Steady French economic confidence defies euro-gloom in August - surveys

PARIS (Reuters) - French consumers and businesses in August shrugged off the gloom settling in across much of the euro zone, with measures of confidence holding steady at relatively elevated levels, data showed on Tuesday.Household confidence in the euro zone's second biggest economy remained at its highest level in a year and a half, according to a survey from the INSEE official statistics agency.Its confidence index was unchanged from July at 102 with households reporting concerns about..