UK

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France, Japan, India and the U.K. recorded a pickup in factory output, but Germany is experiencing a sharp decline in services activity and a slowdown in manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Fuel sales rose 6.1% in March, the highest monthly jump since April 2021, driving overall U.K. retail-sales volumes up 0.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The drop in sentiment was broad-based, with consumers’ opinions of the U.K. economy plummeting alongside perceptions of personal finances, the survey showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

SAP said its cloud business fared extremely well across Brazil, France, Germany, India, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.K., though performance was also strong in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In late 1942, some officers had talked about recruiting her and her team to work with the U.K. on “outstanding problems”—which perhaps included Enigma.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield