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French Business Titans Top Forbes’s Richest List

Two French business titans, Bernard Arnault of the LVMH empire and Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers of L’Oréal, are named the world’s wealthiest man and woman.

By Liz Alderman

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Aesop, a Skin Care Company, Will Be Acquired by L’Oréal

L’Oréal, the French cosmetics giant, said it would help Aesop, an Australian luxury brand with a cult following, expand in China.

By Jenny Gross

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Prosecutors Raid France’s Biggest Banks in Tax Fraud Sweep

The raids were part of a widening investigation spanning four continents and involving dozens of banks in an alleged scheme to avoid paying taxes.

By Liz Alderman

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I’m Lost All the Time. So I Went on a Labyrinth Vacation.

The dizzying joys of maze tourism, in Barcelona, Paris and Chenonceaux.

By Ingrid Rojas Contreras