French supermarket giant's shares plunge 14% after warning ‘unprecedented’ unrest will hit business
Carrefour cut its full-year 2026 financial forecasts, citing worsening social unrest and security conditions in France, weighing on consumer spending.
CNBC reports: Carrefour cut its full-year 2026 financial forecasts, citing worsening social unrest and security conditions in France, weighing on consumer spending.
This business story centres on France.
Why it matters
Business and economic news can ripple through prices, jobs, investments and household budgets.
Key details
- Location
- France · Europe
- Reported by
- CNBC
- First reported
- Key names
- French
- Section
- Business
Sources
This is an independent summary. Read the full, original reporting from the publisher:
Read the full story at CNBCSpotted an error? Request a correction · How this summary was produced
Related Stories
Why are French protesters chanting ‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’?
The slogan has come to represent a whole array of grievances that lie at the heart of the protest movement.
‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors
Police violence and use of crowd-control weapons deepen mistrust between French authorities and demonstrators.
France is divided over who to blame for and what to learn from weekend riots
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
France’s culture of violent policing means the battle for its streets is far from over
French state places officers as agents of authority tasked with repressing, rather than managing, public dissent Familiar images of teargas clouds…
Musk talks up potential merger of SpaceX and Tesla
As SpaceX reports blockbuster quarterly earnings, CEO Elon Musk floats the possibility of merging the rocketry and AI firm with his electric car…
Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge
The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.
House committee says Webull messages point to China access to U.S. customer data
The House Select Committee on China earlier this month said online investing platform Webull is quietly "tied in structural ways" to China's…
Witkoff heads to Russia for Putin talks as Zelenskyy insists 'nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine'
Speaking in Oslo on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Washington had reaffirmed its commitment to providing Ukraine with security guarantees.