private sector

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His methods ruffled feathers in both the private sector and in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

National Wealth Fund Bill - In October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves rebranded the previous government's National Infrastructure Bank as the National Wealth Fund, with the aim of stimulating private sector investment in infrastructure projects.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

On Wednesday, a separate report from ADP found the private sector added a better-than-expected 109,000 jobs in April compared with 61,000 in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Jim O’Neill spent over a decade in the private sector helping identify and finance cutting-edge technologies of the future,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung