The demand for tech services and products is starting to normalize as a consequence. Bosses are starting to focus on pairing back some of the excessive costs they've incurred during the pandemic. And economic data showed that retail sales in the US declined just over 1% over Christmas, which gives some indication of dampening consumer demand.
Fixing the complex, creaking pension system remains central to President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda of reforms. But leaving it alone is central to French identity—so workers are striking, again, in huge numbers. Our correspondent lays out why 2023’s first earnings season is so gloomy. And America is providing more legal protections for polyamorous “throuples”.
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