Économie
As a Tribute to Harambe, Elon Musk Releases Rap Song ‘RIP Harambe’
While this pulled some demand forward into the fourth quarter, the company said orders still outpaced the number of vehicles it was able to deliver in the first three months of this year. Tesla attributed the production decline to cancellation of lower-priced versions of the Models S and X, a move the company said was created to differentiate the more expensive vehicles from the Model 3. [Full Article...]
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos tweet about divorce terms
Inc. confirmed that a petition for divorce was filed Thursday and that it expects it to be approved by the court in about 90 days. Jeff Bezos is the world's richest person and will remain in that position after the divorce, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index . [Full Article...]
Gérald Darmanin répète que la taxe d'habitation sera totalement supprimée d'ici 2022
La fin de cette taxe était l'une des promesses de campagne d'Emmanuel Macron. Le ministre de l'Action et des Comptes publics a confirmé dans la nuit face aux députés la suppression "à 100 %" de la taxe d'habitation sur les résidences principales. [Full Article...]
Theresa May's marathon cabinet meeting to end Brexit deadlock
Then, she said , the government would put them before the House of Commons in a series of votes . Earlier, EU negotiator Michel Barnier offered a downbeat assessment of the situation. The EU has made clear any further extension will mean Britain taking part in EU elections on May 23. They are trying to come up with a solution as Remainer MPs launch a new plot to stop a No Deal Brexit start... [Full Article...]
Australian property downturn spreads as most capital cities record falling values
Melbourne dwelling values dropped 0.8 per cent last month, with house values off by 1.1 per cent. Over the past 12 months, Melbourne house values have subsided by 12.4 per cent to be the worst performed of any capital. "While the pace of falls has slowed in March, the scope of the downturn has become more geographically widespread", Lawless said. Values in NSW outside of Sydney have now dropped ... [Full Article...]
Over half of Norway's vehicle sales are now electric
Teslas are flowing into Norway, the California-based company's fourth-biggest market worldwide, as it steps up deliveries of the Model 3, a vehicle created to be more affordable than previous models. "The BEV policy is working so well that the larger part of consumers opt for a BEV when buying a new vehicle", said Secretary General Christina Bu of the Norwegian EV Association in a statement . [Full Article...]
Amazon lowers price on hundreds of Whole Foods items to recast image
The company said the price cuts would impact hundreds of items with a focus on "peak-of-season produce" like greens, tomatoes and tropical fruits like mangoes, which will now go for $1 apiece. Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion. In addition, Prime members will now save "more than ever" with double the number of exclusive weekly Prime Member deals in addition to deeper discou... [Full Article...]
Strong justification needed for long Brexit Delay — EU's Barnier
He added that he would hold a vote of no-confidence in the government in reserve if any eventual accord still failed to achieve majority support in a deeply split British parliament. Pro-Brexit Conservative Bill Cash told parliament seizing control in this way was a "a reprehensible procedure". "Labour must now stick to their commitments on a People's Vote or risk becoming the midwives of Brexit... [Full Article...]
Huawei profit in 2018 rises 25% amid USA stifling its 5G push
Canada in December a year ago detained Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou (孟晚舟) at the behest of the US. With revenue of $105bn (£80.5bn), up 20 per cent year on year, Huawei has become the third big tech company to beat the $100bn ceiling, after Google and Microsoft did it last year. [Full Article...]
President Erdogan's party LOSES mayoral race in Turkish capital
Imamoglu won nearly 4.16 million votes while the AKP candidate, former premier Binali Yildirim, won 4.13 million. Speaking to supporters in Ankara after Sunday's polls closed, Erdogan had said the election was a victory for the AKP, which along with its coalition partner, the rightwing Nationalist Movement Party, won more than 50 percent of votes overall. [Full Article...]
Turkey: air defence purchase from Russian Federation 'a done deal'
Two members of the small Islamist Felicity Party, a polling station official and an election observer, were shot dead in Malatya province, a party spokesman said. The HDP denies links to the outlawed militant Kurdistan Workers' Party. Erdogan's conservative, Islamic-based party gained 46 per cent of the votes in the elections with more than half of the more than 194,000 ballot boxes counted, a... [Full Article...]
House of Commons rejects May's deal for third time
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European Union leaders said right after the vote that it had made a "no-deal" Brexit even more likely, and they reissued their call for Britain's lawmakers to decide on and then tell the other 27 members states what they want. He gave the green light after the government chose to put only one part of the Brexit package to MPs, separating out the withdrawal terms from an accompanying political de... [Full Article...]
US, China wrap up constructive trade talks, says Mnuchin
The United States and China are expected to meet next week in Washington to further discuss the trade deal, announced US Treasury SecretaryMnuchin Steven on Friday (local time).Mnuchin made the announcement after concluding a full day of "constructive" talks in Beijing."I concluded constructive trade talks in Beijing". [Full Article...]
La journée de samedi pourrait être "apocalyptique" à Bordeaux — Gilets jaunes
La préfecture de la Haute-Garonne avait renouvelé son interdiction de manifester place du Capitole. À Paris, de crainte de nouvelles scènes de violences et de saccages, les manifestations ont de nouveau été interdites sur les Champs-Élysées et la place de l'Étoile, ainsi que dans un vaste périmètre comprenant l'Élysée et l'Assemblée nationale. [Full Article...]
Arrestation d'un couple qui touche le RSA mais roulait en Ferrari — Hérault
Le père, âgé de 41 ans, était couvreur et auto-entrepreneur avec son fils de 20 ans. Un entrepreneur a été mis en examen et placés sous contrôle judiciaire aux côtés de sa femme et de son fils pour travail illégal, fraudes sociales et blanchiment , selon une information publiée vendredi par France Bleu Hérault . [Full Article...]
Heydar Aliyev International Airport once again recognized best CIS airport
Changi Airport is honoured to be named World's Best Airport. Place two of the Tokyo International Airport, landed, followed by Incheon International Airport in third place. Despite having over 40 public airports, London Heathrow was the only travel hub to make the definitive top 10 most probably down to its easy-to-navigate location for quick-fire business meetings and tourist visits. [Full Article...]
Lyft IPO Priced At $72 Per Share, Top Of Range
The IPO exceeded expectations on Thursday, raising $2.34 billion and placing its value at $24 billion. Lyft, the second largest USA ridehailing firm, will begin trading at Nasdaq on Friday, after pricing its IPO at $ 72 per share - at the top of the range. [Full Article...]
Un député LR veut suspendre le RSA pour les casseurs — Gilets jaunes
Elle vise à suspendre les droits au revenu de solidarité active ( RSA ) pour les personnes allocataires qui commettraient des dégradations pendant des manifestations. Ils laissent par ailleurs le soin au Conseil d'Etat de déterminer les conditions d'une suspension, pour tenir compte notamment des charges de famille de la personne incriminée. [Full Article...]
Uber va absorber son rival émirati Careem pour 3 milliards de dollars
Uber s'apprêterait à racheter Careem , son concurrent au Moyen-Orient pour un montant de 3,1 milliards de dollars (2,7 milliards d'euros), rapporte dimanche 24 mars Bloomberg. Basé à Dubaï, il revendique un million de chauffeurs et plus de 30 millions d'utilisateurs dans 90 villes. Careem , une start-up prometteuse au Moyen-Orient L'entreprise Careem avait été lancée au Moyen-Orient en 2012... [Full Article...]
McDonald's investit dans une start-up pour personnaliser ses menus
Modifier les menus proposés dans un McDonald's et suggérer des plats en fonction de la météo, du moment de la journée ou de l'historique de commandes d'un client devrait bientôt être possible. Cette acquisition de la société israélienne, dont le prix n'a pas été officiellement dévoilé, aurait conduit McDonald à débourser pas moins de 300 millions de dollars. [Full Article...]