The number of tourists visiting France is expected to break records this year and the government is hoping to cash in with a campaign to boost the sector even further. But as Grace Pascoe reports, it might take more than that to revive the country's struggling economy.
Disruption has hit the morning rush-hour on Thursday after a train crashed into an obstruction near Watford. Trains to and from Euston are among those affected. National Rail warns trains are having to run at reduced speeds on the line towards Milton Keynes Central.
Visiting chipmakers has become one of President Biden's most common reasons for getting on the road. He will do so again Thursday as he travels to Syracuse to award Micron $6 billion in federal money.
Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese tech company released a new AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel AI processor chip. The release of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 9 processor, last week drew fire from Republican lawmakers, who said it suggests that the Commerce Department had given the greenlight to Intel to sell the chip to Huawei.
ORION CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1-3/2024 25 APRIL 2024 at 12:00 EEST Orion Group Interim Report January–March 2024 Net sales totalled EUR 308.5 (January–March 2023: 277.9) million Operating profit was EUR 56.0 (55.5) millionBasic earnings per share were EUR 0.31 (0.31)Cash flow from operating activities per share was EUR 0.78 (0.03)The outlook for 2024 has been specified regarding operating profit: Operating profit is estimated to be EUR 280 million to EUR 310 million. Previously operating prof
AB Šiaulių Bankas invites shareholders, investors, analysts and other stakeholders to join it’s Investors webinar for 2024 Q1 financial results and highlights scheduled on 29 April, 2024 at 4:00 pm (EEST). The presentation will be held online in English. The webinar will be hosted by Vytautas Sinius, CEO, Donatas Savickas, CFO, Tomas Varenbergas, Head of Investment Management Division and Indre Genytė-Pikčienė, Chief Economist. After the presentation investors are welcome to ask questions. Pleas
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31st, 2024. First Quarter 2024: Total Revenues: $599 million, a 6 percent increase year over yearSecurity Subscription Revenues: $263 million, a 15 percent increase year over yearGAAP Operating Income: $194 million, representing 32 percent of total revenuesNon-GAAP Operating Income: $252 million, representing 42 percent
TORONTO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The curriculum guides for Ontario elementary and high school students are lacking in specific Canadian history content, and are not organized chronologically to give students a solid foundational knowledge of the nation’s past, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Ontario students are not taught enough about the specifics of Canada’s history, and the little amount of
The freeze drying equipment market was valued at USD 2.1 Billion in 2022 and is expected to reach a market size of USD 5.5 Billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 10.1%.Fort Collins, Colorado, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Technological Advancements and Process Optimization Freeze drying equipment is mostly used in the food industry to preserve products such as food, medications, and heat-sensitive biological components. The freeze drying equipment market includes the manufacture, sale, and usage of e
Press release PEP-Therapy and Institut Curie Announce First Patients Dosedin Phase Ib Clinical Trial Evaluating PEP-010in Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancers Paris (France), April 25, 2024 – PEP-Therapy, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class peptides as targeted therapies in oncology, and Institut Curie, France’s leading cancer center, today announced the dosing of the first patients in a Phase Ib clinical trial evaluating PEP-Therapy’s lead candidate, PEP-010, based on hig
A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied warship shot down a Houthi missile targeting a vessel the day before near the same area. The Houthis claimed that Wednesday assault, which comes after a period of relatively few rebel attacks on shipping in the region over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Former Pakistan women's captain Bismah Maroof retired from international cricket on Thursday after 276 games in an 18-year career. “I have decided to retire from the game I love the most,” the 32-year-old Maroof said in a statement on Thursday. Maroof, an allrounder, batted left-handed and scored 6,262 runs including 33 half-centuries — three ODI scores in the 90s — and bowled right arm leg break and bagged 80 wickets.
Three cavalry officers who were injured in the incident are all expected to ‘recovery fully and return to duty’
The top court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that could redefine presidential power.
Decision on immunity question could impact what charges Republican presidential contender faces and whether they go to trial before November’s election
The Bute House Agreement brought the Green Party into government for the first time anywhere in the UK
World stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday as disappointing forecasts from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta hammered tech, while the yen's drop through 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990 kept FX traders on intervention alert. Japan's tech-heavy Nikkei slid 2% in Asian trading and European tech stocks were down 0.8% in early dealing as traders did pretty much the opposite to the previous day after Tesla had promised new models by early next year. Chief Investment Officer at Close Brothers Asset Management, Robert Alster, added that Mark Zuckerberg's comments on Meta needing to spend to keep up in the AI arms race had been another major factor.
From Nestle to Danone, food companies are seeing shoppers that want either premium or cheaper products, with less interest in items in the middle, particularly in developed markets like North America. The packaged goods industry has for over two years hit shoppers with higher prices, citing higher costs that started with the pandemic and were exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Everything from sunflower oil to freight has become more expensive, taking a toll on global supply chains and consumers struggling to make ends meet.
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