Actualités en anglais des affaires 36 – Internet des objets

Actualités en anglais des affaires 36 - The Internet Of Things

If you’re a fan of technology, you’ve likely come across the term Internet of Things, or IoT. It’s the connection of everyday devices to the Internet and has already started to change the way we interact with each other and the online world, and as Business Insider explains, it’s just getting started.

The Internet of Things has been labeled asthe next Industrial Revolutionbecause of the way it will change the way people live, travail, entertain, et voyager, as well as how governments and businesses interact with the world. En fait, the revolution has already started.

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Actualités en anglais des affaires 35 – Licornes techniques

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Originally named for their rarity, technology “unicorns” are now as common as cats and dogs. As the number of companies hitting the $1bn valuation mark that defines a unicorn skyrockets, it’s easy for investors to be giddy with excitement. Mais, as City AM points out, these magical creatures may be too good to be true:

The so-called “unicorns” are being targeted by traders betting their share prices will fall. Named because of their mythical, elusive status, the number of unicorns running around has been enough to garner speculation that many of these firms are overvalued.

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Actualités en anglais des affaires 34 – L'économie du partage

BEN 34 - L'économie du partage

Whether it’s ridesharing with Uber, lending your power drill to a neighbor with Peerby, taking advantage of a home exchange with Airbnb, or dozens of other examples, the so-calledsharing economyis firmly established in our daily life. While the concept has been in place for some time, numerous enterprising groups have found a way to make the most of the current economic environment.

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Actualités en anglais des affaires 33 – Pratiques d'emploi

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Dans aujourd'hui Cours de nouvelles d'anglais des affaires, nous examinons l'évolution des pratiques d'emploi et leur impact sur la stabilité de l'emploi et les opportunités de développement de carrière.

Le monde a tranquillement franchi une étape importante récemment – le total mondial des chômeurs a dépassé 200 millions de personnes, selon une étude de l'ONU. Pour mettre ça en perspective, c'est 30 millions de personnes de plus sans travail qu'au plus fort de la récession en 2008. Comme le rapporte CBC News, ces chiffres pourraient avoir de graves implications pour l'avenir.

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Actualités en anglais des affaires 32 – Guerres des devises

Actualités en anglais des affaires 32 - Guerres des devises

Dans aujourd'hui Cours de nouvelles d'anglais des affaires, we look at how countries are using competitive devaluations of their currencies to stimulate economic growth.

It’s been a wild ride since the global economy welcomed in the New Year, and the scale of global easing that’s taking place has stunned investors. On average, an interest rate has been cut somewhere in the world once every 3 journées, catching everyone off guard. If 25 countries cutting rates since the start of the year wasn’t proof enough, this week’s warning from Janet Yellen about the dollar’s strength confirmed that the world’s top central banks are fighting a currency war.

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