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Inside Israel's Scale-Up Machine: 9,000 Startups and Deep Nasdaq Links
Government R&D policy, school-level tech exposure and a small home market have made Israel one of the world's densest st...
Revolut Founder's Tesla-Style Pay Plan Could Make Him Britain's Richest Person
Nik Storonsky holds nearly 29% of Revolut and a Musk-inspired stock award tied to its $115bn valuation, putting him with...
China's Auto Market Piles Up 650 New Models in Half a Year as Demand Cools
About 650 new models hit China between January and June, yet demand is slowing. The launch wave shows an overcrowded new...
French Firms' AI Use Triples to 18%, Nearing EU Average, Insee Says
An Insee survey finds 18% of French companies with 10 or more staff used AI in 2025, tripling since 2023 and close to th...
Sanctioned Russian Tanker Runs Aground Off Oman; 800,000 Barrels Threaten Coast
The Caroline Bezengi has already spread a slick over more than 2,000 km² that reached Oman's shore, and experts warn a f...
From Etretat to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: 12 French Gardens for a Summer Escape
A Les Echos selection spans Normandy, Dordogne, Haute-Saône and the Côte d'Azur, mixing topiary, water gardens, botanica...
Inside Mouthe, the Jura 'Cold Hole' That Still Holds France's Record Low
The village of Mouthe keeps its minus 36.7°C national cold record thanks to a clear hollow where frigid air pools on sti...
La Défense Still Chasing Its Original Promise of a Lived-In District
Europe’s largest business hub has 50,000 residents, but planners’ original goal of a balanced neighbourhood remains only...
Ukraine's June Aid Rebound Masks a Long-Term Slowdown and a Patriot Interceptor Squeeze
Military aid allocated to Kyiv reached €7.2bn in June, the most since April 2024, but the increase was driven by an EU l...
French Executive Moves: Kärcher, LaSalle and Insurance Groups Appoint New Leaders
Kärcher France appoints Sabrina Pantier as managing director, LaSalle names Alexandre Arhuis-Grumbach president, and Dio...
French PER Default Management Masks Wide Performance Gaps, 2026 Report Warns
A Good Value for Money study finds France's default target-date PER management can produce very uneven returns and alloc...
Boeing ordered to pay $29m to family of UN engineer killed in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash
A Chicago court ordered Boeing to pay $29m to the family of Michael Ryan, a UN engineer killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Air...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
Assurance-Vie: Security and Tax Benefits, With Limits for Market Investors
France's favourite savings wrapper offers a 152,500 € death allowance and reduced tax after eight years, but its edge li...
Dominique Libault, Builder of France’s Fifth Social Security Branch, Dies
The former head of France’s social security directorate, who shaped the 2020 creation of a dedicated long-term care bran...
18 Months in Judicial Restructuring: How a Loire Restaurant Group Survived €1.8m in Debt
Imalyne exited court-supervised restructuring in February 2026, cutting two loss-making units while safeguarding 40 jobs...
How France's Prefectures Orchestrate the Response to Extreme Heat
Behind the heatwave warnings lies a structured chain of communication. From Météo-France's forecasts to mayors' crisis p...
Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota President Who Championed the Prius, Dies at 93
The former boss of Toyota, the first outsider to lead the firm in decades, oversaw the launch of the pioneering hybrid P...
Rheinmetall’s Imperial Ambitions: The German Arms Giant Rousing French Suspicion
Armin Papperger has turned Rheinmetall into Europe’s dominant defence player, but his voracious appetite for consolidati...
Jellyfish swarm forces EDF to halt three reactors at France’s largest nuclear plant
A massive influx of jellyfish clogged cooling water intakes at the Gravelines nuclear station, stopping three reactors a...
French Business Briefing: Telemarketing Consent, Firefighting Tech, and AI Renovation
BFM Business’s Good Morning Business covered a new telemarketing consent rule, FireTracking’s safety tech for firefighte...
Solar Eclipse Triggers €400+ Wholesale Power Spike in Germany
A partial solar eclipse will briefly push German wholesale electricity prices above €460/MWh on Wednesday evening, expos...
The True Cost of Using Your Bank Card Abroad – and How to Avoid It
A €2,000 holiday spend can vary by dozens of euros in fees depending on the bank. Digital players like Fortuneo, BoursoB...
What Revolut's French Banking Licence Unlocks: Loans, Overdrafts and a Local PEA
The UK neo-bank can now offer credit, overdrafts, savings and the popular French tax-advantaged stock plan, intensifying...
French Gas Reference Price to Rise 5.6% on September 1, Hitting 6 Million Households
The benchmark French gas price will climb to €172.05/MWh as wholesale costs surge due to the Middle East conflict, affec...
Navigo Annual Pass Finally Goes Digital on iPhone — With a Catch
Île-de-France Mobilités has started rolling out digital Navigo annual passes for iPhone, following the Android release. ...
Canada Intensifies Talks with US to Avert Sweeping 50% Tariffs as August 19 Deadline Looms
Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for the third time in three weeks as bo...
NBA's Financial Empire: $24B TV Deals, $1.9B Team Values and Global Expansion
From record media rights to surging international merchandise sales, the National Basketball Association has transformed...
DEME Group: Inside the Maritime Solutions Provider’s Operations and Financial Profile
A snapshot of DEME Group’s four business segments—offshore energy, dredging, environmental, and concessions—alongside it...
Inside the NBA Machine: The $24 Billion Media Deal and Global Expansion Fueling Record Franchise Values
Annual revenue streams of sponsorship, television, ticketing, and merchandise have transformed NBA teams into global bra...
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