Economy · Newsline Posthttps://newslinepost.com/en/section/economia/All the economy coverage from Newsline Post, with context and rigour.enNvidia shares fall as lawmakers seek answers from CEO Jensen Huanghttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/huang-admits-affair-nvidia-investigates-shares-fall/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/huang-admits-affair-nvidia-investigates-shares-fall/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:32:54 GMTHuang admitted an affair in a letter to staff. The board is reviewing whether he was a target of Chinese espionage, an unproven claim that Beijing rejects.EconomyFrance raises minimum wage 1.6%; CGT calls strike for 17 Novemberhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/france-minimum-wage-rise-1-6-percent-cgt-strike-17-november/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/france-minimum-wage-rise-1-6-percent-cgt-strike-17-november/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:29:41 GMTThe French government brings forward to 1 December the rise in the SMIC, the statutory minimum wage, which will reach 1,502 euros net a month. Unions say it falls short, and the CGT is calling a day of strike action on 17 November.EconomyFrance's minimum wage talks: what is at stake after the Matignon meetinghttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/france-social-conference-matignon-minimum-wage-unions-employers/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/09/france-social-conference-matignon-minimum-wage-unions-employers/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:24:40 GMTThe French government is negotiating with unions and employers how much to raise the SMIC, France's minimum wage for a full-time worker: today, €1,477.93 net a month.EconomyNvidia investigates whether China spied on CEO Jensen Huanghttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/nvidia-board-independent-investigation-huang/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/nvidia-board-independent-investigation-huang/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:13:46 GMTIts board has opened an independent review after reports of a US intelligence memo. No findings yet, and the espionage is not confirmed.Science & techSpain's 11 November general strike: demands and which services runhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/spain-general-strike-11-november-what-to-expect/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/spain-general-strike-11-november-what-to-expect/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:18:28 GMTCCOO, UGT and other unions are staging a 24-hour strike across Spain over housing and wages, 18 days before the 29 November general election.PoliticsEurozone inflation hits 4%, but the ECB won't promise a rate hikehttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/lagarde-no-december-rate-hike-confirmed-energy-inflation/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/08/lagarde-no-december-rate-hike-confirmed-energy-inflation/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:19:27 GMTChristine Lagarde says October's price rise is mostly driven by energy. For variable-rate mortgage holders, what matters is what the ECB decides in December.EconomyWhat happens if your bank is hacked? The case of France's Arkéahttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/07/credit-mutuel-arkea-attack-via-service-provider-unconfirmed-figure/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/07/credit-mutuel-arkea-attack-via-service-provider-unconfirmed-figure/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:21:18 GMTThe bank says customers lose no money and only some transfers were delayed. An analyst speaks of up to €118 million stolen, and the bank does not confirm that figure.EconomyQatar's Hormuz plan: what it means for your fuel and billshttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/07/oil-hormuz-qatar-plan-nuclear-inspections/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/07/oil-hormuz-qatar-plan-nuclear-inspections/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:21:18 GMTIran is weighing a reopening of the strait in exchange for nuclear inspections. For now there is no deal, and no one has set how much fuel prices would fall.Economy