The former Prime Minister defended his own record and that of his Minister of the Economy, saying he had taken “strong decisions” to contain the slide in the public deficit. “I find the media trial quite scandalous. [et] political” made to Bruno Le Maire over deficit slippage. Former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal defended his Minister […]
Marc Ferracci predicts a “commercial and economic balance of power” with Donald Trump
Marc Ferracci, France’s Minister of Industry, said that Europe needed to move away from a “form of naiveté” towards the United States, on Thursday during a visit to Colmar (Haut-Rhin). Minister Delegate for Industry Marc Ferracci warned on Thursday that Europe must prepare to establish “a balance of commercial and economic power” with the future […]
Bank of America seduced by Hermès International’s unique business model
Hermès International’s Leather Goods and Saddlery division remains the luxury goods group’s most dynamic. Irisa – stock.adobe.com CONFIDENTIEL BOURSE – Every week, Le Figaro Patrimoine et Bourse relays confidential information spotted in analysts’ notes to help you with your investment decisions. Hermès International, a special value for Bank of America Double-digit growth in an ailing […]
Bercy unveils lower but still very high figures just before COP29
In 2023, France contributed 7.2 billion euros to projects in developing countries with a positive impact on the planet. On Friday, the French Treasury published the 2023 figures for “climate financing from France, down 5% year-on-year but still among the highest in the world, three days away of COP29 in Baku (Azerbaijan). In 2023, France […]
Influencer Milla Jasmine ordered by the DGCCRF to “stop” misleading commercial practices
By Le Figaro with AFP Published yesterday at 6:16 p.m., updated just in ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > This former contestant on the reality show “Les Princes de l’amour 3” failed to indicate “the advertising nature” of “posts, publications and stories” on her various accounts, according to the Répression des Fraudes. Former reality show contestant Milla Jasmine, […]
Imposed social housing: the Right goes to war against Paris City Council’s PLU
There are two opposing visions for the city of Paris. On the one hand, there’s Paris City Hall’s desire to introduce a new bioclimatic local urban plan (PLU), which, among other things, imposes the followingallocate part of a building to social housing, in the event of major works. This obligation is known as “pastillage”. The […]
mood in the green after Fed meeting, dollar calms down
Asian markets were in the green in early trading on Friday, November 8, encouraged like Wall Street the previous day by a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the prospect of further monetary easing. Fed in easing mode The US Federal Reserve lowered rates for the second time this year on Thursday […]
government resumes soda tax hike
After the unfinished examination of the Social Security budget in the National Assemblythe government has decided to keep several amendments in the version it is about to send to the Senate, including the increase in the tax on sweetened drinks, Matignon announced on Thursday. A cocktail of amendments, with a dose of soda. After two […]
With electricity prices too low, EDF goes in search of new customers to secure its investments
The energy company aims to win 150 TWh of additional demand by 2035. The equation seems impossible to solve. On the one hand, France wants to have more power generation capacity. decarbonized electricity productionOn the other hand, it wants this same electricity to be inexpensive in order to preserve household purchasing power and business competitiveness, […]
mixed results for television, with declining viewership
DÉCRYPTAGE – The match between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was watched by over 42 million TV viewers, compared with nearly 57 million in 2020. Is the Donald Trump “election product” still good business for the media? On Tuesday, the between the Republican candidate and Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris was watched across the Atlantic by […]