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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

I'm your host, Auré Ogimbi.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that France has had a rather tough year.

Strikes and protests dominated news coverage for months,

and there's an overwhelming sense of discontent.

But if you take a look at the economic data, it seems that La vie est belle.

And we pay tribute to a man who knew better than most what it means to live at one with nature.

But first.

In the months after the pandemic, the biggest tech giants faced a difficult time.

But quarterly results from Apple and Amazon yesterday suggest that things are improving.

Well, slightly anyway. It's still a mixed picture.

Amazon's earnings were much better than expected,

but growth in Amazon web services, which accounts for much of its profits, is slowing.

What we're looking for within Amazon.

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