French firms cautious but resilient amid gloom

By Tamora Vidaillet

PALAISEAU, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Big and listed or small and private, companies at the French employers federation's annual get-together expect turbulence ahead but painted a less gloomy picture of the economy than dire headlines might suggest.

"We feel that companies are recruiting less than at the beginning of the year and that they are more prudent," said Fabrice de Saint Sauveur, head of the Paris office of temporary staffing group Manpower, but said ...