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Treasury fears UK watchdog will give it little credit for pro-growth reforms

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is braced for a steep downgrade by the Office for Budget Responsibility to its forecasts for output

Financial Times - Feb. 12

Executives at private prison firm say they expect 'significant growth'

Executives at the private prison firm CoreCivic say they anticipate the Trump administration's policies will lead to "the most significant growth" in the firm's history.

ABC News - Feb. 12

Two key steps the UK could take on fiscal pressures and growth

Government should consider handing over inflation target to BoE and issue more index-linked gilts

Financial Times - Feb. 13

UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter, beating expectations

The U.K. economy grew by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, beating expectations, after recording zero growth in the previous three months.

CNBC - Feb. 13

Modest UK growth reprieve leaves Reeves on defensive ahead of Spring Statement

Figures do little to dispel broader concerns about weakness of the economy and its impact on public finances

Financial Times - Feb. 13

Singapore's GDP expands by 4.4% in 2024, fastest growth since 2021

For the fourth quarter, Singapore's GDP grew 5% year on year, higher than the 4.7% forecast by a Reuters poll.

CNBC - 6d

Fitch flags ‘contagion growth’ threat as banks load up on private credit

Private credit has become an increasingly popular asset class, with investments from insurance carriers and pension funds to drive returns.

MarketWatch - 6d

Investment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions minister

Exclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’. Britain’s crumbling public services are bad for business, and spending more ...

The Guardian - 13h

Walmart points to ‘uncertain time’ with warning of weaker sales growth

Shares of world’s biggest retailer slide after full-year revenue growth forecast fails to meet Wall Street’s expectations

Financial Times - 2h

Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead

The retail giant continues to attract shoppers from across the income spectrum, but faces headwinds from stubborn inflation and the risk of tariffs.

The New York Times - 54m

Walmart shares drop as retailer says profit growth will slow

Walmart has factors that could work in its favor, including a growing online business and market share gains from higher-income shoppers.

CNBC - 58m

Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair

President Trump said Friday he would end the terms of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and make himself chair of a new board, putting himself at the helm of the Washington, D.C., ...

The Hill - Feb. 7

Trump to fire multiple Kennedy Center board members, name himself chair

President Trump did not say which board members at the Kennedy Center he plans to terminate.

CBS News - Feb. 7

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman

The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

The New York Times - Feb. 8

Trump names Grenell as interim Kennedy Center executive director

President Trump on Monday named Richard Grenell, his envoy for special missions, the interim executive director of the Kennedy Center days after he named himself chair of a new board. “I am pleased ...

The Hill - Feb. 10

How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture"

President Trump is changing the composition of the Kennedy Center's board — and wants to change the types of performances the center shows.

CBS News - Feb. 12

Kennedy Center board votes to elect Trump as new chair

President accepts ‘great honor’ after terminating Biden appointees and installing loyalist as interim leader. Donald Trump has been named the chair of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

The Guardian - Feb. 12

Elon Musk takes center stage in first DOGE hearing

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Elon Musk takes center stage in first DOGE hearing Democrats on the panel took ...

The Hill - Feb. 13

Stars flee Kennedy Center groups after Trump seizes chair

President Trump’s ascension to chair of the Kennedy Center on Wednesday led to multiple departures from the Washington, D.C., institution. Trump last week announced he was replacing several members ...

The Hill - Feb. 13

Rescued from virtual slavery in online scam centers, 260 foreigners repatriated

Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar

ABC News - Feb. 13

What is New York's Green Light Law at center of DOJ lawsuit?

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice is suing New York over the state's Green Light Law.

CBS News - 6d

Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Appearance After Trump’s Takeover

Ms. Rae said that she was canceling an upcoming appearance at the center because of an “infringement” on its values. Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts there.

The New York Times - 6d

Sanders: Trump chairing Kennedy Center 'a little bit weird'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) questioned President Trump’s intentions after successfully being elected chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “I am concerned that there is a ...

The Hill - 6d

USC and UCLA have made L.A. the center of women's college basketball

USC's expectations for the season were high and the Trojans have met them, but UCLA has caught everyone by surprise.

ESPN - 6d

Republicans put health care cuts front and center to advance agenda

House Republicans are putting cuts to Medicaid at the top of their list of budget cuts to help pay for their wide-ranging agenda that spans tax cuts, energy production and border security. ...

The Hill - 6d

Elon Musk's DOGE team visiting FAA command center

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is set to visit the command center for the Federal Aviation Administration to probe the agency's technology. CBS News' Aaron Navarro ...

CBS News - 3d

Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center

What will a thin-skinned showman do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation is more country music.

The New York Times - 2d

'It's this act of love.' The village behind Lauren Halsey's community center

We reached out to the people in Halsey's universe who have seen her through the process of creating the Summaeverythang Community Center and are helping make it happen.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Kennedy Center cancels Pride performance featuring Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington

The Kennedy Center canceled an upcoming performance set to feature the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, which the center said was due to financial constraints and scheduling conflicts. The chorus, ...

The Hill - 21h

Kennedy Center performance featuring Gay Men's Chorus of Washington is canceled

An event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., and the National Symphony Orchestra has been canceled, the choral group said.

NBC News - 18h

Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data

This is a MedPage Today story. Physicians have launched a legal challenge against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and federal health agencies for removing webpages from health-related ...

ABC News - Feb. 5

Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data

Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Harvard Law’s Innovation Lab Scrambles to Save Government Data

The unit is saving more than 300,000 data sets from Trump’s purges.

Inc. - Feb. 7

Major cancer research group calls on Trump administration to restore data access

The American Cancer Society is calling on the Trump administration to restore access to comprehensive scientific data.

ABC News - Feb. 7

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing personal data at Treasury

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his new Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive treasury department records, including the personal data of millions of ...

NBC News - Feb. 8

UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data

Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.

Wired - Feb. 8

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission

Meta accounts of those affected flooded with ads for casinos and betting sites We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been? . . Gambling companies ...

The Guardian - Feb. 8

Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration

Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...

The Hill - Feb. 8

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