Several human rights NGOs have joined forces in the hope of preventing Elon Musk from buying Twitter, for fear that the multi-billionaire will allow toxic behavior to explode on the platform. “If we don’t block this operation, he will give a megaphone to demagogues and extremists, who (…) incite hatred, violence and harassment”, Nicole Gill, … Read more
Elon Musk has served ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey with an injunction to provide a whole series of documents, as part of the battle he launched to extricate himself from the $ 44 billion takeover deal of the social network. According to documents made public Monday, August 22, Jack Dorsey was ordered to give Elon Musk … Read more
The vote of Twitter shareholders on its acquisition by Elon Musk will take place on September 13, before the start of the lawsuit that the social network has brought against the richest man in the world in October. Twitter summoned its shareholders for a “special meetingby videoconference, according to official documents filed Tuesday with the … Read more
Consumer confidence picked up more than expected in August in the United States, due to the improving outlook on the inflation front, which relieves low- and middle-income households, according to the preliminary estimate published on Friday. by the University of Michigan. The index stood at 55.1 points, up 7% from July, and higher than the … Read more
Productivity in the United States suffered its biggest drop on record in the second quarter, while businesses saw labor costs rise the fastest since 1982, contributing to the high inflation the country is experiencing. From April to June, productivity fell 2.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the preliminary estimate released Tuesday … Read more
The American authorities announced Monday August 8 that they wanted to seize in Kazakhstan the Airbus A319 of the Russian oligarch and parliamentarian Andrei Skotch, targeted by American and European sanctions in the wake of Moscow’s outbreak of the war in Ukraine. American justice obtained a “mandate” for the “seizureof this private Airbus A319-100 belonging … Read more
Stock markets fell after the announcement of better than expected employment figures in the United States, this dynamism raising fears that the American central bank will raise its rates further sharply to fight against inflation. Read alsoTokyo Stock Exchange closes at two-month high European stock markets ended in the red, after hovering around equilibrium for … Read more
U.S. commercial crude oil reserves rose sharply last week, surprising analysts who expected a small reduction, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read alsoVolatile, oil ends up slightly ahead of OPEC+ During the week ended July 29, commercial stocks of black gold rose by 4.5 million barrels to 426.6 … Read more
The growth of activity in services in the United States accelerated in July for the first time in four months, according to the barometer of the professional federation ISM, published on Wednesday. Read alsoUSA: vacancies down, sign of a slowdown in the job market SEE ALSO – Joe Biden urges Congress to pass the Cut … Read more
The United States and the European Union can escape recession while bringing inflation down to an acceptable level, an official of the American Central Bank (Fed) estimated on Tuesday, who judges that a “soft landingis achievable in these two economies. “A soft landing is possible in the United States and the European UnionSt. Louis Fed … Read more