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French pensions strikes slow before March showdown
French pensions strikes slow before March showdown
by  AFP

Turnout was sharply down on Thursday for new strikes in France against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, with union heads hoping for a bigger showdown to come. A petition opposing the reforms has gathered over one million signatures.

US wholesale price inflation rebounds on goods prices
US wholesale price inflation rebounds on goods prices
by  AFP

Wholesale prices in the United States picked up more than expected in January, according to Labor Department data released Thursday, bumped up by goods costs and fueled by higher gasoline prices. A rise in prices for goods led the January advance, said the Labor Department, adding that a significant factor was gasoline prices.

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