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Stocks Set to Open Higher on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes and Earnings Optimism

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.36%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.55% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors wager that a resilient economy and further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve will continue to underpin corporate earnings.

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Why Did French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resign? Shocking Exit Plunges France Into Fresh Political Crisis Weeks After Appointment

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned just weeks after his appointment, sparking fresh chaos. Markets reacted sharply to the political crisis.

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France's New PM Resigns After Less Than Month In Office

France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and dealing a fresh blow to President Emmanuel Macron.

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France loses yet another prime minister as Sebastien Lecornu sensationally quits plunging country into deeper crisis

Sebastien Lecornu handed his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning

Evening Standard

France’s new prime minister resigns after less than a month in the job

French president Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation

The Independent UK

France Unveils New Government Amid Political Deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.

International Business Times

French PM Under Pressure To Put Together Cabinet

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled to ensure support on the left and right.

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French PM vows new government early October, no 'austerity' budget

French Prime Sebastien Lecornu vowed he would finally appoint a new government by the beginning of October, adding that it was "out of the question" that he would propose an austerity budget, in an interview published Friday.

Radio France Internationale

French unions announce fresh day of strikes after talks with PM Lecornu collapse

France's trade unions call for new nationwide strike on 2 October to pile the pressure on new French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.

Euronews

France hit by protests and strikes over Macron’s public service cuts

‘Every time there’s a protest, it feels like daily life is held hostage,’ says Paris office worker

The Independent UK

France roiled by anti-austerity protests as unions demand budget rethink

More than one million people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday, according to the hardline CGT union. Union leaders hailed the strike as "already a success" and issued a warning to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, demanding fiscal, social and environmental justice in his upcoming budget.

Radio France Internationale

France hit by huge strike as up to 800,000 protest looming budget cuts

In Paris, many metro lines were set to be suspended for most of the day except for morning and afternoon rush hour

Evening Standard

Major Disruption Hits France On Day Of Anti-Macron 'Anger'

French protesters were on Thursday staging a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's budget policies, with mass protests expected, transport chaos and clashes between police and demonstrators.

International Business Times

Macron feels the heat as French workers protest his budget cuts

Thursday’s day of action poses first real test for new PM Sebastien Lecornu.

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New PM Lecornu scraps holiday cuts as he seeks fresh start for France’s budget

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has moved quickly to change course, scrapping a deeply unpopular measure regarding the cutting of public holidays and promising a fresh approach to the 2026 budget.

International Business Times

France Risks Credit Downgrade As New PM Tackles Budget

France on Friday risks a downgrade on its ability to pay back debts, economists said, a move that would further complicate new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's task of drawing up a budget for next year.

Radio France Internationale

France risks credit downgrade as new PM tackles budget

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Who is 'political animal' Sébastien Lecornu, France's latest prime minister?

Sébastien Lecornu on Wednesday became France's fifth prime minister in less than two years. The former defence minister is seen as a consummate strategist and close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, who is hoping Lecornu can forge some much needed consensus in a fractured parliament.

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France Political Crisis Looms Over ECB Meeting

France's political crisis will likely take centre stage at a European Central Bank meeting Thursday, with turmoil in the eurozone's second-biggest economy causing a fresh headache for policymakers.

The Independent UK

Restaurant set on fire in Paris during ‘Block Everything’ protest

Protesters took to the streets in a day of planned national demonstrations

The Independent UK

French police arrest dozens as ‘Block Everything’ campaign causes widespread disruption

Members of the ‘Block Everything’ movement said they considered the political system was no longer fit for purpose

Evening Standard

France gripped by protest chaos as 'Block Everything' demonstrators clash with police amid 'shutdown' campaign

More than 100 arrests in Paris as protesters try to disrupt key transport links including the Eurostar hub at Gare du Nord

Al Jazeera

Macron names close ally Sebastien Lecornu as new French PM

Sebastien Lecornu, 39, is facing an uphill battle over budget as protests loom in the coming days.

The Independent UK

New prime minister named by Macron amid political turmoil in France

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What’s next for Macron and who could become France’s next prime minister?

After François Bayrou’s downfall, Emmanuel Macron faces the tough decision of whether to find a fifth prime minister in under two years or call for snap elections.

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