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La hausse du chômage enterre la promesse d’Emmanuel Macron de retrouver le plein-emploi

Pour la sixième fois d’affilée, le taux de chômage a augmenté au deuxième trimestre et se rapproche des chiffres de 2017. Les candidats à la présidentielle, notamment l’ancien premier ministre Edouard Philippe, critiquent ce bilan.

La hausse du chômage enterre la promesse d’Emmanuel Macron de retrouver le plein-emploi

We haven't written up this one. Le Monde Economie has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Neocrete raises US$3.5M to make low-carbon concrete cheaper for builders

The problem with decarbonising concrete has rarely been a lack of chemistry. The harder question is whether a lower-carbon mix can survive the economics of a construction site, where margins are tight, specifications are strict, and builders are rarely willing to pay more simply because a material is greener.

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