Economy

French luxury goods giant LVMH in F1 sponsorship deal
French luxury goods giant LVMH in F1 sponsorship deal

French luxury goods giant LVMH on Wednesday announced a 10-year sponsorship deal as a global partner of Formula One. “We were thrilled to work with one of the LVMH Maisons during the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, and to now expand our relationship with the Group as they become a Global Partner." kap/ak/nr/bsp

Macron backs Chinese EV tariffs as Scholz calls for dialogue
Macron backs Chinese EV tariffs as Scholz calls for dialogue

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his support for EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, during a visit to Berlin on Wednesday. "I do support the European Commission on that," Macron said when questioned about the issue at the Berlin Global Dialogue event.

US private sector adds more jobs than expected in September: ADP
US private sector adds more jobs than expected in September: ADP

US private sector hiring picked up in September, with employers adding more jobs than anticipated, according to data released Wednesday by payroll firm ADP. ADP data showed private sector employment rose by 143,000 jobs, significantly higher than the 120,000 figure that a consensus by Briefing.com expected.

Spain logs record summer tourism as inflow draws protests
Spain logs record summer tourism as inflow draws protests

Spain welcomed a record 21.8 million international visitors this summer, official data showed on Wednesday, an influx of tourism that has triggered some protests in the country. - Heading towards annual record - The most common nationality of tourists in Spain over the summer was British, with 4.17 million UK visitors.

Hedi Slimane quits as Celine's artistic director
Hedi Slimane quits as Celine's artistic director

Hedi Slimane has quit as artistic director at Celine, the French haute couture house said Wednesday, amid speculation the 56-year-old may fill Karl Lagerfeld's empty chair at Chanel. "Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French couture house," the house said in a statement.