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U.K. Manufacturing Index Sends Mixed Signals As Jobs Hit Lowest In 5 Years While Optimism Rose

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British factories cut staff at the fastest pace in nearly five years last month as the government’s payroll tax increase began to push up their costs and demand at home and abroad was weak, a survey showed on Monday. Firms told S&P Global that suppliers were putting up their prices ahead of the change. in February.

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Recession Signals Drive Rapid AI Adoption To Build Resilience In The Future Of Work

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percent in the first quarter of 2025, the first retreat in eighteen months. This one-two punch of shrinking output and swelling costs leaves executives hungry for a lever that widens margins without hacking payroll. GDP, lack the cash buffers of multinationals and have little bargaining power with suppliers.

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