London’s blue-chip index closed Friday’s session 0.51% lower as investors digested a wave of UK economic data painting a mixed picture of the British economy. The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer dropped sharply
Without binding federal legislation covering all 50 states, noncompete agreements remain firmly governed by individual state laws across the country. This legal fragmentation means employers operating in multiple states face a complex
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The battle over mail-in ballot rules has returned to its starting point, with a federal judge once again freezing the contested Postal Service regulation. The Supreme Court had lifted an earlier injunction
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Central banks around the world have continued adding gold to their reserves, a trend that has captured the attention of retail investors seeking exposure to the precious metal. The sustained institutional demand
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James Cleverly has resigned from Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet to formally launch his bid to become mayor of London. Cleverly, who served as shadow housing and local government secretary, confirmed he would
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The D.C. Circuit has delivered a significant ruling on how pharmaceutical companies can lose their 180-day market exclusivity periods for generic drugs, raising the bar for what counts as a valid excuse.
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In-house legal teams are quietly becoming the most consequential battleground in the race to integrate artificial intelligence into the practice of law. While much attention has focused on law firms redesigning themselves
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A FTSE Russell committee is set to hold its quarterly review within days, determining which companies earn promotion or demotion between the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. The review places a spotlight
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Economists, corporate executives, and policymakers are locked in a fierce debate over which letter best captures the current state of the American economy. For years following the pandemic, a broad consensus described
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Roche has been accelerating its obesity pipeline strategy through a series of high-value partnerships designed to compete in the fast-growing weight-loss drug market. The Swiss pharmaceutical giant struck a deal worth up
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APEC held a High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology in Dalian, People’s Republic of China, in August 2026. Participants gathered to discuss new innovations and to strengthen safety principles surrounding genome technologies
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