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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new government said on Tuesday it planned to repeal legislation brought in by the previous administration allowing employers in key public sectors to require workers to maintain minimum levels of service during strike action. The Conservative government passed the law last summer after a more than a year of disruptive strikes …

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By Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -Adecco’s second quarter results outperformed those of global rivals in the tough staffing market, sending its shares higher on Tuesday, even as the Swiss group warned that weak hiring trends would persist in the third quarter. The fortunes of Adecco, which supplies temporary and permanent staff to offices, factories and logistics …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Growth in Britain’s construction industry sped up sharply in July after the Labour Party’s landslide election win, with activity growing at the fastest pace in more than two years, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index leapt to 55.3 – the highest since May …

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By David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google broke the law with an illegal monopoly on online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, the first big win for U.S. antitrust authorities who have filed several lawsuits challenging Big Tech’s market dominance. The ruling paves the way for a second trial to …

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Australian miner BHP has requested mediation by the Chilean government with the union representing workers at its Escondida mine, the company said on Monday, a move aimed at avoiding a potential strike at the world’s largest copper project. BHP noted in a statement that the mine is operating normally and that the …

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By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Apple and other heavyweight companies sold off on Monday as U.S. recession fears and Berkshire Hathaway’s sale of half of its stake in the iPhone maker further deflated a months-long rally fueled by optimism about AI. Apple, Tesla, Alphabet and Amazon each dropped more than 4%, while Nvidia tumbled 7%, and …

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By Nell Mackenzie and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – A meltdown in world equity markets in recent days is more reflective of a wind-down of carry trades used by investors to juice their bets than a hard and fast shift in the U.S. economic outlook, analysts say. While Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data was the …

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By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Global private credit firms, including industry leader Ares Management, are increasingly focused on Italy as more small businesses which are the backbone of its economy open up to outside investors, providing buyout deal opportunities. With 140 direct lending deals completed over the past 45 quarters, Italy accounts for just …

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(Reuters) – Britain’s auto industry body cut its 2024 forecast for new car sales on Monday, saying weak private retail demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is an overriding concern. New car sales this year are expected to be at 1.97 million units, down from an earlier forecast of 1.98 million units, the Society of Motor …

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