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A petition to cut the VAT rate in pubs, bars and restaurants has now had nearly 200,000 signatures.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Shake Shack recently cut its outlook for the second quarter of 2026, citing a challenging consumer environment and intensifying competition.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“They’d much rather run the risk of hiking now and having to cut later than sitting back and letting inflation run away from them,” Pantheon’s Vistesen said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Sara Heller studied Chicago’s jobs program and found that an eight-week summer job cut violent-crime arrests among disadvantaged teenagers by 43%, with the effect growing after the job ended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It was too steep to climb, and too hard to cut through.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
