Visa and Mastercard, the American giants of the banking transaction that make Europe salivate

An ECB-supported project aims to create a new European payment acceptance system. The challenge is colossal. By Louis Heidsieck –The number of transactions made by international operators more than doubled between 2009 and 2016. De Theethawat Bootmata/ Shutterstock The experience can be replicated everywhere, at little cost: open your wallet and take out your bank … Read more

Steel industry: six buyers for Hayange

According to our information, Bristish Steel, owned by the Chinese Jingye, Liberty Steel, owned by the Anglo-Indian billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, ArcelorMittal or the Greybull fund (owner of Ascoval) are interested. –The Hayange factory. PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP This Monday, the CSE of the Hayange factory will examine the takeover offers for this Moselle site which manufactures rails. … Read more

China’s Luckin Coffee forced to leave Nasdaq

The rival in China of the American giant Starbucks announced on Saturday its withdrawal from the Nasdaq, after a massive fraud case which caused a lot of noise. –Luckin Coffee announced its withdrawal from Nasdaq a year after its fanfare on the US Stock Exchange. NO ZHAO / AFP It’s the end of the American … Read more

New slimming diet at Sanofi

pharmacy « Play to win. In presenting his roadmap in early December, Paul Hudson, the new CEO of Sanofi, had warned that it would require a “ reset ”(Reset) of the company. The laboratory unveiled the social aspect on Friday: it will result in 1,700 job cuts in Europe over three years. France is the … Read more

L’Oréal removes the words “white”, “whitening” and “clear” from its products

This decision comes in a global context of anti-racist demonstrations. By Le Figaro with AFP –L’Oréal is added to the list of companies that are transforming their marketing strategy Ty Lim /Shutterstock The group L’Oréal decided to remove certain words, such as “white” or «whitening», the description of its cosmetic products on its packaging, in … Read more

no return to normal before 2023 to 2025

On the occasion of the reopening of Orly airport on Friday, the CEO of the ADP group, Augustin de Romanet, expressed his wish to see traffic resume. Only 74 flights are planned today, against 600 usually, and the recovery will only be very gradual: in July, only 200 daily flights are planned, a minor part … Read more

Microsoft to Close Nearly All of Its Stores Worldwide

Some were temporarily closed due to a pandemic, they will not reopen for lack of an economic model: Microsoft announced on Friday that it would close almost all of its stores worldwide, most of its sales being now made on the internet . “Our sales have grown online as our product catalog has expanded with … Read more

La Vache qui rit gets a new look

It’s a very small revolution. The famous Laughing Cow, which delights consumers all over the world, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021 with a completely new face. Its packaging has indeed been modified, with in particular the disappearance of the famous triangle recalling the shape of a portion of cheese in which the Laughing … Read more

Boeing Announces Resumption of Production of 737 MAX, Grounded for Over a Year

Boeing announced on Wednesday that it had resumed production of the 737 MAX, a plane nailed to the ground for more than a year after two close accidents that killed 346 people. The return to service of this flagship aircraft is not, however, imminent because Boeing must still obtain the green light from the civil … Read more

Renault would consider transferring the assembly from Maubeuge to Douai

By Le Figaro with Reuters Renault to consider transfer of vehicle assembly activity from its Maubeuge plant to its Douai site as part of the savings plan it must present at the end of the week, two sources told Reuters. close to the group. The two sites in the North of France are approximately 70 … Read more