French Business Press, in English
429 briefs
Circle Enlists BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard to Validate Its Arc Blockchain
Circle turned a quarterly profit but remains heavily reliant on interest income. Its Arc blockchain, launching September...
Richemont shares near CHF200 as jewellery unit anchors steady valuation
Shares of Compagnie Financière Richemont rose 2.1% to CHF199.60 on 10 August, lifting the luxury group's market capitali...
Why the Global Pet Care Market Keeps Attracting Investors — and Weathering Recessions
With a 5.8% annual growth rate and recession-proof spending, the pet industry is driven by aging demographics, millennia...
Neurones Raises Revenue Target to Above €900m as IT Services Recovery Gains Pace
The French IT consultancy lifts its full-year sales guidance after organic growth accelerated to 8% in Q2. The upgrade w...
CAC 40 Flat as Markets Await US CPI, Iran Rhetoric Hardens
European stocks are expected to open near flat as investors digest a weak US jobs report that cut September rate hike od...
European stocks pause near records as key US inflation data loom
European shares trod water on Monday after hitting all-time highs, with traders bracing for a week of crucial US inflati...
France's 'China Pre-2001' Football Model: A Talent Export Fragility
France dominates global football talent production, generating billions in transfer revenues, but the reliance on export...
Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Demands Full Disarmament of Hamas
Netanyahu refuses any troop withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed, rejecting a U.S.-led framework and risking new tensions ...
Capgemini's Andrea Falleni: 'Love what you do, and do not fear AI'
The Southern Europe CEO shares lessons from leaving banking for entrepreneurship, why soft skills will matter more, and ...
Trump Rules Out Force, Bets on Economic Squeeze as Hormuz Deadlock Rattles Oil Markets
US President signals a quieter approach on Iran, highlighting sanctions-driven inflation and currency collapse, while th...
‘We Have Not Experienced Such a Climate in Our Lifetime’: Europe’s Summer of 2026 Breaks All Heat Records
Western Europe’s June–July period was the hottest ever recorded, fueled by persistent heatwaves that sparked drought, ma...
Trump Deflects Blame for Midterm Backlash, Says Voters Are Angry at Republicans, Not Him
Facing voter anger over Iran, inflation and power-abuse controversies, Donald Trump insists the backlash targets his par...
Cool Canals, Nordic Road Trips, and Sun Safety: Les Echos' Summer Picks
Les Echos' weekend edition offers a wide-ranging summer guide: from shaded canal paths and mountain retreats to the late...
Bry-sur-Marne Film Studios to Double Capacity in €100M Expansion After Axa Rescue
Historic French studios embark on a six-soundstage buildout aiming to host blockbuster films and series, with on-site em...
Trenitalia Orders €2 Billion in Hitachi Trains to Take On Eurostar on Paris-London Route
The Italian state rail group’s French unit is ordering 19 Frecciarossa 1000 trains, backed by US investor Certares, as i...
SoftBank’s $64bn OpenAI bet turns the Japanese giant into a tech roulette
Masayoshi Son has placed the biggest wager in his four-decade career: $64 billion for a 13% stake in OpenAI. As SoftBank...
Deutsche Bank downgrades Amundi to 'Hold' after 50% surge in one year
Deutsche Bank cut Europe's largest asset manager to Hold after a 55% rally, saying the stock now trades in line with pee...
Amazon Confirms Massive Gas Plant for Texas Data Centers — Emissions Nearly 10% of France’s Annual CO2
Amazon will build a 7.65 GW gas-fired power plant in Texas to directly supply its data centers, bypassing the grid. The ...
Fuel price shock: €67 in Malta, €123 in Denmark — Europe’s pump price divide
A 50‑litre fill‑up can cost from €60.50 to €122.90 depending on the country, driven by wildly different tax policies. Ou...
French Commune Besieged by Waze Traffic: Mayor Installs Light in Desperate Bid to Slow Commuters
Lieusaint has become a daily shortcut for thousands of Waze users, causing gridlock and pollution. The mayor's traffic-l...
Earphone Charging Case Causes Smoke, Diverts SWISS Flight to Maine
A SWISS flight from Zurich to New York made an emergency landing after a damaged earphone charging case with a lithium b...
Holiday spending shifts: French shoppers buy local cider in Brittany, rosé in Corsica
A cashback app’s analysis of over 227,000 receipts shows French consumers dramatically adapt their grocery baskets to th...
French Court Evicts Tenant Who Had Insurance but Failed to Send the Attestation
A Montpellier court ruling shows that having valid home insurance is not enough for tenants—failure to provide the polic...
Apple Taps Alibaba's Qwen AI to Boost Mac Capabilities in China
Apple enables Mac users in mainland China to integrate Alibaba's Qwen AI with Siri and Writing Tools, aiming to close th...
Serbia and Ukraine Pledge Free Trade Deal and Energy Cooperation in Historic Visit
Presidents Vucic and Zelenskiy aim to finalize a free trade agreement by year-end, unblocking Serbia’s WTO bid, while ba...
Berkshire’s Abel puts capital to work: buybacks surge, 14-quarter stock-selling streak ends
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $7.8bn of its own stock in Q2 and July and became a net buyer of equities for the first t...
Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Near, But Tehran Demands U.S. Reparations Before Reopening Vital Oil Route
Iran signals an agreement with Oman on a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route is imminent, yet insists the waterway will ...
Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Net Income Surges 107% to $25.7 Billion on Investment Gains
Total revenues climbed to $101.8 billion while net income more than doubled, likely driven by a rally in the conglomerat...
The Week's Must-Reads: AI Out of Control, Trump's Numbers, and the Allure of Miami
A curated weekly digest of the most insightful business, tech, and politics articles, from AI agents hacking the interne...
US Stocks Climb Record Peaks as Broad Profit Surge Silences Doubters — For Now
S&P 500 earnings jumped 47% in Q2, with growth spreading far beyond tech. Yet surging long-term yields, a pivotal Fed de...
More world press in English: German · Spanish · Russian · Portuguese · Arabic · Chinese · Japanese · all languages