GfK’s consumer confidence index climbed to -14 in August, rising three points from the previous month’s net score. The rise marks the fourth consecutive month of improving consumer sentiment, with confidence growing
In the legal industry, the era of peer review ratings and popularity contests is drawing to a close, replaced by a new standard driven by artificial intelligence. Platforms like Martindale-Hubbell, Superlawyers, and
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June’s headline unemployment figure masked a deeply troubling shift in the American labour market, as hundreds of thousands of workers simply stopped looking for jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, its
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A cross-agency regulatory proposal seeks to add fertility benefits as a category of “excepted” benefits exempt from certain insurance requirements under federal law. The proposal would amend regulations implementing the Employee Retirement
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New polling reveals broad public support for reining in the Supreme Court, cutting across traditional partisan lines in a rare show of bipartisan agreement. A Strength In Numbers and Verasight poll found
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European markets rallied sharply on Thursday after a closely watched US employment report came in well below forecasts, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The FTSE 100 closed
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FTSE 100 Climbs As Healthcare And Beverages Sectors Lead Gains Ahead Of US Jobs Data London’s FTSE 100 index posted gains during the session, driven by strength in the healthcare and beverages
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The Federal Trade Commission has wrapped up a long-running enforcement action against data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions, finalising a settlement over alleged violations. The case was originally brought
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Former Hogan Lovells partner and ex-Trump White House special counsel Ty Cobb has delivered his most scathing public attack yet on his former boss over crypto earnings. Cobb appeared on CNN’s OutFront
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UK markets opened little changed on 2 July 2026, with the FTSE 100 edging 0.01 per cent lower to sit at 10,477.76 points. The Euronext 100 mirrored the cautious mood, also slipping
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Born on 2 July 1940 in Nottingham, Kenneth Clarke entered the world just 40 days into Winston Churchill’s wartime premiership, as the Battle of Britain loomed. A bright and quick-witted student, Clarke
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