
Column and editorials on the economic situation and the competitiveness of businesses
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France is facing economic difficulties characterized by rising unemployment and business failures.
Charles Jaigu: “France’s financial crisis has begun”
CHRONICLE - François Villeroy de Galhau puts forward his ideas to get out of the spendthrift state. The former governor of the Bank of France looks back on the lost illusions of his generation. But he displays a fighting optimism.
The editorial by Gaëtan de Capèle: “Cost of labor, business leaders eternal jokes”
In a period of rising unemployment and explosion of insolvencies, priority should be given to strengthening the competitiveness of businesses rather than weakening it.

For the last Friday the 13th of 2026, FDJ United anticipates an increase in Loto stakes. A Super Loto of 21 million euros is at stake, supported by the superstition of a third of French people who see this date as a sign of luck.

After his resignation from Nvidia following revelations about affairs with Alice Huang and Kimberly Powell, Jensen Huang is suspected of a third extramarital affair with an anonymous employee of the company.

The IEA forecasts a surplus in global oil supply in the fourth quarter of 2026, a first since the start of the war in Iran. Despite attacks on infrastructure, supply is increasing thanks to exports from the Gulf.
The SNCF Connect platform recorded a historic record with 1.8 million tickets sold in one day on November 12. This enthusiasm can be explained by the exceptional opening of TGV Inoui reservations until July 2, 2027.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon unveils an investment plan of 3.45 billion euros to increase the share of new clothing manufactured in France to 10% by 2032. He is banking on local flax and hemp crops, robotization and public ordering.

Jensen Huang, boss of Nvidia, admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese business leader suspected of espionage by the United States. The board of directors has opened an independent investigation into these facts.