Amazon Workers Narrowly Reject Union Drive at British Warehouse
The vote, which would have forced the tech giant to negotiate collectively with workers, was the closest an Amazon center in Britain had come to being unionized.
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U.K. Inflation Steady as Economists Puzzle Over ‘Taylor Swift Effects’
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big jump in hotel prices coinciding with a blockbuster series of concerts.
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U.K. Inflation Steady as Interest Rate Cuts Hang in the Balance
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, in line with the Bank of England’s target for the second month in a row.
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I.R.S. Crackdown on Delinquent Millionaires Yields $1 Billion
The beefed-up enforcement is part of the agency’s modernization initiative aimed at improving customer service and catching wealthy tax evaders.