Newark Police Searching for French Press Thief, Coffee Crook
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a woman suspected of shoplifting items from a Starbucks on Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda…
French retailer Casino agrees initial deal to sell stake in Exito Group
PARIS (Reuters) -Indebted French supermarket chain Casino said on Monday it had agreed an initial deal to sell its stake in Latin American retailer Almacenes Exito to Grupo Calleja. Casino’s board on…
French economy to grow modestly in third, fourth quarters -INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) – France is on course for modest economic growth heading into the end of the year as lower food inflation offers consumers some relief, the INSEE official statistics agency said…
French services sector shrinks less than first thought in Sept -PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s services sector shrank slower than first estimated in September but still at the fastest rate in almost three years as falling new orders and export business weighed on…
Explainer-What Macron means when he says he wants to ‘take back control’ of French power prices
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said last week his government would “take back control” of electricity prices by the end of the year, without spelling out what steps he would…
French manufacturing activity shrinks faster in September – PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s ailing manufacturing sector contracted for the eighth month in a row in September, with production and new orders falling at their sharpest rates in over three years, a…
French prosecutor probes transactions involving LVMH’s Arnault, Russian businessman
PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris public prosecutor’s office confirmed on Friday that it is investigating financial transactions involving LVMH owner Bernard Arnault and Russian businessman Nikolai Sarkisov. It confirmed the opening of a…
French inflation unexpectedly slows in September as food price rises ease
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation unexpectedly slowed in September as easing price rises in the food sector outpaced higher prices in the energy sector, preliminary EU-harmonised official data showed on Friday. French…
DAVID BLACKMON: Emmanuel Macron Politely Asks French Businesses To Self-Immolate In The Name Of Climate
DAVID BLACKMON: Emmanuel Macron Politely Asks French Businesses To Self-Immolate In The Name Of Climate David Blackmon on September 28, 2023 Across my long career in the field of public policy analysis…
Nvidia’s French offices raided in cloud-computing competition inquiry – WSJ
(Reuters) -France’s competition authority raided Nvidia’s local offices this week on suspicion the chipmaker engaged in anticompetitive practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The French competition authority, which disclosed the…
Ukrainian, French defence ministers pledge to work together on arms
(Reuters) – France and Ukraine pledged on Thursday to work together to continue securing arms for Kyiv’s three-month-old counteroffensive against Russian occupying forces and to jointly develop weapons production. Ukrainian Defence Minister…
French government rams long-term budget bill through parliament
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government rammed a long-term public finance bill through parliament without a vote, in a bid to secure billions of euros of EU funding. Using the same “49:3”…
French bill moves food price deadline up to middle of January
PARIS (Reuters) – Food retailers and producers in France will have to wrap up annual price negotiations by Jan. 15 instead of by the traditional March 1 deadline under a bill the…
Lebanon risks being ‘ostracised’ if presidential vacuum lingers -French envoy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon risks being “ostracised” by the international community if its nearly year-long presidential vacuum drags on further, France’s special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian told a local Lebanese newspaper in…
French centre-right keeps control of Senate, far-right wins 3 seats
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s centre-right Les Republicains (LR) party maintained its majority in the Senate after Sunday’s vote, in which three senators from Marine Le Pen’s far-right party were elected. “This senatorial…
French far-right leader Le Pen should stand trial for alleged misuse of EU funds – Prosecutor
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 23 other members of her party should stand trial over…
French central bank raises 2023 growth outlook, trims 2024 and 2025
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will grow slightly less than expected in the next two years due to weakness in its main trade partners, the central bank said on Monday, but it…
French inflation to decline as pressure from food eases -INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation should decline in the coming months slightly more than expected as food price pressures ease, the national statistics agency said on Thursday, while forecasting meagre economic growth…
French services sector shrinks more than first thought in Aug -PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s dominant services sector contracted more than first estimated in August as another fall in new orders weighed on business in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy, a survey showed…
French food bank says government must do more to tackle inflation
PARIS (Reuters) -The charity Restos du Coeur, famous in France for its soup kitchens and food parcels, has warned that steep inflation will hamper its aid efforts and urged the government to…
French food price inflation likely down ‘significantly’ in Jan – Carrefour CEO
PARIS (Reuters) – Food price inflation in France will likely fall significantly starting in January, following the government’s plan to bring forward annual price negotiations between retailers and consumer goods companies initially…
French manufacturing downturn steeper than initial estimate in August – PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted for the seventh month in a row and at a slightly sharper pace than initially forecast in August, a business survey showed on Friday. HCOB’s…
French August inflation higher than expected, fuelled by energy
PARIS (Reuters) -French inflation accelerated more than expected in August as a new fall in food inflation was more than offset by higher energy prices, preliminary EU-harmonised official data showed on Thursday.…
France’s Eramet to resume manganese mining in Gabon after halt over coup
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French miner Eramet, which on Wednesday suffered heavy stockmarket losses after it suspended operations in Gabon in response to an ongoing coup,…
French govt seeking to double list of groceries subject to price cuts-source
By Leigh Thomas and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) -The French government is looking to secure a commitment from supermarkets and consumer goods groups to help fight inflation by doubling the number of…
French inflation confirms its slowdown at 5,0% in July- final figures
PARIS (Reuters) – French annual inflation reached 5.0% in July, in line with preliminary figure and down from 5.3% in June, dragged down by lower energy, food and manufacturing prices, according to…
Breaking News
