Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a growing credibility problem in the government bond market after two early interventions failed to deliver lasting calm. Bessent insisted Thursday he has multiple tools at his
Beijing has expanded its export control campaign against Japan, blacklisting four government defence research institutes and tightening restrictions on dozens of Japanese entities. China’s Ministry of Commerce added 20 entities to its
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On June 26, 2026, the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress formally amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The amended law will come into force on January
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Desmarais LLP has raised associate base salaries effective July 1, pushing compensation above the new Milbank scale that has dominated Biglaw salary conversations this year. The elite IP litigation boutique informed associates
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Coty Inc. (COTY) is set to move from the Russell 1000 to the Russell 2000 index, a shift that carries significant implications for how the stock is traded and held. The reclassification
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Andy Burnham is preparing to announce sweeping plans to shift power away from London, outlining a vision he describes as a change in “how Britain is governed.” The Prime Minister-to-be will deliver
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A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled that text messages qualify as “telephone calls” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s National Do Not Call Registry provisions. The U.S. District Court for the
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In a highly unusual break from Supreme Court protocol, Justice Samuel Alito spoke out of turn to complain that “there was much he would have added” to his majority opinion. The outburst
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The City of London Corporation is calling on whoever enters Downing Street next to work closely with the Square Mile to drive economic growth across the UK. Chris Hayward, policy chairman of
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LastPass has confirmed a security incident involving a third-party vendor, putting customer contact information at risk and prompting urgent warnings about targeted phishing attacks. The breach originated at a third-party market intelligence
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Non-developer lawyers and legal operations professionals inside major law firms are building functional software applications using AI-powered coding platforms, bypassing IT departments and outside vendors entirely. Tools including Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cursor,
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