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An empty café terrace in Montparnasse during a heatwave

France Is Now The Eurozone's Outlier. Its Private Sector Has Contracted For Eight Straight Months.

France's flash composite PMI fell to 48.8 in August, an eighth straight month of contraction, while the eurozone hit a nine-month high. Services drove the decline.

France Imposes Water Restrictions Across 70% of Country as Europe's Drought Crisis Deepens
Iran Appoints Interpol-Wanted Suspect Behind 1994 Bombing as Head of Supreme National Security Council

Energy Is Up 12.4% And Real Wages Are Falling. La Rentrée Is When French Households Feel The Iran War
French inflation hit 2.1% in July as energy jumped 12.4%. The Banque de France expects purchasing power to fall in 2026. What August costs households.
LVMH Says The Iran War Cost It A Point Of Growth. Now Watch The CAC 40 Turn Inside Out
TotalEnergies is now the CAC 40's largest weight at 9.52%. Luxury and banks took the damage. A Strait of Hormuz deal would turn the French index inside out.
Annulations Et Retards De Vols : Les 20 Compagnies Aériennes Les Plus Impactées
Flightright, leader européen de l'indemnisation des passagers aériens, a publié un bilan des perturbations de l'été, dressant un classement des compagnies et pays les plus touchés par les annulations et les retards de vols.

"Economic Apocalypse": Bordeaux Counts The Cost As France Declares Fires Under Control

France says its record fire season is under control. Bordeaux's chamber of commerce calls it an economic apocalypse — 42,000 hectares burned, 220,000 fled.

The Spotlight

Quantic Dream Layoffs May Be Voided by French Law After Union Strike Begins

Quantic Dream layoffs spark an open-ended strike after France's STJV union accuses the Star Wars: Eclipse developer of procedural violations during severance talks -- and offering 115 workers a worse deal than cash-strapped Don't Nod, despite parent company NetEase holding $23.4 billion in net cash.

Revolut Gets French Banking License; ECB Clearance for New Products Remains Uncertain

Business

Technology

CEO Pavel Durov Blames 'Takedown Extortionist' for Telegram's Brief Apple App Store Delisting
CEO Pavel Durov says a "takedown extortionist" caused Telegram's brief Apple App Store delisting. Here's what led to the temporary removal.
Air France-KLM Cargo Beat Shows AI Hardware Filling Air Freight's E-Commerce Gap
Le site olympique du Grand Palais et 40 musées touchés par une cyber attaque

World

French Crypto Millionaires Tortured, Burned and Forced To Pay $30,000 as London Court Convicts Six Men
Six men were convicted after kidnapping and torturing two French crypto investors in London, highlighting Europe's rise in crypto wrench attacks.
Idris Nechirvan Barzani supervise l'inauguration d'une statue de Charles de Gaulle à Erbil
Les actions de la bourse de Tokyo bondissent de 8 % après une chute record

France

Economy

CMA CGM's Hormuz Surcharge Is Three Days Old. A Deal This Week Could Make It Indefensible
CMA CGM began charging up to $165 a container on 1 August over Hormuz fighting. Days later Washington says a deal is near. French importers ask when it comes off.
Alerte aux sites "clones" de trading qui arnaquent leurs clients
Assurance vie : Pourquoi certains rapportent plus les autres ?

Politics

La Fondation Rwanga d'Idris Nechirvan Barzani positionne la région du Kurdistan comme partenaire climatique et économique de l'Europe
Dans les paysages semi-arides de la région du Kurdistan d'Irak, un nombre croissant de villages ruraux accèdent désormais à une électricité disponible 24 heures sur 24 grâce à des systèmes solaires gérés localement.
Un jugement zombie de 15 milliards de dollars secoue les tribunaux européens—un appel à réformer l'arbitrage au Royaume-Uni
Malgré les faillites bancaires à l'étranger, les Français gardent confiance dans leur système bancaire

Culture

France Is Now The Eurozone's Outlier. Its Private Sector Has Contracted For Eight Straight Months.

Energy Is Up 12.4% And Real Wages Are Falling. La Rentrée Is When French Households Feel The Iran War

LVMH Says The Iran War Cost It A Point Of Growth. Now Watch The CAC 40 Turn Inside Out

Annulations Et Retards De Vols : Les 20 Compagnies Aériennes Les Plus Impactées

Air France Sauna Scandal Erupts as Paris Lounge Luxury Perk Is Removed Over 'Sex Den' Claims

France Imposes Water Restrictions Across 70% of Country as Europe's Drought Crisis Deepens

South Korea Chip Fund Backs MPE Suppliers as Gwangju Airbase Awaits US Deal

Iran Appoints Interpol-Wanted Suspect Behind 1994 Bombing as Head of Supreme National Security Council

Lucas Digne Completes £8.5m PSG Transfer as Aston Villa Star Makes Shock Return To European Champions

"Economic Apocalypse": Bordeaux Counts The Cost As France Declares Fires Under Control

Quantic Dream Layoffs May Be Voided by French Law After Union Strike Begins

Comment YouWarn veut devenir le Waze de l'information locale

Après un an d'existence, la startup immo Siello lève 500 000 euros

Comment Reebike veut démocratiser le marché du vélo électrique

Reyouzz lève 1,5 million d'euros pour se développer dans l'économie circulaire

CEO Pavel Durov Blames 'Takedown Extortionist' for Telegram's Brief Apple App Store Delisting

Air France-KLM Cargo Beat Shows AI Hardware Filling Air Freight's E-Commerce Gap

Le site olympique du Grand Palais et 40 musées touchés par une cyber attaque

French Crypto Millionaires Tortured, Burned and Forced To Pay $30,000 as London Court Convicts Six Men

Idris Nechirvan Barzani supervise l'inauguration d'une statue de Charles de Gaulle à Erbil

Les actions de la bourse de Tokyo bondissent de 8 % après une chute record

Allocation de Rentrée Scolaire 2026: Amounts, Payment Dates and Who Qualifies

France Hits Record 35% EV Share in July as Social Leasing Scheme Relaunches

Is It Safe to Travel to Bordeaux Right Now? What's Open, What's Closed and What Your Rights Are

France Vowed to Rebuild Its Forests Differently After 2022. Then 42,000 Hectares Burned Again

CMA CGM's Hormuz Surcharge Is Three Days Old. A Deal This Week Could Make It Indefensible

Alerte aux sites "clones" de trading qui arnaquent leurs clients

Assurance vie : Pourquoi certains rapportent plus les autres ?

La Fondation Rwanga d'Idris Nechirvan Barzani positionne la région du Kurdistan comme partenaire climatique et économique de l'Europe

Un jugement zombie de 15 milliards de dollars secoue les tribunaux européens—un appel à réformer l'arbitrage au Royaume-Uni

Malgré les faillites bancaires à l'étranger, les Français gardent confiance dans leur système bancaire

Minnie Driver Says She's 'Grateful to Be Alive' After Serious Car Crash in France*

French DJ Kavinsky, known for 'Nightcall', dies at age 50

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