Renault-Nissan: final discussions to finalize the review of their alliance
Renault and Nissan are close to an agreement as part of the major overhaul of their alliance founded more than two decades ago, with a crucial meeting of the two automakers’ leaders taking place on Thursday. At the end of the negotiations, the French group is expected to own only 15% of the shares of its partner against 43% today, while Nissan is expected to invest in Renault’s new entity, Ampère, which brings together its electric vehicle businesses. An official announcement on an alliance deal could come as early as February 1.
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Historical profits for Tesla
The American manufacturer saw its profit and turnover jump in the fourth quarter of 2022, positively closing a year in which its objectives were not achieved in a less favorable economic environment.
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Pensions: dock workers, refineries and electricians go on strike
A few days before the national day of January 31 against the pension reform, the CGT calls for the strike to resume this Thursday and Friday in refineries, power plants but also in ports and docks. The union thus wants to demonstrate “that they master the work tool”. A hard line with which the general secretary of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, has distanced himself.
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Heritage: dizzying gaps between rich and poor in France
The 50% of the wealthiest French people own 92% of assets in France (real estate, financial, professional). And the gap between rich and poor continues to widen: so the wealth of the richest 10% is 163 times greater than that of the poorest 10% in 2021, against 158 times in 2018, according to the latest INSEE survey. .
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Fintech: from open banking to instant wire transfers, Bridge is betting on the next payment revolution
After the split with Bankin’, a leading bank account aggregator in France, and a 20 million euro fundraising from BPCE and Truffle Capital, the Fintech Bridge has new governance. The current president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, becomes president of the board of directors while Olivier Binet arrives at the general management. Refocused on B2B open banking, Bridge intends to play a role in the development of instant payment which could herald the end of the bank card in the still distant future.
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