private sector

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Absent that gain, the private sector would have shed 145,500 private-sector jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

“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

Months after his release, he announced an $800 million deal with the state railroad company, calling it “the largest private sector investment in the history of Iranian railways.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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