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France Inc. Backs Fillon Pledges for Labor Reform, Tax Cuts

EghtesadOnline: France Inc. is rooting for former Prime Minister Francois Fillon to become the country’s next president, with business lobbies backing his campaign pledges to cut taxes and carry out sweeping labor reforms.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 10:06

France's Fillon seen as favorite to beat Juppe for conservative nomination

EghtesadOnline: Former prime minister Francois Fillon looked on Friday to be in a strong position to claim his center-right party's nomination to contest next year's French presidential election as he and rival Alain Juppe held final rallies of the primary campaign.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:42

Former banker Macron joins French presidential race

EghtesadOnline: French former economy minister Emmanuel Macron joined the 2017 presidential election race on Wednesday, formally announcing that he was entering the contest as an independent candidate.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:57

Macron Win Is Bad for Putin, Good for Team Merkel on World Stage

EghtesadOnline: The standard bearers for liberal democracy and global free trade were quick to welcome Emmanuel Macron as France’s next president, and there’s already one likely loser on the international stage: Russia.
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Publish Date:09/May/2017 | 04:16

Euro hits 6-month high, Asian shares firm after French election

EghtesadOnline: The euro hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday while Asian shares gained and U.S. stock futures briefly touched a record high, on investor relief after centrist Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the French presidential election.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 05:06

Former drama teacher seeks new role as French First Lady

EghtesadOnline: When they first met, he was 15, she was a married 40-year old teacher coaching him in a school play. Set to enter the Elysee presidential palace as First Lady, Brigitte Macron will keep coaching her husband, but on a bigger stage now.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:59

Wall Street set to rise after Macron wins in France

EghtesadOnline: U.S. equity index futures edged higher on Sunday in the wake of a victory by the centrist candidate in the closely watched presidential French election, suggesting the benchmark S&P 500 may push further into record territory when trading reopens on Monday morning.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:55

Macron wins French presidency, to sighs of relief in Europe

EghtesadOnline: Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:52

Asian Stocks Climb as Global Growth Seen Intact

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks climbed outside of China, with Japanese shares rallying after a three-day holiday, amid optimism on improving global growth following Emmanuel Macron’s victory as France’s next president.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:33

Macron Vows to Heal France’s Divisions After Victory Over Le Pen

EghtesadOnline: Emmanuel Macron pledged to unite France’s rifts after his victory over Marine Le Pen in the presidential election, saying that he’ll work to address the concerns that were exposed during one of the most divisive campaigns of recent history.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 04:17

French Prepare to Vote as Cyber Attack on Macron Probed

EghtesadOnline: French voters are getting ready to vote Sunday in the final round of the country’s presidential election after a last-minute twist saw front-runner Emmanuel Macron’s campaign fall victim to a hacking attack.
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Publish Date:07/May/2017 | 03:34

Macron stretches lead as French presidential campaign enters final day

EghtesadOnline: Independent centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of a tumultuous election campaign that has turned the country's politics upside down.
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Publish Date:05/May/2017 | 06:02

National Front Leaders Start to Acknowledge That Le Pen May Lose

EghtesadOnline: National Front leaders are beginning to acknowledge that Marine Le Pen may be headed for defeat in Sunday’s presidential election after she failed to land the decisive blow she needs to overhaul Emmanuel Macron in Wednesday’s television debate.
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Publish Date:04/May/2017 | 21:22

Macron and Le Pen to square off in French pre-election TV debate

EghtesadOnline: France's presidential rivals, centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right's Marine Le Pen, go head-to-head on Wednesday in a televised debate in which sparks are sure to fly as they fight their corner in a last encounter before Sunday's runoff vote.
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Publish Date:03/May/2017 | 04:42

French voters skeptical Macron, Le Pen have answers on key issues

EghtesadOnline: A week before the decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 04:52

World’s Biggest Stock Markets Haven’t Been This Split Since 2008

EghtesadOnline: The Chinese and U.S. stock markets are going in opposite directions. An intensifying crackdown against leverage in Asia’s biggest economy has rocked the hither-to unflappable Shanghai Composite Index over the past week, sending it to a three-month low last session. In the U.S., the largest equity market is embracing a risk rally spurred by the French election, with the S&P 500 Index continuing to build on reflation-trade gains ignited by Donald Trump’s November victory.
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Publish Date:25/April/2017 | 17:04