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The US Department of Commerce published on the 25th the preliminary figures for gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 1.6% compared to the previous quarter. Photograph taken in New York in August 2021 (2024 Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Commerce Department announced on the 25th that the preliminary figures for gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2024 were an annual increase of 1.6% from the previous quarter. Growth slowed significantly from the previous quarter’s growth of 3.4%, and was almost the lowest level in two.
Growth was supported by continued strong personal consumption. At the same time, this led to a sharp increase in imports and a widening of the trade deficit, which dampened growth. The data also showed that inflation was accelerating, increasing expectations that the US Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates before September.
Growth fell short of market expectations of 2.4% growth and also below the 1.8% rate that the Fed considers non-inflationary.
Olympic Games 2024: Up To 2,500 Euros In…
2024-04-25 15:24:52
It’s done. Three months before the Olympics, the majority unions at RATP announce that they have concluded several negotiations with management on Wednesday evening. The documents will be officially signed in the coming days. But the 19,000 employees mobilized this summer obtained answers to their requests for compensation.
According to a leaflet from FO-RATP, agents of the “metro transport services” (MTS) department, including the 3,000 metro drivers, the most mobilized in July, August and September will be able to receive a bonus of “up to 2 500 euros “. To obtain this amount, you must not be absent for more than four days over the period from July 22 to September 8. On the fifth day of absence, the bonus drops to 1,600 euros. “Exceptional event” bonuses will also be distributed, with different amounts depending on their demand during the events, ranging from 740 euros to 1,014 euros depending on the number of days of presence. “RATP bonuses are individualized. The average premium per person is rather around 1,000 euros,” says the management of the authority.
FO-RATP also welcomes an agreement on the postponement of untaken leave in 2024, which can be postponed to 2025,
Southwest And American Airlines Face Challenges: Hiring Limits…
Southwest Airlines Adapts to Financial Challenges
Southwest Airlines is making strategic changes in response to financial difficulties and delays in aircraft deliveries from Boeing. Both Southwest and American Airlines recently reported first-quarter losses, attributing the challenges to higher labor costs and supply chain disruptions.
Financial Adjustments
- Southwest reported a loss of $231 million in the first quarter and plans to reduce its workforce by 2,000 employees by the end of the year.
- The airline will halt operations to four airports, including Cozumel, Mexico; Syracuse, New York; Bellingham, Washington; and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
- Southwest will receive fewer new 737 Max 8 jets from Boeing this year, impacting its fleet expansion plans.
Industry Challenges
Boeing’s production delays, following safety concerns with the Max 9 model, have affected airlines like Southwest. The airline industry is facing operational disruptions and financial setbacks due to these issues.
American Airlines’ Response
American Airlines also reported a first-quarter loss of $312 million, primarily driven by a significant increase in labor costs. The airline anticipates a return to profitability in the second quarter, with a focus on operational efficiency.
Future Outlook
American Airlines remains optimistic about its long-term fleet strategy,
France Casino Group Reorganization Plan: Potential Job Losses…
2024-04-25 13:46:00
Up to 3,300 jobs in the Casino group could be eliminated, while 26 stores in France are threatened with permanent closure due to a lack of buyers. Here is the list of affected brands.
French distributor Casino, which changed hands at the end of March last year, presented its reorganization plan to employee representatives on Wednesday 24 April.
It anticipates between 1,293 and 3,267 layoffs nationally, depending on the number of large-format stores and logistics warehouses not yet sold that will find receivers by next September, Casino indicated.
In detail, 1,293 positions will be eliminated within the group’s head office functions, which may be added, “fails to find buyers” up to 1,974 positions in hypermarkets and supermarkets as well as in certain logistics platforms.
Three stores affected in Occitanie
A total of 26 stores in France, which are still waiting for buyers, are threatened with permanent closure. These are, according to the list communicated by our colleagues: TF1 des Casino of:
Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne)Malestroit (Morbihan), Agen Le Passage (Lot-et-Garonne), Torcy (Seine-et-Marne), Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire), Dijon (Côte- d’Or), Toulouse Basso Cambo (Haute-Garonne)Niort Chauray (Deux-Sèvres), Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor),
URBAN TRANSPORT Solutions To Looming Traffic Jams
Important personalities present at the Forum on Urban Mobility, at the CCI Ivato.
Transport stakeholders yesterday began the Forum on Urban Mobility in Greater Antananarivo. Two days of discussions are planned.
Consultation. Issues in the urban transport sector will be examined on a case-by-case basis over two days. Players in this field have been meeting since yesterday at the Ivato International Conference Center, as part of the first forum on mobility in greater Antananarivo.
Barely into the first day, various observations were made, both from those present and from the authorities, regarding the challenges affecting urban mobility in the capital. “This city was designed for three hundred thousand inhabitants, now we have three million five hundred thousand souls living in Antananarivo. This generates challenges in terms of town planning, energy, but also and above all in terms of transport,” says Valéry Ramonjavelo, Minister of Transport, in his opening speech for these two study days. The heads of the ministerial departments concerned, as well as those in the transport sector, then look into the subject. The objective is to draw up, if only a sketch, what the urban mobility of tomorrow will be.
Pragmatism
Several avenues have been retained,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Denounces Large-Scale…
MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) – The prominent Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 and imprisoned in Iran, denounced a “large-scale war against women” and called on the population to “rise up” to confront the situation and get the authorities to reverse their restrictive measures.
“For years we have seen numerous women suffer attacks, abuse and assault at the hands of government agents. However, the Islamic Republic has today taken to the streets not from a position of strength, but from one of desperation, to launch a total war against all women,” she said in an audio message released by her family.
“Either we end this relentless war by losing our lives or the people of Iran and around the world rise up to help us stop this war (…) and force the Islamic Republic to back down,” said Mohammadi, who has asked “artists, intellectuals, workers, teachers and students, in the country and abroad, to protest against this war against women.”
Thus, he called on the population “of the world” to “stop this cruel war that represents the ugly and horrible face of gender apartheid in Iran” and praised the situation of Iranian women,
Many More Registrations After Changes In Donor Law
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Since the donor law was changed four years ago, the number of people who have ‘actively’ indicated whether they want to donate organs has increased by more than 50 percent. This is stated in an evaluation of the first years of the law, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Health.
Outgoing Minister Dijkstra for Medical Care has sent the results to the House of Representatives. As a D66 MP, she herself was the initiator of the change in the law. The new donor law came into effect on July 1, 2020. The core of the change in the law was that people who do not respond to the question of whether they want to become an organ donor are still registered as donors.
From 6.9 to 10.7 million registrations
The researchers (from the Berenschot agency, together with Ipsos I&O) say that the number of people who have actively registered their wishes has increased from 6.9 million in 2020 to 10.7 million in 2023. According to the evaluation, the law has therefore helped increase clarity about someone’s desire to be a donor.
Ryanair CEO Would Like To Bring Migrants To…
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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is never shy about making a controversial statement – even now. In an interview he said that he would be happy to deport migrants to Rwanda, for the right price.
While the world is experiencing crisis after crisis, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary mainly sees opportunities. In an interview he said that he would like to “deport” migrants to Rwanda. The ruling came after the British Parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to send migrants without the right of residence to Rwanda. “If we have any spare aircraft in the winter schedule and the government is looking for additional deportation flights, we would be happy to provide a quote,” O’Leary said.
The British plans are very controversial. The United Nations has warned that airlines carrying out the deportation could be complicit in violating international law. O’Leary responded to that statement with a shrug.
The Ryanair CEO has previously been in the news with controversial statements about obesity and climate change, among other things.
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Spring Weekend, 79% Of Hotel Rooms Occupied. The…
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Occupancy rate at 79% despite the uncertain weather. During the long Liberation weekend, 5.6 million visitors are expected, 400 thousand more than last year, in hotels thanks also to the massive arrivals of foreign tourists. Thus incoming in April is worth 56% of the market. The situation is even better in the cities of art where the employment rate reaches 89%. This is what a survey carried out by the Centro Studi Turistici per Assoturismo Confesercenti on the main online booking platforms reveals. The trend in rural areas and agritourism is positive thanks to 84% employment, while along the coasts and in lake areas it reaches 78%. In spa resorts the figure is 77% and in the mountains, where in some ski resorts the facilities close on May 1st, occupancy is 69%. The most popular destinations are those of Umbria and Lazio with a booking rate of 89%, Liguria (86%), Tuscany and Campania with 85%, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (84%), Veneto (83%) and Emilia-Romagna (83%). Then Lombardy, Marche, Abruzzo, Basilicata and Puglia with 78% of the employment rate for each region. Molise (64%) and Calabria (62%) close the ranking.
As regards incoming from abroad,