ISM® Services Index Increased to 51.6% in April

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 15:45 UTC

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(Posted with permission). The ISM® Services index was at 51.6%, up from 50.8% last month. The employment index increased to 49.0%, from 46.2%. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 in contra…

Q2 GDP Tracking: Back to Growth, Wide Range

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 21:25 UTC

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From BofA (forecast, not tracking):

GDP contracted by 0.3% q.q saar in 1Q, despite solid final demand (+2.3%). In our assessment, the surge in imports (which took 5.0pp off 1Q growth) due to front-r…

Amanda Abbington insists her son Joe, 19, is not a nepo baby and that the aspiring actor she shares with Martin Freeman 'did not use her name' for role in new Stephen King series

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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Joe, 19, who actress Amanda, 51, shares with ex husband Martin Freeman, landed his acting debut in a new MGM+ show called The Institute, an adaption of Stephen King's hit novel.

American women and children are in crisis. Republicans are about to make it worse | Karen Dolan

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 12:40 UTC

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Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcare

Women and children are under threat in America.

Jocelyn Smith of Roswell, New Mexico,…

Business bosses 'in state of despondency' over toxic mix of Labour's tax hikes and Trump's tariffs, survey warns

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 22:45 UTC

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Confidence among firms fell to its lowest level in two years in the first three months of the year, according to the study from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease. Is Europe ready? | David Shimer

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 12:40 UTC

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Putin is planning for this war to continue. That leaves two key questions for Ukraine’s European allies

David Shimer was the director for eastern Europe and Ukraine on Joe Biden’s National Security Co…

Britain can retaliate or negotiate with Trump – but there is no way we can win at this game | Gaby Hinsliff

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 17:55 UTC

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Starmer will try to calm the situation and focus on May’s local elections, but one thing is clear: our ties with Europe are more crucial than ever

Nobody wins a trade war. You can lose it by greater o…

ISM® Services Index Decreased to 50.8% in March; Employment Index Declined Sharply

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 14:50 UTC

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(Posted with permission). The ISM® Services index was at 50.8%, down from 53.5% last month. The employment index decreased to 46.2%, from 53.5%. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 in cont…

Top genome scientists to map DNA sequence of invertebrate winner 2025

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 11:10 UTC

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Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life team say genomes offer invaluable insight into how species will fare under climate crisis

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“We are following the “inverte…

Trump's 25% tariffs on US car imports could threaten 25,000 UK jobs, think tank warns

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 09:25 UTC

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The Institute for Public Policy Research said the US President's levies on UK-made cars entering the US would put 'extreme pressure' on Britain's car makers'.