UK inflation fell more sharply than expected in March, reaching its lowest level in five months as falling petrol prices and flat food costs helped to ease the pressure on consumers and policymakers. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the annual rate of inflation fell to 2.6%, down from 2.8% in February, and well below ...
Companies across the UK are being urged to tap into an often-underutilised talent pool: military veterans. New research from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) suggests that businesses which employ former service personnel benefit from enhanced team resilience, superior problem-solving skills, and a notably stronger work ethic. According to a survey conducted on behalf of the OVA, 91 per cent ...
China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year, with a 5.4 per cent expansion driven by robust industrial output and domestic consumption — a performance that economists warn may prove short-lived as US tariffs begin to bite. The stronger-than-forecast GDP figures, released by Beijing on Tuesday, showed that the world’s second-largest economy continued to defy ...
It’s too bad there are no cameras allowed in federal courtrooms, because I really would like to see Mark Zuckerberg testify. He was the leadoff witness in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta, and that in itself was news. The clash is the most sweeping attempt to dismember the world’s biggest social network, and goes to the heart ...
The Defense Department’s (DOD) deputy chief of staff was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday, following the steps of another Pentagon official earlier in the day. Darin Selnick, the deputy chief of staff for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been removed, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. Selnick is under investigation for the same leak probe that saw ...
White House aides are quietly floating a proposal within the House GOP that would raise the tax rate for people making more than $1 million to 40%, two sources familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital, to offset the cost of eliminating tips on overtime pay, tipped wages, and retirees’ Social Security. The sources stressed the discussions were only preliminary, ...
President Donald Trump is seeking to combat soaring prescription drug prices in a new executive order he signed Tuesday. The order instructs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) to standardize Medicare payments for prescription drugs — including those used for cancer patients — no matter where a patient receives treatment. This could lower prices for ...
Philip G. Hoxie When it comes to trade, other countries are quite literally sending us their best. As I discussed in my recent essay, the costs of shipping goods from country to country means that higher value goods from more productive firms are more likely to be traded. This is called selection into trade, an idea pioneered by economist Mark Melitz. ...
Maintaining high-quality, safe, and standards-compliant code is absolutely necessary in sectors where regulatory compliance is vital. Businesses in legal services, healthcare, and finance, as well as others, have to follow rigorous industry standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001. Code review programs are among the best strategies available for guaranteeing compliance. These evaluations enable companies to enforce regulatory norms, find ...
A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday and placed on administrative leave, according to a Defense Department official. Reuters first reported Caldwell had been placed on leave for an ‘unauthorized disclosure’ of information amid an investigation into Pentagon leaks. An official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Reuters’ reporting is accurate ...