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Yesterday, University of Michigan Survey consumer sentiment surprised on the downside, (50.3 vs. 53.0 Bloomberg consensus) along multiple dimensions, including assessments of the current situation (52.3 vs. 59.2 consensus)  and expectations regarding the future (49.0 vs. 50.3 consensus); and is deteriorating over time. Figure 1: U.Michigan Economic Sentiment (blue), Conference Board Confidence Index (brown), Gallup Confidence (green), all demeaned and divided by standard deviation 2021M01-2025m02. Red dashed line at “Liberation Day” Source: UMichigan, Gallup, Conference Boardand author’s calculations. It’s interesting to see the components  of sentiment: Figure 2: U.Michigan Economic Sentiment (bold black), expectations (brown), current conditions…

Twenty-eight teams have secured their place in the World Cup finals next summer, including the three co-hosts, and many more will join them over the next 10 days. Defending champions Argentina, Brazil and England lead the heavyweight nations to have already qualified for the global showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico in seven months’ time but who may be next to join them? Here, we examine the state of play: EUROPE (16 direct spots) How the groups look heading into the international break. The 12 group winners qualify automatically. Runners-up qualify for a 16-team play-off competition that also…

DAMASCUS—In 1988, a Druze academic named Adham Masoud al-Qaq tried to run for Syria’s parliament, the People’s Assembly. Hafez al-Assad was dictator of Syria at the time and Qaq made the mistake of pushing for democratic reforms. He was arrested for his opposition to the regime—his third time that decade—and then imprisoned. Upon release, he fled to Egypt, where he lived in exile for 36 years. When the Assad regime collapsed on Dec.8, 2024, Qaq returned to Syria in triumph, like so many of the regime’s detractors. Less than a year after that, he was back in Syrian politics. On…

by Calculated Risk on 11/06/2025 11:45:00 AM SPECIAL NOTE on Government Shutdown and Air Travel from CoStar: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government would cut 10% of air traffic at 40 of the country’s busiest airports if the shutdown continues, the New York Times reports. The airports will be named later today….The announcement comes just weeks before Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving. AAA’s latest forecast predicts 2.4 million planned to travel by air for the holiday. Last year, TSA screened more than 3 million passengers, a new record, during last year’s Thanksgiving week.If the cuts happen, this will likely…

The League5:30 PMNovember 9, 2025Regular Season – 12Mestalla StadiumReferee: Victor Garcia Verdura, Spain Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Valencia World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Real Betis World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics1.86Expected goals (xG)1.60Passing354 (84%)Accurate passes491 (86%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 25 G Julen Agirrezabala 6.6 14 D José Luis Gayà (C) 24′ Foul 7.0 3 D Jose Copete 6.7 5 D Cesar Tarrega 76′ Unsportsmanlike conduct 5.9 12 D Thierry…

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers aims to instill a winning culture within the franchise to secure their second title by working with his former floor general, Rajon Rondo, on the coaching staff. Rondo served as a consultant for the Bucks last season and is now back this year with an expanded role as a […] The post Rivers highlights Rondo’s presence as Bucks’ “coaching associate” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

by AI | 07.Nov 2025 | Europe in brief AI There is still no breakthrough in the negotiations between the European Commission and Belgium regarding the use of blocked Russian assets for a loan to Ukraine, it was learned on Friday after a technical-level meeting. The Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (Photo: Nicolas Maeterlinck – Belga) Senior officials of the Commission received a Belgian delegation on Friday morning for discussions on the use of Russian assets. The talks were constructive, but Belgium’s legal and financial concerns have not yet been resolved, it was reported afterwards. The negotiations will continue.…

In 2025, it depends. Particularly if you are a Republican/Lean Republic — then it’s almost zero… Here’s the relationship of different groups disaggregated by partisan affiliation, against news sentiment (lexographically defined from newspapers), as measured by the SF Fed. Figure 1: U.Mich Sentiment – Democratic/Democratic leaning (blue, left scale), and SF Fed News Sentiment index (tan, right scale). October News Sentiment is through 10/26. Source: U.Michiganand SF Fed. Figure 2: U.Mich Sentiment – Independent (chartreuse, left scale), and SF Fed News Sentiment index (tan, right scale). October News Sentiment is through 10/26. Source: U.Michiganand SF Fed. Figure 3: U.Mich Sentiment…

Inter went top of the Serie A table with a 2-0 win over Lazio, as Napoli were beaten by Bologna. Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny were on target for last year’s beaten Champions League finalists. Victory put Inter on 24 points after 11 matches – level with Roma but with superior goal difference. 7 – #Lautaro Martínez (10 goals in 2025) is the fourth player in Inter’s history to have scored at least 10 goals in seven different #SerieA calendar years, after Alessandro Altobelli (seven), Benito Lorenzi, and Giuseppe Meazza (both eight). Flags. pic.twitter.com/xtuK388Fai— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) November 9, 2025 Napoli…

Video clips of a man collapsing Nov. 6 at President Donald Trump’s drug pricing announcement quickly spiraled into misleading narratives. Dave Rickschair and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Co., was speaking in the Oval Office when a man standing behind him fainted. Television cameras captured Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaving the room as other people, including federal health official Dr. Mehmet Oz, treated the man who collapsed. After White House officials paused the event, social media users misleadingly jumped to conclusions about the man’s identity and Kennedy’s response. “BREAKING: RFK Jr. flees the…