Bloomberg The U.K. government has approved Electricite de France SA’s controversial plan to build two nuclear reactors for 18 billion pounds ($24 billion) in southwest England. Hinkley Point C will proceed under the condition that EDF won’t be able to sell down its controlling stake prior to completion of construction without government approval, the Department for Business, Energy and …

  London / AFP Retail sales in Britain fell 0.2 percent in August from July, official data showed on Thursday, with no real indication that the Brexit vote outcome was hurting spending. “Regarding the EU referendum in late June, our data on retail sales since the vote show little evidence of a departure from recent trends,” the Office for National …

  Paris / AFP Protesters took to the streets across France on Thursday for fresh demonstrations against the Socialist government’s labour reforms, although opposition to the measures appeared to be running out of steam. Demonstrators also marched through the eastern city of Belfort where the government is locked in a battle with train-building giant Alstom over the future of an …