Wolverine Worldwide with a double-digit loss

Wolverine Worldwide has presented its economic results for the third quarter and suffered a total decline in sales of 16.6%. The quarterly result is 440.2 million US dollars. In the third quarter of 2023, it was $527.7 million. However, the sale of the Keds brand in February 2024 has an impact; in comparable values, the … Read more

German trial opens over alleged Islamist Sweden attack plot – DW – 11/15/2024

A trial opens in Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia on Friday against two men with Afghan citizenship accused of plotting a terrorist attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. What are the couple accused of? One of the defendants is accused of supporting and applying for membership of a terrorist organization, the … Read more

The US elections left 3 lessons for bitcoin investors

“Cryptocurrencies will continue to be a political force,” says Samir Kerbage. It is still early to invest in digital assets. The presidential elections of November 5 in the United States have left a series of valuable lessons for bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency investors. The election of leaders with favorable positions towards the digital assets sector, … Read more

Senegal heads to the polls

In tonight’s edition, Senegal is on the home stretch of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, a decisive moment for the ruling party PASTEF, in its quest for a majority in the National Assembly. Also, an Amnesty International report discloses that French-manufactured military technology was found in Sudan. And economists say developing countries need at least 1 trillion … Read more

Forced displacement in Gaza is ‘widespread, systematic and intentional’, HRW Researcher says

Israel is being accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing. A new report from the New York-based group Human Rights Watch says civilians have been killed while evacuating under Israeli orders, and in Israeli-designated humanitarian zones. It said the demolition of homes … Read more

Ifo: More companies see their existence threatened

According to the current Ifo economic survey, the proportion of companies that acutely fear for their economic existence rose to 7.3% in October 2024. In October 2023 it was only 6.8%. “The continuous increase in corporate insolvencies is likely to continue,” comments Klaus Wohlrabe, head of the Ifo surveys. “In addition to a lack of … Read more