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Investing.com — Japan’s manufacturing sector showed continued strength in July, with a production subindex increasing at the fastest rate in over 12 years, according to a business survey released Friday. The S&P Global flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 54.7 in July, down slightly from 54.8 in June. A reading above 50.0 signals expansion in activity. A key subindex for factory output rose at its quickest pace since February 2014, the survey showed, even as uncertainty related to the Middle East situation continued to affect business sentiment. The services sector showed slower growth, with the flash services PMI falling…
Amazon parcels are prepared for delivery at Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centre.Nathan Stirk | Getty ImagesAmazon is requiring that third-party sellers label any product images or videos that contain “AI-generated people” after New York recently passed a law mandating greater transparency around “synthetic performers” in ads. The company informed sellers Wednesday of the policy change, according to a copy of the announcement viewed by CNBC. The policy directs sellers to tag images and any “A+ content,” which refers to videos or other graphics on listing pages, with specific metadata keywords before they’re uploaded. “Recent legislation requires disclosure when images or videos…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a celebration at the Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year promising to overhaul the U.S. food system and restore confidence in the agencies that oversee it. The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services now faces one of his biggest tests yet, as the country tries to contain an outbreak – or…
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A recall Taylor Farms issued led to the removal of iceberg lettuce the company distributed to 27 states. But the recall list was vague, not providing consumers with information on where the lettuce was sold or how consumers could avoid it. The FDA reported that some of the lettuce was sold at Walmart stores, while media reports found the lettuce also went to Jack in the Box restaurants, and food distributors Sysco and US Foods. It was also sold in blends with romaine lettuce. Whether the new outbreak the FDA identified Wednesday is ultimately from an entirely different source or…
A lump sum, equivalent of 25% of the annual ministerial salary, is payable when a minister stops holding office. Departing ministers who are aged over 65 or are reappointed within three weeks do not qualify.The 2025/26 accounts, external for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government record the severance payment for Rayner.In her first interview since returning to government, Rayner was pressed on whether she would return the money.She told Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live: “No, my severance payment was given to me at the time, I had worked in government for a period of time and…
From left, President Donald Trump, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman appear at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025.Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Pentagon on Thursday announced a contract with Oracle worth almost $7 billion over a decade, a big win for the software maker, which has been punished by investors this year. The stock rose about 3% in extended trading.The contract covers the use of Oracle software in on-premises data centers for branches of the military, the U.S. intelligence community and the Coast Guard, according to a statement. The Central…
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna looks on during a roundtable discussion hosted by President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Dec. 10, 2025.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesIBM CEO Arvind Krishna said that only 2% of his company’s software could be replaced with applications constructed by artificial intelligence models, as he seeks to reassure Wall Street following disappointing second-quarter results. “The rest of our software really helps people get ready for AI, unlocking data in real time, reducing the cost and complexity of managing it, going across the hybrid infrastructure, which most of our clients are…