The artificial intelligence boom is reshaping global energy markets, with nuclear power emerging as a leading candidate to meet surging electricity demand from data centres. Technology companies are racing to secure long-term
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Wes Streeting’s proposal to align capital gains tax with income tax bands could cost the Treasury billions of pounds rather than raising additional revenue, new analysis suggests. Streeting, reportedly in the running
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In a 6-3 ruling on June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for both Syria and Haiti. The Court rejected arguments
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A wave of new employment legislation now in force in Virginia places significantly expanded obligations on employers across pay transparency, non-competes, and worker protections. Virginia’s 2026 legislative session, conducted under newly unified
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On June 25, 2026, the U.S. General Services Administration published a Federal Register notice confirming that its anti-DEI contract clause applies well beyond traditional government contractors. The notice confirms that Executive Order
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BT Group has struck a landmark $4 billion joint venture agreement with US telecoms giant Verizon, marking one of the most significant cross-Atlantic deals in the sector this year. The partnership will
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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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Stock markets wobbled at the start of the week as the United States and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew diplomatic talks. The two nations clashed over
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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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The Minnesota Attorney General filed a lawsuit on June 10 against an earned wage access provider, alleging its “Instant Cash” product broke state lending laws. The complaint centres on allegations that the
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