Tag: consumption
US posts 5.7% growth in 2021, strongest in 37 years
Despite a dark year in 2020 due to the pandemic, growth jumped 5.7% last year, according to figures released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. But galloping inflation and…
Consumption, employment, industry… The Chinese economy victim of the “zero Covid” strategy
Under the huge glass roof of the Indigo shopping center, which deploys its futuristic forms to the north of the Chinese capital, all the major brands are present, but not…
Restaurant and Covid: “standing” consumption soon authorized
RESTAURANT and COVID. This Thursday January 20, 2022, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at a press conference that “standing” consumption in restaurants, bars and cafes will again be authorized from…
“Veganuary”, the month without consumption of food of animal origin
There is the month without alcohol, the month without tobacco and then there is also the month without food of animal origin, the “Veganuary”. A food challenge initiated in the…
Central banks ease policy to support Chinese and Turkish economy
China’s central bank is lowering one of its benchmark rates to support the country’s economy amid a faltering recovery. At the same time, the Central Bank of Turkey seems to…
The Sézane brand apologizes after a video that caused a scandal in Mexico
French fashion company Sézane apologizes after a photoshoot and the publication of a video with an elderly lady from the indigenous Zapotec community that caused a scandal in Mexico. The…
ING online banking closes thousands of accounts in France
Dutch online bank ING is cleaning up its French customers. Several hundred thousand of them saw their accounts closed earlier this week. A maneuver in view of the future resale…
“Dry January”: not everyone is motivated to limit their alcohol consumption
The month of January is the period of the now traditional Dry January. After the holiday season and the occasional excess that goes with it, the challenge is not to…
Energy consumption: is it better to have an empty fridge or a full fridge?
Instinctively, you might think that a full fridge consumes more energy than an almost empty fridge. To be sure, you have to take an interest in how this device works,…
With the Covid crisis, the chocolate workshops are slowing down
The French consume an average of 7 kg of chocolate each year. A pleasure that they particularly like to share during the end of the year celebrations. So, to meet…