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French stocks and the euro boosted by election results
  + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
London CNN —French stocks and the euro rallied Monday after results from the first round of elections suggested the far right will inflict a heavy defeat on President Emmanual Macron but fall short of winning an outright majority in parliament. France’s CAC 40 index, which represents 40 of the biggest companies listed in Paris, rose 2.7% at the open. The euro, which tumbled after Macron called the snap election on June 9, touched the strongest level against the dollar in more than two weeks. Macron’s Ensemble alliance slumped to a dismal third with 20.76%, according to final results published Monday by France’s Interior Ministry. “The immediate reaction is one of a relief rally.”This is a developing story and will be updated.
Persons: Emmanual Macron, Macron, Le, ” Mohit Kumar, Jefferies, Organizations: London CNN, Popular Front, France’s Interior Ministry Locations: Paris, Europe
He is the author of six books on the politics of the Olympic Games, most recently “What Are the Olympics For?” The views expressed here are his own. France enacted an Olympic Games Law in May 2023 that legalized the use of AI-driven video surveillance this summer and allowed experimentation with intelligent video surveillance until March 31, 2025. The law made France the first nation in the European Union to greenlight biometric surveillance systems. She told me that the Olympic Law “infringes the right to privacy, the right to be anonymous in the streets.”“Everything in this is political,” Levain said. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces unveiled plans to use HELMA-P, an anti-drone laser weapon system prototype, at the Paris Games.
Persons: Jules Boykoff, Emmanuel Macron, Jules Boykoff Jessi, , ” Noémie, , ” Levain, , Gérald Darmanin, we’ve, Amelie Oudea, Macron, Natsuko Sasaki, Laurent Nuñez, Le, Danielle Simonnet, Thomas Bach Organizations: Pacific University, Olympic Games, CNN, Olympic, Games, ISIS, Stade de France –, Law, European Union, Amnesty International, European Civic Forum, Human Rights, Ministry of, France’s, French Ministry of, Armed Forces, Paris Games, Stade de France, Paris Police, Le Parisien, Paris, Patriotes, Palais Royal, National Assembly, France Insoumise Party Locations: Paris, Palestinian, Atlanta, France, Le, Europe, Moscow
Paris, France CNN —Fires raged across protest sites in France and nearly 1,000 people were detained as violent demonstrations over the killing of a 17-year-old shot by police entered a fourth night. France’s Interior Ministry said Saturday 994 people had been detained following the fourth night of violence. Seventy-nine police and gendarmes were injured over Friday night and there had been 58 attacks on police and gendarme stations, it added. It also shared video showing damage to the Alcazar library in Marseille which it said had been vandalized during the night. “The situation is worrisome with the violent riots that have been ongoing in mainland France for several days.
Persons: geolocated, Gerald Darmanin, BFMTV, Darmanin, Benoit Payan, , Pascal Prache, Alexis Jumeau, Nahel, Éric Dupond, Moretti, Elysée Organizations: France CNN —, CNN, BFMTV, Marseille, TF1, French Locations: Paris, France, Lyon, Old, Marseille, Alcazar, , Nanterre, Cayenne, French Guiana,
Paris/London CNN —Demonstrators forced their way into the building that houses BlackRock’s office in Paris Thursday, taking their protest against the government’s pension reforms to the world’s biggest money manager. Videos shared on social media showed protesters entering the Centorial office block, located near the Opéra Garnier opera house, holding red flares and firing smoke bombs. BlackRock’s office is located on the third floor. Workers invade the Centorial building that houses BlackRock's office in Paris on April 6, 2023. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has played no part in the pension reforms.
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