Bruno Cautres

Paris Vote on First Female Mayor Turns Into Mudslinging Race

For all the mudslinging, corruption charges, lawsuits and Twitter spats in the battle to be Paris’s next mayor, one thing is settled: It will be a woman.

Hollande Confronts Mounting French Unemployment as Reality Bites

French President Francois Hollande ended his first two weeks in office with a thud.

Aubry, Hollande to Run for French Socialists’ Nomination

Francois Hollande and Martine Aubry will face off to decide who will challenge Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 French presidential elections after the two former Socialist Party chiefs led the first round of the party primary.

Sarkozy’s Euro Debt Role Undermined as Re-Election Threatened by Inquiries

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s re-election may be threatened by corruption probes involving his associates, undermining his bid to play a leading role in resolving the European debt crisis.

French First Lady’s TV Presentation Talks Rekindle Controversy

French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler may be courting controversy again.

Libya Political Bounce for Cameron, Sarkozy May Be Short-Lived

Any political bounce for U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy as they head the international drive against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi may ebb the longer the military campaign lasts.

Hollande Jobs Pledge Faces Test as Corporate France Readies Cuts

France Inc. risks losing more than 15,000 jobs in the months ahead, testing Socialist President- elect Francois Hollande’s resolve to block firings.

Lagarde Exit Worsens Sarkozy Failure on Gender Parity Pledged in Campaign

Christine Lagarde’s exit from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s cabinet of ministers reduces the proportion of women in his government to 29 percent, far short of the gender parity he pledged during his election campaign.

Sarkozy Dealt Blow 100 Days Before Election With French Loss of AAA Rating

President Nicolas Sarkozy has fewer than 100 days before French elections to overcome the blow dealt by Standard & Poor’s decision to strip the country of its AAA credit rating for the first time.

Hollande Secures France’s Socialist Party Nomination to Challenge Sarkozy

Francois Hollande, 57, won the Socialist Party nomination to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in the May 2012 French presidential elections.

"If Paris is the only big French city to have a female mayor in 2014, it will be a drop in the ocean."

- Bruno Cautres on Apr 15, 2013

France

Francois Hollande

Nicolas Sarkozy

Jacques Chirac

Ray Lane Rode Tech Boom Tax-Shelter Wave Broken by IRS

Apple Said to Sign Sony Music, Clearing Way for IRadio

Yankees Co-Owner Steinbrenner Beats IRS in Refund Suit

S&P 500 Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain Since January on Jobs

Payrolls in U.S. Rose 175,000 in May, Unemployment 7.6%