Tag: dollar
A 320 million (!) dollar fantasy film that has not been continued to this day
Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most expensive franchises in cinema history. Several films in the fantasy series rank high in the list of the most expensive films…
True crime thriller offers 116 minutes of high tension in court and makes million dollar Netflix extravaganza look really bad
In the last three years (at least) two high-profile films about left-wing activists under the wheels of a biased judiciary have premiered. One had a $35 million budget, stars like…
In Lebanon, the dangers of a cash economy: “400,000 dollar housing paid for in cash”
In front of Elie’s small exchange office in Dekouané, in the suburbs of Beirut, customers line up on the sidewalk. “Next!” says his security guard, staring at each new person.…
Billion dollar sci-fi series reinvents itself for the second time – with robotic eagles and planet eaters
Between 2007 and 2014, Transformers was one of the most profitable franchises in Hollywood. Combined, the first four installments grossed nearly $4 billion. With the fifth part things went downhill…
two months after the 100,000 dollar controversy, Martin Bakole fought
At the heart of a controversy after receiving 100,000 US dollars from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for a fight that did not take place, the Congolese boxer Martin…
Lagarde (ECB): euro and dollar status no longer discounted, but no changes for now
(Finance) – “In the face of persistent supply shocks, independent central banks can and will continue to ensure the price stability. But this can be achieved at a lower cost…
PODCAST. The West Indian banana threatened by the dollar banana (1/2)
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon analyzes the threat hanging over your favorite fruit, listen to the first episode of this mini-series, with Béatrice Mathieu, economics specialist at…
War in Ukraine: kyiv obtains a 15.6 billion dollar aid package from the IMF
As Chinese President Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday morning after a two-day trip to Russia, the International Monetary Fund announced on Tuesday March 21 that it had reached an…
Billion dollar purchase confirmed – UBS buys Credit Suisse
After many rounds, the negotiations between Switzerland’s two largest banks are complete. UBS buys Credit Suisse. The bill lands at over three billion dollars. On Sunday, Switzerland’s central bank, the…
the dollar, a national passion
Having lost all confidence in their currency, the peso, Argentines resort to the American currency to save and protect their assets. And this, whatever the price. From our correspondent in…