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 PM Borne invites trade unions for talks May 16 and May 17
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invited trade unions for bilateral meetings on May 16 and May 17, as the government seeks to move on to issues other than…
Slower sales at debt-laden French retailer Casino sink shares
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – Heavily-indebted French retailer Casino said on Thursday sales growth slowed in the first quarter, fuelling further concerns over its ability to generate cash and sending its…
French manufacturing contracts further in April – final PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted further in April as new orders fell and the impact of protests against the government’s plans to increase the retirement age hit business, a survey…
French government minister: expects food price inflation to ease off by September
PARIS (Reuters) – Food price inflation in France – which has been a major concern for consumers – should ease off by September, said government minister Olivia Gregoire on Sunday. “By the…
‘Macron Is A Disgrace’: Spanish Diplomat Blasts French President For Cozying Up To China
‘Macron Is A Disgrace’: Spanish Diplomat Blasts French President For Cozying With China Lorenzo Prieto on April 27, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron’s China stance didn’t only cause controversy in the U.S.…
French prosecutors accuse Lebanon central bank chief of hiding fraud
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have told Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged bank statements…
French police cleared to use drones for crowd monitoring
PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a…
LVMH to buy French jewellery producer Platinum Invest to ramp up Tiffany production
PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods group, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Platinum Invest Group, the owner of French jewellery producers Orest and Abysse, with an…
French inflation revised slightly upwards in March to 5.7% – final figures
PARIS(Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a slightly revised 5.7% in March – albeit down from 6.3% in February – as lower energy prices helped offset surging food prices, according to…
Exclusive-EDF warns of 1 billion euro loss due to French strikes, reviews hiring – sources
By Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) -French utility EDF has warned drawn-out strikes at its nuclear reactors and hydro-electricity plants have cost it 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) in lost output and that…
French central bank nudges up Q1 economic growth forecast to around 0.2%
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow around 0.2% in the first quarter of 2023, up from around 0.1% forecast last month, the central bank said on Tuesday, as…
High-tech French army truck maker sees demand for low-tech artillery components
By Clotaire Achi LIMOGES, France (Reuters) – French armoured truck maker Arquus, specialised in manufacturing high-tech off-road military vehicles, has gone back to producing more low-tech undercarriages for howitzers as the ground…
In Beijing, French business community welcomes Macron’s overtures
BEIJING (Reuters) – Among the French business executives travelling to Beijing with President Emmanuel Macron, the mood was cautiously sanguine on the thawing post-pandemic trade prospects with China, with some rejecting American-led…
French lawmakers propose tax credits, subsidies for green industry
PARIS (Reuters) – France could offer tax breaks and subsidies for producing climate friendly technologies in the country, according to proposals on Monday from lawmakers preparing a green industry bill. In the…
French inflation eases to six-month low in March
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation slid in March to a six-month low – though by slightly less than forecast – as a sharp drop in energy price inflation helped offset surging food…
French pension standoff causing cracks in Macron’s camp, insiders say
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron’s drive to ram through legislation raising France’s retirement age despite mass protests is creating rifts between ministers and his allies amid frustration that the…
French corporate finance chiefs vet bank risks and exposure -lobby
PARIS (Reuters) – Corporate finance directors are scrutinising who they bank with in the wake of recent market tensions but there is no rush for the exit for now, France’s corporate treasury…
French business activity strengthened in March -flash PMI
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity strengthened in March by more than forecast, a monthly survey showed on Friday, as the euro zone’s second-biggest economy benefited from growth in…
French insurer AXA has about $640 million exposure to Credit Suisse
PARIS (Reuters) – French insurer AXA had a “limited exposure” of about 0.6 billion euros ($639.5 million) to Swiss bank Credit Suisse, it said on Monday. “AXA has no exposure to Credit…
French insurer AXA outlines bond exposure to SVB and US regional banks
PARIS (Reuters) – French insurer AXA has a relatively small corporate bond exposure to Silicon Valley Bank, group Deputy CEO Frederic de Courtois told a Morgan Stanley investor conference this week. “On…
French inflation revised upwards in February to 7.3% – final figures
PARIS (Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a revised 7.3% in February from 7.0% in January, partly as a result of higher food prices, according to final figures from the INSEE…
French retailer Casino selling down stake in Brazil’s Assai
PARIS (Reuters) -Casino on Tuesday launched a sale of shares in Brazilian supermarket chain Assai as the French supermarket operator presses on with cutting its debt. Casino said it would be selling…
French union leader vows to keep fighting Macron’s pension plan
PARIS (Reuters) – French unions will keep on fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan despite the upper house of parliament approving the text on Saturday, a leader of one of…
TotalEnergies: Strike continues for sixth day at company’s French sites
PARIS (Reuters) – TotalEnergies said on Sunday the rolling strike over the government’s planned pension reform continued for the sixth day running at its French refineries and depots, an company spokesperson told…
Macron backs enshrining right to abortion in French constitution
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he backed including the right to abortion in the constitution, a move he said would send a signal of solidarity to women…
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