Bloomberg UK wages rose at their fastest pace in 11 years in three months through June and employment climbed to a record high. The stronger-than-forecast figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest the labour market remains tight, meaning the Bank of England is unlikely to join the global rate-cutting trend, at least for now. However, unemployment rate rose as ...

Bloomberg American farmers already stung by President Donald Trump’s trade wars now face billions of dollars in potential losses as controversial data from the US government snuffs out a rally in corn. The Agriculture Department said farmers planted a bigger corn area than analysts estimated and pegged crop yields that also exceeded expectations, sparking the biggest rout in futures since ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. (FB) has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work. The work has rattled the contract employees, who are not told where the audio was recorded or how it was obtained — only to transcribe it, said the people, who requested anonymity ...