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Des hausses de prix massive chez Walmart

Walmart, le géant du commerce de détail, connu pour son slogan «Économisez de l’argent. Vivez mieux» et sa promesse d’offrir des produits à bas prix pour améliorer la vie de ses clients, vient d’annoncer un revirement notable.

Walmart announces plans to start raising prices on some items later this month due to higher tariffs

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D’ici la fin du mois, Walmart prévoit d’imposer des hausses de prix majeures, invoquant des tarifs douaniers devenus tout simplement «trop élevés», conséquence directe de la guerre commerciale lancée par Donald Trump depuis son arrivée à la Maison-Blanche.

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Selon CNN, le PDG de l’entreprise, Doug McMillon, a déclaré que Walmart n’était tout simplement pas en mesure d’absorber toute la pression, compte tenu de la réalité des marges serrées dans le secteur du commerce de détail.

Selon le PDG de l’entreprise, les nombreux tarifs imposés à l’échelle mondiale, notamment en Chine, au Costa Rica et même au Pérou, entraînent des coûts élevés dans plusieurs catégories de produits, en particulier l’électronique, les jouets et de nombreux aliments.

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Le PDG de Walmart a ainsi annoncé que d’ici la fin du mois de mai, les consommateurs constateraient des hausses de prix importantes dans ses magasins, ajoutant que la situation s’aggraverait le mois prochain, où l’on verrait «certainement bien plus en juin».

Alors que l’entreprise avait salué la décision de l’administration Trump d’assouplir temporairement la guerre commerciale avec la Chine en ramenant les tarifs de 145% à 30% dans le cadre d’une trêve de 90 jours conclue en mai, Walmart estime que les niveaux actuels demeurent malgré tout «trop élevés».

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À titre de comparaison, sous l’administration Biden, les tarifs étaient restés relativement stables, autour de 20%, avec seulement quelques hausses ciblées sur des produits stratégiques comme les véhicules électriques et les semi-conducteurs.

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Encore des mises à pied massives chez Nissan

Ça ne sent pas très bon dernièrement pour la compagnie japonaise automobile Nissan, alors que des mauvaises nouvelles se dessinent.

Selon ce qu’a rapporté NHK, Nissan aurait l’intention d’éliminer 15% de sa masse d’emplois, et ce, très prochainement. On parlerait ici d’environ 10 000 individus qui perdraient leur travail à travers le globe. Ajoutez à cela les 9000 postes qui ont été supprimés en novembre dernier, il s’agirait de presque 20 000 emplois perdus en l’espace de quelques mois.

En plus, 7 des 17 facilités de Nissan disparaitront d’ici 2027.

Des démarches d’association avec Honda avec eux lieu en 2024, afin de s’entraider pour créer un produit commun, certes, mais le tout s’est effacé l’hiver dernier, laissant l’espoir de Nissan dans un creux inachevé.

Ajoutons à cela les frais de douanes monstrueux imposés par Donald Trump.

Bref, Nissan aimerait décidément rattraper du retard sur ses compétiteurs, quant aux items électriques, mais disons que cette situation problématique retarde le processus.

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Est-ce que ce sera suffisant pour les sauver de leur débandade en règle? Le temps nous le dira!

Mais en attendant, des milliers de gens en subissent les conséquences…

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Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive cancer

Bad news for the former president and his family.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an agressive form of prostate cancer, reports CNN.

BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. cnn.it/4kpDRYA

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According to the same source, the cancer has spread to his bones, as confirmed by the New York Times.

Despite the gloomy initial details, many specialists agree that Joe Biden’s form of cancer is still treatable.

So there are still grounds for optimism in the camp of the 46th President of the United States.

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Joe Biden diagnostiqué d’un cancer agressif

Mauvaise nouvelle pour l’ancien président et sa famille.

L’ancien président Joe Biden a été diagnostiqué d’un cancer agressif, rapporte CNN.

BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. cnn.it/4kpDRYA

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Il s’agit d’un cancer de la prostate, qui se serait étendu à ses os, selon cette même source, une information que confirme également le New York Times.

Malgré les premières nouvelles plutôt sombres, plusieurs spécialistes s’entendent pour dire que la forme de cancer dont souffre Joe Biden, serait encore traitable.

Il y aurait encore des raisons d’être optimiste, donc, dans le camp du 46e président des États-Unis.

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There is a weird crypto contest to win a dinner with Trump

Nearly $150 million was reportedly spent by participants in a contest where entrants had to buy meme coins featuring Trump for a chance to win dinner with him.

Buyers of $TRUMP meme spent US$148 million to win dinner with U.S. President Trump

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However, not all participants were offered this chance: only the 220 highest contributors to the contest were awarded a place at a gala event scheduled for May in Washington D.C., which Donald Trump is due to attend.

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And among these 220 largest donors, the top 25 will be treated to dinner at an « ultra-exclusive VIP reception » in the presence of the President, as well as a « special VIP tour ».

It’s worth noting that the $TRUMP corner meme was launched on January 17, 2025, just three days before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

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The launch quickly came under heavy criticism, not least because of its timing, but above all because of the possible ethical implications it raises.

$TRUMP meme currencies soared to $75 a few hours after Trump’s announcement on his inauguration weekend, before dropping to less than $8.

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The $TRUMP is currently trading around $14, but since its launch in January, nearly 600,000 wallets have accumulated losses totaling $3.9 billion, according to Inca data reported by CTV News.

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Canada’s PM disapprove of this UK decision

Canadiens Prime Minister Mark Carney has strongly denounced Keir Starmer’s surprise invitation to Donald Trump for a second state visit to the UK, made during his recent visit to the White House.

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This decision is all the more controversial given that Trump regularly threatens to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, even though the country is a historic member of the Commonwealth and a staunch ally of the UK.

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In an interview with Sky News, Canada’s new Prime Minister expressed his disappointment at Keir Starmer’s invitation to Donald Trump on February 27.

This initiative came at a time when Donald Trump was stepping up his comments calling into question Canada’s sovereignty and the legitimacy of its border.

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According to Mark Carney, it has weakened efforts to present a united front in the face of Donald Trump’s rhetoric evoking the annexation of Canada.

Mark Carney recently invited King Charles III to deliver the Speech from the Throne on May 27, marking the first opening of a Canadian parliamentary session by a monarch since 1977.

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With this highly symbolic gesture, the Prime Minister intends to unambiguously reaffirm Canadian sovereignty, in response to Donald Trump’s statements evoking the annexation of Canada as the 51st U.S. state.

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Trump under fire for insulting the United States

In a lengthy post on TruthSocial about a major Supreme Court case concerning birthright citizenship, the President of the United States had some particularly strange things to say about his country and those who live in it.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today. Rolling Stone spoke with legal experts about the significance of the Court’s decision to hear them.

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On Truth Social, Trump urged the Supreme Court to recognize, as part of its review of a case related to his recent executive order on birthright citizenship, that this constitutional right was never intended to apply to children born in the U.S. to illegal or temporary foreign nationals.

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At the same time, he didn’t hesitate to launch a few attacks on his own country.

Denouncing what he sees as the exploitation of American advantages by non-citizens, Trump describes illegal immigrants as individuals who have come to « scam our country », and accuses people from all over the world of taking undue advantage of birthright citizenship.

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According to him, this situation is a direct result of the country’s stupidity: « We are, for the sake of being politically correct, a STUPID Country. »

In his message, Trump asserts that Birthright Citizenship was aimed solely at the children of slaves freed after the Civil War, and was never intended for those who « taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing (…) ».

The Supreme Court is not currently ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order to restrict the right to land, but is instead examining whether lower courts have exceeded their authority by blocking its implementation with domestic injunctions.

This issue could reopen the door to a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868 to grant citizenship to former slaves, whose broad wording includes anyone born on American soil, regardless of the parents’ migration status, with the exception of children of foreign diplomats.

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By calling the United States and its citizens guilty of maintaining the right of citizenship, Trump is not only challenging a constitutional provision, he is also calling into question a founding principle of American identity: that of inclusive and universal citizenship.

Mark Carney openly criticizes British Prime Minister

Trump: « We are a stupid country »

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Robert De Niro takes on Donald Trump alongside Leonardo DiCaprio at Cannes

From May 13 to 24, the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival takes place – a cinematic event of international stature.

The opening ceremony was action-packed, with a number of high-profile celebrities in attendance each day to receive awards. Such was the case with veteran actor Robert De Niro, who received the honorary Palme d’Or.

The 81-year-old gave a strong speech at the award ceremony, with Leonardo DiCaprio close to him, in which he attacked US President Donald Trump.

In particular, De Niro criticized Trump for not encouraging democracy, and for the fact that the president has issued a persistent global threat since returning to power.

The man who once starred in The Godfather 2 went on to criticize Trump, following the President’s announcement of a 100% tax on films made outside the USA. He called on people to take action and stand up, while advocating pacifism.