"French Protests Shake Up Politics and Business"

Protesters stormed the Paris headquarters of luxury giant LVMH as France saw a fresh round of demonstrations over government plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Up to 600,000 people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday against the pension reforms in the latest protests, which come a day before a crucial court ruling on the constitutionality of the divisive law. France’s President Emmanuel Macron argues reforms are essential to rein in public finances, and has been standing firm, this week saying “the country must continue to move forward.”