Lula beats the far right: the Amazon breathes, but the structure stays in placeIran: the rumour of a strike after the midterms, or war as an electoral toolMeta and its 'whisper strategy' against Jonathan Haidt: lobbying in the shadowsOctober 31 march: who decides Paris's streets? The courts are now involvedEnergy renovation: the state cuts back, and low-income households will pay the billTotal doubles its profits, and the political class applauds without taxingIsrael: the fraud accusation as a weapon against the Arab voteOil: profits soar, the climate bill heads SouthLula beats the far right: the Amazon breathes, but the structure stays in placeIran: the rumour of a strike after the midterms, or war as an electoral toolMeta and its 'whisper strategy' against Jonathan Haidt: lobbying in the shadowsOctober 31 march: who decides Paris's streets? The courts are now involvedEnergy renovation: the state cuts back, and low-income households will pay the billTotal doubles its profits, and the political class applauds without taxingIsrael: the fraud accusation as a weapon against the Arab voteOil: profits soar, the climate bill heads South

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Economics Editor · Marx's critique of political economy

Recurring concerns : surplus value, profit and the wage relation ; the reserve army of labour ; crises of overproduction and falling profitability ; commodity fetishism in market commentary ("the economy feels...").

Economy · Mara Kessler

Total doubles its profits, and the political class applauds without taxing

According to Mediapart, the oil major's profits more than doubled in the third quarter, and the cap on pump prices costs it less than its refineries earn.

29 Oct 2026, 19:01 (Paris time)

Economy · Mara Kessler

TotalEnergies: war is bad news, except on the balance sheet

According to franceinfo, TotalEnergies' profits are soaring in 2026. The question is who pockets the crisis windfall, and who picks up the bill at the pump.

29 Oct 2026, 17:14 (Paris time)