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Jean-Luc Melenchon holds out hand
Politics

French left-wing coalition poised for shock victory over Macron’s centrists and Le Pen’s far right in legislative election

By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet and The Associated Press
July 7, 2024
people swimming in the Seine River
Features

The Seine River, the romantic lifeblood of Paris, is set to reopen for swimming after 100 years. But its cursed clean-up is a lesson for future Olympics

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July 6, 2024
Tourists at Trocadero Plaza admire the Eiffel Tower adorned with Olympic rings, celebrating the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on June 30, 2024 in Paris, France.
Politics

Russia intensifies disinformation campaigns against France as elections and Paris Olympics draw near

By Lori Hinnant and The Associated Press
July 4, 2024
Xavier Niel, billionaire and deputy chairman of Iliad SA.
Tech

French billionaire Xavier Niel is building a ChatGPT competitor with a ‘thick French accent’

By Mark Bergen and Bloomberg
July 4, 2024
CEO of Renault group, Luca de Meo
Tech

Renault vows to reduce battery costs by 20% and build a ‘value chain’ of EV suppliers in Europe, in a bid to remain competitive

By Elisabeth Behrmann, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
July 2, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron
Politics

France’s political chaos has already halted some economic reforms while markets weigh the worst-case scenario

By William Horobin, Alice Gledhill and Bloomberg
July 1, 2024
Election Night With Marine Le Pen
Politics

French market rebounds and euro edges up after France’s far-right National Rally clinches first-round vote

By Alice Gledhill, Aline Oyamada and Bloomberg
July 1, 2024
Marine Le Pen speaks at podium
Politics

Far-right party takes strong lead in France’s legislative election, while Macron’s centrist group trails badly in first-round voting

By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet and The Associated Press
June 30, 2024
Crowds of Tourists rest in front of the Eiffel Tower
Features

How to survive Paris during the 2024 Olympics

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June 29, 2024
France's President Emmanuel Macron
Finance

Amid election nerves French traders race to secure funding as they foresee the worst blow to bonds

By Alice Gledhill, Michael Msika, Tasos Vossos and Bloomberg
June 28, 2024
Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L'Oreal SA.
Finance

CEO of cosmetics giant L’Oreal announces slower growth as Chinese market flatlines

By Angelina Rascouet, Michael Msika and Bloomberg
June 28, 2024
Bernard Arnault smiles to his right and is in front of a pink background.
Leadership

LVMH CEO and world’s richest man Bernard Arnault reveals what motivates him to work 12-hour-plus days, even at 75: ‘Every morning I have fun when I arrive’

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June 26, 2024
Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky.
Tech

France’s former IT giant Atos chose Onepoint’s restructuring plan—but Onepoint withdrew giving billionaire Daniel Kretinsky the power to step in

By Amy Thomson and Bloomberg
June 26, 2024
Chez l'Ami Louis in 1987
Lifestyle

LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury company, just added a quirky 3-star Parisian bistro that makes $100 roast chicken to its empire

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June 24, 2024
Frederic Arnault (C), son of French luxury group LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, and student of the Ecole Polytechnique (Special military school of Polytechnique), attends the preparation of the annual Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2015 in Paris, France.
Tech

Forget STEM. The head of Paris’s top tech university says the secret to France’s AI boom is a focus on the humanities

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June 24, 2024

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