Hugh Lawson

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Andy Bruce |William Schomberg |Hugh Lawson

UK budget deficit comes in at 20 billion pounds in April Higher-than-forecast borrowing underlines budget strains Finance minister due to publish major spending review on June 11 First signs of NICs tax hike receipts 2024/25 budget deficit revised down slightly MANCHESTER, England, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's government kicked off the 2025/26 financial year in April by again borrowing more than expected, suggesting no let-up in the pressure on the public finances ahead of a major review of...

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Hugh Lawson |Barbara Lewis

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Microsoft has offered to make its Office product without Teams cheaper than when sold with Teams, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday, which could spare the company a big fine and ease tensions with the United States.

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Raphael Satter |William Mallard |Hugh Lawson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's purges and apparent acts of retribution aimed at top cyber officials put the nation's digital defenses at risk, a former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a post...

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Karen Sloan |Leigh Jones |Hugh Lawson

(Reuters) - The American Bar Association sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, claiming it illegally terminated federal grants in retaliation for the lawyer organization's public criticism of the Trump administration.

2 months ago | gurutrade.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Hugh Lawson

PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - France's dominant services sector contracted for the seventh consecutive month in March, marking its weakest quarterly performance since the fourth quarter of 2023, S&P Global reported on Thursday. The HCOB France services PMI rose to 47.9 in March from 45.3 in February, indicating a slowdown in the contraction rate. Readings above 50.0 point to growth. March's flash services PMI stood at of 46.6 points.