The Justice Department has filed its opposition to James Comey’s motions to dismiss the so-called seashell case, submitting its most detailed defense of the indictment yet. The federal government is prosecuting the
Private companies added only 44,000 jobs in July, falling well short of market expectations and marking a sharp slowdown from the previous month. The figure represents a significant drop from the downwardly
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Johnson & Johnson has announced the retirement of Jennifer Taubert, 62, worldwide chair of J&J Innovative Medicine, after more than 21 years with the company. Taubert joined J&J’s executive committee in 2018
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Elite law firms are being forced to rethink their recruitment strategies as straightforward salary increases no longer persuade the most profitable partners to switch firms. Legal recruiters say that when a partner
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Next has upgraded its full-year profit guidance for the third time in 2026, offering fresh hope that UK consumers remain willing to spend despite ongoing household budget pressures. The clothing and homeware
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Europe is grappling with a drought so severe that governments are resorting to underwater explosions and emergency military deployments to protect critical energy infrastructure and trade routes. Romania recently shut down its
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Beazley (BEZ), the FTSE 100 specialty insurer, has reported a dramatic fall in profits for the first half of 2026, blaming war and escalating global risks for the sharp decline. The London-listed
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Merck (MRK) is pushing into one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most closely watched therapeutic categories with its newly developed oral cholesterol treatment, Lipfendra. The drug belongs to the PCSK9 inhibitor class, a
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Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance has been significantly updated, and employers across the city must now navigate a more detailed set of requirements. The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations issued
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Jackson Walker, the Texas-based law firm, has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a federal lawsuit stemming from a romantic scandal involving a sitting bankruptcy judge. The U.S. Trustee, the Justice
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Global equity markets are showing renewed momentum in 2026, with analysts pointing to a combination of easing inflation pressures and resilient corporate earnings as key drivers. Investors have grown increasingly optimistic that
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