Macron Courts Wall Street Leaders, Pitching French Stability (1)

Even as his country still has no government, Emmanuel Macron is making his pitch to Wall Street: Invest in France — every democracy has its ups and downs.

The French president, in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, hosted a breakfast Tuesday with some of Wall Street’s biggest names, including Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman, Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan and John Zito, co-president of Apollo Global Management Inc.’s asset-management arm.

While acknowledging domestic “constraints,” Macron touted France’s solid institutions and the reforms he implemented since taking office in 2017, ...