Pension agent France touches a really central part of the national identity. The French to this day consider it a part of progress towards a better society. Later this week, it's the turn of the tech giants. Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon will reveal their performance.
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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