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TotalEnergies News & Fact Checking responded to Mr. Ruffin that its global results had allowed it to cap pump prices for its French customers, with an amount already estimated at 500 million euros, and to fund investments contributing to the country's supply security. The company also cited value sharing with its employees, notably through profit-sharing, bonuses, assistance for fuel purchases, and dividends paid to its 80% French employee shareholders. It mentioned the return of funds to shareholders, including over 700,000 French individuals, as well as the company's debt reduction. TotalEnergies indicated that it would pay corporate tax in France for the 2026 fiscal year and that it paid its taxes where it made its profits. For 2025, it stated that it had paid more than 19 billion dollars in profits taxes and production taxes worldwide, and 100 billion since 2022. Its contribution to French public finances is said to have exceeded 2 billion euros in 2025, in taxes, duties, and social contributions. #Economie #TotalEnergies #Impots (translated)

Impact indicated that the RN deputy from Aisne, José Beaurain, was under investigation for misappropriation of public funds. According to the report, he was suspected of having asked his parliamentary assistants to hand over half of their bonuses to him in cash, of having made personal purchases with his parliamentary budget, and of having paid his brother under the cover of a frontman. Impact also reported that the RN had invested him in the legislative elections of 2024 and the municipal elections of 2026 despite several internal alerts, some of which reportedly reached Marine Le Pen. The report cited Radio France and Le Canard enchaîné. #politique #corruption #France (translated)

LOSC indicated that its downtown store on Faidherbe Street in Lille had suffered serious damage and numerous looting the day before. The store was to remain closed until further notice, the club specified. LOSC added that supporters could still visit its store in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, at the Aushopping V2 shopping center, during normal hours, or make their purchases online. The stadium store was also open on match nights. The club thanked the people who had supported them, including the store employees and passersby, supporters or not, who had spontaneously lent a helping hand and provided comfort. #LOSC #Lille #Solidarité (translated)

At the 2026 Auto Show, Renault dominates sales with 60 orders per day, closely followed by the Chinese BYD and Xpeng, while the event attracts over 500,000 visitors, significantly boosting the conversion of curiosity into purchases through on-site vehicle test drives. #MondialDeLAuto #Renault #VentesAutomobiles (translated)

The author advocated for relocating 2 million jobs and estimated that the 200 billion in annual public procurement should benefit French companies, adding that all countries operate this way. He deemed that a town hall purchasing a foreign police car was a sign of a loss of common sense. The message also mentioned Macron "from Bercy," before redirecting to a link without completing the sentence. https://t.co/RBcqxxIFon #Économie #Emploi #MadeInFrance #FR (translated)

Joan Larroumec presented the tensions between France and Germany as a result of increasing competition, particularly in the defense industry. He indicated that Berlin planned military spending of €108 billion in 2026, compared to €57 billion for Paris, and nearly €140 billion in 2027. According to him, Germany was seeking to use these expenditures as a lever for economic transformation, while its historical industrial model was weakened. Larroumec notably cited the decline in German exports to China, which he claimed fell from €106 billion in 2022 to €81 billion in 2025, as well as a reduction of 142,400 jobs in the German automotive industry since 2019. He also wrote that German defense start-ups had received $3.5 billion in investments in 2026, compared to $375 million in France, and that Berlin had concluded a framework agreement with Helsing and Stark that could reach €4.3 billion. He estimated that this strategy heightened rivalries between the two countries and jeopardized their joint programs. He reported that Paris and Berlin acknowledged on June 8 that the SCAF could not be successfully executed, and that the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced Germany's abandonment of the MGCS tank program. He also mentioned competition in drones, artificial intelligence, and space, where, according to him, Germany was seeking to reduce France's position. Finally, Larroumec argued that France's financial difficulties limited its ability to invest in defense and risked weakening its industry. He stated that French and German interests were becoming increasingly misaligned and that this situation could lead to chaotic episodes in Europe. #France #Allemagne #Défense (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS wrote that Amazon users discovered a "About You" page, which would present what the company thinks it knows about them. He added that a woman was shocked to see that Amazon had inferred, based on her purchase history, that she had a flat butt. #Amazon #ViePrivée #Technologie (translated)

The French Mileists contested information that they claim was relayed by Le Canard enchaîné and several accounts on X, alleging that accounts linked to David Lisnard's campaign had bet on Polymarket to artificially inflate his chances. They stated that the bets against Lisnard were, on the contrary, very concentrated on a single account named LLamaLoco, which reportedly wagered more than 420,000 dollars against him. The largest bet in favor of Lisnard was said to be 18,000 dollars, which, according to them, represents a ratio of 25 to 1 in amount and 2.5 to 1 in the number of shares bought. They added that LLamaLoco also wagered 200,000 dollars against Marine Le Pen and 28,000 dollars on a victory for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and that Lisnard and Le Pen represented 70% of the current positions of the account on Polymarket. The account allegedly continued to bet against Lisnard and had been active for some time. The French Mileists stated that they do not draw any conspiracy-like conclusions from these elements but believe that, without these bets, Lisnard would be even higher. Finally, they indicated that Polymarket, on its site reserved for American citizens, estimated his chances of winning at 16%. #Politique #DavidLisnard #Polymarket (translated)

The article emphasizes that more and more consumers, supported by artificial intelligence applications like ChatGPT and Gemini, rely on these technologies to assist them in their daily choices, with 82% using them regularly and 72% having made purchases influenced by AI recently. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Consommation #Technologie (translated)

Toujours plus de corruption en Ukraine Il y a deux jours, le 23 septembre, le NABU (Bureau national anticorruption ukrainien) a perquisitionné des locaux liés à Arsen Zhumadilov, ancien directeur de l’Agence des achats de défense (AOZ / DPA). Il avait quitté le poste le 31 août. Plus de 140 millions de dollars en liquide ont été trouvés, rangés dans plusieurs cartons d’emballage de réfrigérateurs. Une étiquette collée dessus portait la mention « Слузі народу » (« Au Serviteur du peuple »), en référence au parti de Zelensky. #Corruption #Ukraine #NABU

Malgré un sourire lors de leur rencontre, Donald Trump et Xi Jinping doivent aborder des enjeux cruciaux tels que l'accès aux terres rares, les achats de soja, et les contrats d'avions Boeing, qui demeurent des points de friction dans les relations commerciales entre les États-Unis et la Chine. #CommerceInternational #TerresRares #RelationsUSAChine