France

International Economics

Macron Taps 33-Year-Old to Lead France Out of Economic Wilderness

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After two months of a post-election stalemate, French president Emmanuel Macron appointed a government Saturday.

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International Economics

Paris Olympics Begin With Economic Promise and Peril

Hosting the Olympic games is supposed to be an economic boon for any city. Early metrics, however, show Paris might not be so lucky.

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International Economics

French Reject Far-Right as Leftist Coalition Nabs Shock Election Victory

After a coalition of socialists and greens won a shock upset in France’s parliamentary elections, markets still need time to digest.

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M&A

LVMH Clocks in With L’Epée 1839 Acquisition as CEO Takes Surprise Stake in Rival

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton acquired Spiza, the parent of high-end Swiss watchmaker L’Epée 1839, on Monday.

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Big Tech

Meta Looks Back to the Metaverse with Rose-Tinted Ray-Bans

By expanding its partnership with Ray-Ban, Meta is turning its attention back to building futuristic hardware.

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CIO Upside

How CIOs Can Prepare for the Not-So-Distant Quantum Security Threat

‘What’s more concerning is that people are just waiting and doing nothing’

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Artificial Intelligence

The Less You Know, the Better: Tech Moves Toward Data Minimization

‘At the end of the day, wherever that data is, it has to be protected’

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