private sector

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Councils in England currently have no such powers over private sector rents, and cannot restrict landlords raising them in line with market prices.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The CIA’s new acquisition framework to turbocharge collaboration with the private sector may be legal with proper oversight.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

But industries in which immigrants with low educational attainment are overrepresented have seen slower wage growth than the broader private sector since Trump took office, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn't mean I will stop fighting for American workers," Chavez-DeRemer wrote in an X post, adding she will return to the private sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis