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FRANCE 24 English

A daily update on the latest business and economic news. Live from Monday to Thursday at 9:15am and 6:45pm Paris time.

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00:05:33

E-commerce giant Coupang offers €1 billion...

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2025/12/29

Over a month after announcing a massive data breach affecting 34 million of its users, South Korean e-commerce company Coupang announced this Monday it would offer 1.69 trillion won in compensation (around €1 billion) to customers in the form of vouchers. Also in this edition, former EU digital chief Thierry Breton gives his first interview since being sanctioned by the US. Plus, Nokia's archived mobile design plans are now open to the public.

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00:05:20

BP appoints Big Oil's first female CEO to continue...

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2025/12/18

London-based energy giant BP announced on Wednesday it was appointing Meg O'Neill as CEO starting on April 1. The executive, who has been at the head of Australian group Woodside Energy for the past four years, is expected to focus her efforts on the company's core oil and gas activities in a bid to catch up with rivals. Also in this edition: YouTube gains the rights to broadcast the Oscars ceremony starting in 2029, underlining streaming's increasing power in Hollywood.

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00:05:28

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of...

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2025/12/17

Warner Brothers Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, saying it carries many risks and is inferior to Netflix's offer. The company's board said the Ellison family that controls Paramount "consistently misled" them about guarantees and urged shareholders not to sell them their stocks. Plus, as oil prices rose following Donald Trump's order to blockade oil tankers in and out of Venezuela, we take a look at just how central oil is to the country's economy.

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00:06:15

Oil prices rise as Trump orders blockade of...

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2025/12/17

Crude benchmarks were rising on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the US would put a stop to any traffic of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela. The country's oil revenue is a lifeline for the Maduro government, which now mainly sells its barrels to China. Also in this edition: Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly telling its shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. Plus: FIFA offers $60 tickets for the 2026 World Cup amid criticism over high prices.

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00:07:27

EU rolls back 2035 internal combustion engine ban

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2025/12/16

The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meaning a small-scale production of petrol or hybrid cars could continue. The auto industry and some member states have been lobbying hard to get the rules relaxed in the face of slow market growth for EVs.

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00:06:19

Ford to take $19.5 billion writedown as it scraps...

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2025/12/16

Ford is abandoning top EV models like the F-150 Lightning as weak demand and hostile policies from the Trump administration weigh on sales. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: the EU prepares to water down its own upcoming ban on sales of new internal combustion vehicles, while France tries to support its own EV battery sector.

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00:05:23

China sees first annual investment decline in 30 years

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2025/12/15

Despite logging a record trade surplus, economic data for November showed China's domestic woes are deepening. Retail sales grew at their slowest pace in three years and investment slowed sharply, signalling that Chinese consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly cautious. Plus, Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy after struggling with competition, debt, tariffs and Amazon's buyout offer later being called off. It's now being taken private by its main Chinese supplier.

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00:06:06

French government calls for delay of EU-Mercosur...

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2025/12/15

France's prime minister has called for pushing back the final approval vote on the landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal as an outbreak of lumpy skin disease sparks a fresh crisis in its agricultural sector. Also in this edition: credit default swaps for AI hyperscalers take off as investors worry about excessive debt, and French consumers tighten their belts for Christmas.

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00:07:43

Is the US interested in Venezuela's oil?

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2025/12/11

The US's motives are unclear after it seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Also, France's last major home appliance maker goes bankrupt. Meanwhile, Disney strikes a deal with OpenAI. Plus, Lidl gets creative with its advertising, with a competition to win its "Eau de croissant".

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00:05:38

US Federal Reserve cuts rate by 25 basis points, but...

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2025/12/11

The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The move comes as the US economy deals with sticky inflation, slowing jobs figures and a lack of official data because of the government shutdown. Stock markets reacted favourably to the news initially, but were then weighed down by concerns related to the tech sector. Also in this edition: Donald Trump signals his support for a change of ownership at CNN. Plus, we bring you some data on

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00:07:48

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the third...

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2025/12/10

The US Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point, to a range of 3.5% - 3.75%, but signalled there will be fewer cuts going forward amid a cooling labour market and persistently high inflation. The vote was not unanimous, with two calling for keeping rates unchanged, and Trump ally Stephen Miran wanting a larger cut. Also in the segment, the United Arab Emirates is turning towards AI as part of a strategy at ensuring its future in a post-fossil-fuels world.

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00:07:49

Australian social media ban for kids tackles...

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2025/12/10

As Australia's ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect, we speak with Jess Butcher, a tech entrepreneur and founder of digital wellbeing foundation ScrollAware. In spite of being opposed to over-regulation, she tells us she supports the Australian ban on account of the scale of the "harms that these platforms are causing" to users and the failure of tech companies to act meaningfully.

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00:04:59

Ford, Renault team up on low-cost electric cars to...

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2025/12/10

Automotive heavyweights Renault and Ford are to join forces to develop a line of compact, more affordable Ford-branded electric vehicles and commercial vans in a bid to curb a wave of cheaper Chinese electric models gaining ground in Europe. Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a joint statement: “We will combine Renault Group's industrial scale and EV assets with Ford's iconic design and driving dynamics to create vehicles that are fun, capable and distinctly Ford in spirit." Also in this edition: Microsoft

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00:06:28

US to allow exports of advanced artificial...

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2025/12/09

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would allow the export of US chipmaker Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips to China, in spite of criticism saying such a move could end up benefitting Beijing's military. Trump said the US would collect a 25 percent fee on these sales and added that he'd informed Chinese leader Xi Jinping of his decision. Also in this edition, we look at why Chinese cars are increasingly popular among French consumers.

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00:06:40

China's trade surplus hits record $1.08 trillion...

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2025/12/08

China exported over $1 trillion worth of goods more than it imported for January through November, a record amount that is increasingly seen as untenable by the country's Western trading partners. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. faces regulatory hurdles and pushback from Hollywood unions.

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00:05:31

Defence, oil and trade imbalances: Putin in India to...

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2025/12/04

Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine. The visit aims at strengthening economic ties between Moscow and New Delhi. Also, Italian police visit the headquarters of 13 major fashion brands as part of an investigation into luxury good supply chains. Plus, hundreds queue up in Auckland for Ikea's grand opening.

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00:06:10

France's Macron pushes for more investment, trade...

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2025/12/04

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China with a delegation of business leaders, seeking more Chinese investment in France and a reduction in the trade deficit. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: the Trump administration plans to loosen US fuel efficiency standards, to the delight of carmakers and the dismay of climate advocates.

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00:05:34

EU proposes using frozen Russian assets to provide...

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2025/12/03

The European Commission has unveiled plans to provide €90 billion to support Ukraine over the next two years, by either using frozen Russian assets or by borrowing money on international markets. Although the EU has already been using interests earned on Russian central bank assets held up in Europe to help Ukraine, Belgium is firmly against tapping into the actual funds. But first, the EU has presented a new strategy to reduce its dependence on China for rare earths.

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00:06:08

EU to unveil new plan to end dependence on China's...

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2025/12/03

The European Union will release an updated plan this Wednesday to end its dependence on China for rare earths. These critical minerals are considered crucial in a number of high-stakes supply chains, notably in the defence, renewable energy and auto sectors, yet Beijing dominates both their mining and refining globally. Also in this edition, we look at how deforestation may have helped exacerbate recent floods in Indonesia.

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00:08:09

OpenAI's Sam Altman declares 'code red' to improve...

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2025/12/02

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a 'code red' to improve ChatGPT, planning to put all other projects on the backburner. The urgent call in an internal memo, first reported by The Information, highlights the ever-tightening race for AI supremacy with Google's recent launch of its new Gemini chatbot threatening ChatGPT's lead in the field. Also in the segment, the OECD says the global economy has held up better than expected this year in the face of Donald Trump's tariffs, but warns risks remain.

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