Fixed-price contracts articles
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US service sector contracts in April; price pressures reaccelerate
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Friday that its non-manufacturing PMI fell to 49.4 last month from 51.4 in March, the lowest reading since December 2022. A reading above 50 indicates growth in the services industry, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy. The slowdown in economic growth comes after 525 basis points worth of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve since March 2022 designed to quell elevated inflation.
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FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
Price fixing removes competition from the market and generally makes goods and services more expensive.
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Leeds United loanee primed to extend stay as contract clause revealed but club baulk at purchase price
The 27-year-old reportedly has an option in his initial season-long loan deal that permits Real Betis to extend Roca's stay at Estadio Benito Villamarin automatically and at no additional cost, should Leeds fail to be promoted this season. Roca departed Elland Road last summer after one season in West Yorkshire but remains contracted to the club until 2026. The player has previously disclosed his preference to remain in LaLiga and his best chance of doing so appears to be if Leeds do not go up....