Black smoke has been seen rising from the building nearby to the Palais Garnier opera house on Place de l' Opera in Paris.... There are also visible flames in two windows of the building, through which smoke is billowing out.It is understood that 100 firefighters were called to the scene of the fire. People are being ordered to" avoid the area and do not unnecessarily clutter emergency lines" by the fire services. The building is located on boulevard des Capucines. The area surrounding the buil

The increase was the largest since last July.... 13. The bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey released on Thursday also showed an increase in establishments reporting large negative impacts from the pandemic.... It was led by accommodation and food services businesses, with big rises also in education as well as arts entertainment and recreation. The labor market setback is unlikely to stop the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates in March to tackle high inflation....