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by Calculated Risk on 11/27/2025 09:54:00 AM Here are five economic reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving. (Hat Tip to Neil Irwin who started doing this years ago)1) The Unemployment Rate is at 4.4%The unemployment rate was at 4.4% in September. The unemployment rate is down from 14.7% in April 2020 (the highest rate since the Great Depression).The unemployment rate is up from 3.4% in April 2023 – and that matched the lowest unemployment rate since 1969!Even though the rate has increased recently, this is historically a low unemployment rate. 2) Low unemployment claims.This graph shows the 4-week moving average…

UEFA Europa League5:45 PMNovember 27, 2025League Stage – 5Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-MauroyReferee: John Beaton, Scotland Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Lille World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Dinamo Zagreb World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics2.96Expected goals (xG)0.09Passing620 (90%)Accurate passes289 (79%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 44 G Ivan Filipović 6.2 22 D Matteo Perez Vinlöf 6.2 26 D Scott McKenna 6.2 36 D Sergi Domínguez 6.6 35 D Noa Mikić 6.0 8…

Michigan head coach Dusty May credited the team’s willingness to play better than they did in mid-November following Wednesday’s 101-61 Players Era Festival Championship blowout victory vs. Gonzaga (7-0 start/won two Festival games by 40 and one by 30). *beat Wake Forest 85-84 in overtime/defeated TCU 67-63 a few weeks back* *only had a 36-30 […] The post Dusty May: “We’re playing like this because we treated those early-season wins like losses” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

PARADE OUTLOOK🦃: Weather is holding up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with no rain or wind concerns. FOX Weather Meteorologist Adam Klotz is outside getting a closer look, as parade goers have traveled from all over to be there. Hear about all their excitement: The holiday season is finally here, with some regions across the U.S. impacted by a powerful lake-effect snowstorm, and an arctic blast will unleash bitter temperatures today. Check out the national look through for Thanksgiving Day and what to expect weather-wise across the country.Millions of Americans prepare for frigid temperatures this week(FOX Weather) Thanksgiving DayWhile…

The Members of the European Parliament supported a report with 483 votes in favor, 92 against (86 abstentions) that advocates for the introduction of a minimum age of 16 for access to social media, video-sharing platforms, and AI assistants. This minimum age could be lowered to 13 if parents give their consent. The report was written by Danish social democrat Christel Schaldemose. In her home country, the government is already working on a ban on social media for children under 16. The European Commission is also considering this. President Ursula von der Leyen expects recommendations from an expert panel by…

That’s the title of a new book (Palgrave MacMillan) by Clifford Winston, Senior Nonresident Fellow in  Economic Studies at Brookings. From the Introduction: Economists have long argued that government should complement markets by implementing a policy intervention if markets fail. For example, if a firm monopolizes a market by using anticompetitive strategies and sets supracompetitive prices, they hold that the antitrust authorities should bring a monopolization case against the firm and seeka remedy that eliminates the cost to consumers from elevated prices. However, economists generally have not considered that markets could complement government by self-correcting when government does not intervene…

It’s a new setback for the Barca star. Barcelona will be without Fermin Lopez for two weeks because of a calf injury. Fermin has already missed four games this season because of injury, and will now be on the sideline for three LaLiga games and a Champions League clash after his latest setback. Barcelona wrote on their official website: “Fermín has a minor injury in the soleus of his right leg and the approximate recovery time will be two weeks.” The attacking midfielder has seven goals and four assists in all competitions this season. Which Barcelona games will Fermin miss?…

The biggest lake-effect snow event of the season thus far is pummeling the Great Lakes Snowbelt, and is expected to deliver feet of snow through Black Friday, creating long periods of life-threatening travel conditions across major Interstate highways this Thanksgiving holiday. Lake-effect snow warnings are in effect across Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and western New York.MARQUETTE, Mich., – The biggest lake-effect snow event of the season thus far is pummeling the Great Lakes Snowbelt, and is expected to deliver feet of snow through Black Friday, creating long periods of life-threatening travel conditions across major Interstate highways this Thanksgiving holiday.HOW TO…

A Republican North Carolina congressman says his party is responsible for sending turkey prices lower than they’ve been in 25 years. “This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000, thanks to Republican policies,” said U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, in a Nov. 24 newsletter. “I know grocery prices are a concern for so many (of) you,” he wrote, “which is why I’m working to keep prices moving in the right direction after the inflationary spike over the last four years.” The newsletter linked to a Nov. 19 reports by the American Farm Bureau Federation that doesn’t support…

Ukraine’s agricultural sector is currently facing a number of significant challenges. These issues were the focus of discussion with invited experts during the monthly economic review in November. The event is funded by the UK International Development programme. Weather remains the most persistent and unpredictable challenge. This year, weather conditions have led to highly uneven crop results. Both the harvest and the sowing campaign for the next year are experiencing delays. For example, as of mid-November, only 62% of corn fields had been harvested, compared to nearly 90% by this time last year. Early crops, such as wheat and rapeseed,…