Apple ne communiquera plus le chiffre de ventes des iPhone
Pourtant, les analystes avaient indiqué qu'ils s'attendaient à ce que la firme vende au moins 48 millions d'appareils. Les prévisions de ventes, sont elles jugées trop timides, pour les fêtes de fin d'année, une période habituellement faste pour la marque qui table sur 89 à 93 Mds$ de chiffre d'affaires malgré la mise en vente depuis 1 mois et demi des iPhone XS et XS Max qui passe allègrement... [Full Article...]
Crude Oil Ends Lower For 3rd Straight Session
West Texas Intermediate crude ended Thursday's trading session down $1.62, or 2.5%, at a almost seven-month low of $63.69 per barrel, Kallanish Energy reports . Brent crude futures had gained 83 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $76.74 a barrel by 0746 GMT. The market could get some clarity next week, when sanctions on Iran's energy industry go back into full force. [Full Article...]
India is improving but China is skyrocketing in ease of doing business
The Doing Business report is published by World Bank , which measures the performance in ease of doing business in 190 countries. Shanta Devarajan, the World Bank's senior director for development economics and acting chief economist, said: "The diversity among the top improvers shows that economies of all sizes and income levels, and even those in conflict can advance the business cl... [Full Article...]
Trump Spoke With China's Xi on Trade, Says Talks Going 'Nicely'
Though final decisions have not been made, USA officials are preparing for such a scenario in case a planned Trump-Xi meeting yields no progress on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires in November, according to the report. Earlier on Thursday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a group of visiting US politicians that China and the United States could overcome their differences and ge... [Full Article...]
China Trade War Not Ending Soon
Government digital services tax takes aim at Google, Amazon and Facebook
This "Google tax" will come into effect in April 2020 and like the regulation introduced within the gaming industry is created to profit from the shift to online commerce. But no matter what Hammond announced there is a strong possibility that without a solid Brexit agreement, a new budget, new forecasts and different policy priorities may well have to be considered. [Full Article...]