France’s business elite, including two of the country’s richest men, have pledged hundreds of millions of euros to restore Notre Dame cathedral, kicking off what looks to be a flood of money from around the world. Bernard Arnault, who heads LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, said his family and the luxury-goods company it controls would donate €200 million ($226 million) to the fund dedicated to reconstructing Notre Dame. LVMH also offered the skills of “all of its teams—including creative, architectural and financial specialists”...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 16, 2019 12:11 UTC