French Protests: More Than Half a Million Join Cost-of-Living Demonstrations

French protests over the cost of living showed no signs of losing steam on Thursday, raising the pressure on the government as it struggles to push a budget through parliament. The Interior Ministry gave a final estimate that put the number of people who joined 193 events across the country at around 575,000, more than any other day since the unrest began in September. Bloomberg's Alan Katz reports.

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