Britain’s most promising businesses are being held back by surging employment costs and persistent difficulties attracting skilled workers, new research has found. A survey of 423 leaders of high-growth companies by Enterprise
Wall Street futures are pointing lower as investors grow increasingly uneasy about the direction of inflation and its implications for interest rate policy. S&P 500 futures dipped in early trading as rising
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A FTSE 250 defence company currently trading at just under £5 per share is being flagged as significantly undervalued by market watchers. The UK defence sector has attracted growing investor attention in
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Novartis has announced plans to cut approximately 130 jobs in Switzerland as it restructures laboratory and production activities at its Kleinbasel site in Basel. The Swiss pharmaceutical giant confirmed it will transfer
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In a decision with broad implications for patent applicants, the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board has reversed an examiner’s rejection of claims involving Markush groupings. The case, *Ex parte Chowdhury*, Appeal
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A bankruptcy filing has accused a law firm of representing an estate while secretly working for the individual responsible for putting it into bankruptcy in the first place. The conflict of interest
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Wayfair (NYSE:W) has reported its second-quarter earnings, drawing fresh scrutiny from analysts and investors tracking the broader online retail sector. The online furniture and home goods giant has faced persistent pressure on
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One investor’s decision to overlook Greggs shares in favour of a lesser-known FTSE 250 stock has delivered extraordinary returns over the holding period. Greggs, the UK’s dominant bakery chain, has long been
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The US health research agency ARPA-H has awarded up to $125 million across five teams to build automated systems capable of producing personalised RNA medicines in under a week. The funding forms
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a ruling that makes it easier for employers to defend uniform and dress code policies against unfair labour practice challenges. The
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The IRS has recorded a significant drop in tax enforcement revenue following staff reductions linked to cost-cutting measures driven by the Department of Government Efficiency. A new report from an IRS oversight
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