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The French plane maker’s deal comes despite pressure on Europe from the Biden administration to isolate Beijing.

Two French business titans, Bernard Arnault of the LVMH empire and Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers of L’Oréal, are named the world’s wealthiest man and woman.

Not all Western companies packed up and left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Some say Moscow has tied their hands, while others choose to...

The earthquake’s staggering reconstruction bill will join other economic woes as the country’s autocratic leader faces re-election.

Prices rose at an annual rate of 8.5 percent last month, down from 9.2 percent in December, but signs of persistent cost increases remain.

Angry protests over a plan to raise France’s retirement age pile uncertainty on small businesses, but most are siding with the demonstrators.

A measure to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 is expected to expose more people to age discrimination: “Companies in France won’t hire...

After 10 months of Russian destruction, Ukraine’s economy shrank by 30 percent. But companies have packed up and moved, switched products and found support abroad.

As temperatures drop amid an energy crisis, governments say power blackouts may be necessary to conserve electricity.

“Risks remain tilted to the downside,” the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said, predicting economies will grow only 2.2 percent next year.