A fall in exports and a decline in household consumption were behind the contraction, as the country grapples with global shocks including the Iran war and US tariffs.

The iShares MSCI France Index Fund (NYSE:EWQ), the lone France-specific ETF, is trading near its lows of the day after Standard & Poor's took negative action on some French banks. The ratings agency ...

Historically one of Europe's heavyweight economies, France has continued its slide down the wealth rankings within the European Union, and is now in the bloc's "second tier" by income, with fresh ...