Bloomberg A former UBS Group AG compliance officer and a day trader charged by UK regulators with insider trading appeared in a London court for the first time to face allegations that they made 1.4 million pounds (1.8 million) illegally trading shares of Elizabeth Arden Inc. and four other companies. Fabiana Abdel-Malek, 34, and Walid Choucair, 38, were charged by …

Bloomberg French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault is optimistic about the country’s new president, but he’s worried about the global economy. The chief executive officer of LVMH visited a technology fair in Paris where he mingled with startup founders and shook hands with 39-year-old President Emmanuel Macron, saying he is “very happy” with the new leader. Macron, who’s set to consolidate …

Bloomberg The French voted on Sunday for the fourth time in two months and the main outstanding question is just how big a majority they will hand President Emmanuel Macron. Polls from Harris and OpinionWay last week projected that Macron’s Republic on the Move movement, known as REM, may take up to 80 percent of the seats in the 577-member …