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Today, the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University), Philippe Aghion (London School of Economics), and Peter Howitt (Brown University) “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” This follows a recent trend for the Committee to award to economics focused on economic growth, following Acemoglou, Johnson, and Robinson in 2024 and Kremer, Duflo, and Banerjee in 2019. Time and space prevent me from providing a detailed discussion of the ideas behind each prize, but they are all crucial to our understanding of economics. One of the big mysteries of human history is the so-called “hockey-stick of prosperity.” …
Dean Henderson is fast becoming a fan favourite at Crystal Palace, not just for his performances on the pitch but for his down-to-earth generosity off it.After playing a starring role last season’s FA Cup final win over Manchester City – a historic moment that delivered Palace’s first major trophy – Henderson was once again the hero in the Community Shield showdown against Liverpool.In front of a buzzing crowd at Wembley Stadium, the England international goalkeeper made crucial saves during the penalty shootout, denying both Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott. His heroics helped Oliver Glasner’s side clinch the trophy and…
The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard DeJon Jarreau to an Exhibit 10 contract. Memphis also waived center Lawson Lovering. Both players are expected to play for the Memphis Hustle for the upcoming G League season. Jarreau split last G League season between the Hustle and the Capital City Go-Go. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 15 points, 6.4 rebounds 6.4 assists and 1.1 steals across 38 G League games. Jarreau has played in 10 NBA games between the Grizzlies and the Indiana Pacers.
The National Hurricane Center has designated a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic as Invest 98L as it moves west toward the Caribbean Islands. MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center designated a tropical wave in the Atlantic as Invest 98L on Saturday as it slowly crept toward the Caribbean. The term “invest” is used by the NHC to identify weather disturbances they are investigating for possible development into a tropical depression or tropical storm within the next seven days, can run special hurricane computer forecast models.BRYAN NORCROSS: ATLANTIC TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TO BRING GUSTY DOWNPOURS TO THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS SUNDAYInvest 98L…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mongolia’s second ousted premier in just four months, and military purges in China. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up Loading… Seeking U.S. Tomahawks Hoping to capitalize on the momentum of…
Hard to assess, since we don’t know how much was blown. Data as of noon (CT) 17 Oct 2025.Up is a depreciation. Against a backdrop of Bessent arranging additional $20bn private funding (window dressing?), one wants to know how much of the US ESF is going to disappear. Mark Sobel has some views on the possible outcomes (and notes that the purported $20bn “swap” is not a swap in the commonly understood parlance). My last question: Is Bessent the only person in the world who thinks the peso is undervalued? CPI deflated real value of the trade…
Preview for Los Angeles Rams @ Jacksonville Jaguars The last London game of the 2025 NFL season is likely to be the best of the bunch as the Jacksonville Jaguars host tthe Los Angeles Rams in a battle of 4-2 teams. Jacksonville came back to down to Earth with a bump last Sunday as they followed up a thrilling Monday Night Football win over the Kansas City Chiefs with a frustrating 20-12 home defeat to the Seattle Seahawks. Despite their strong start to the season, the Jaguars trail the Indianapolis Colts (5-1) by a game in the AFC South, and…
The Miami Heat have signed guard Jahmir Young to a two-way contract, repoted NBA insider Michael Scotto. Young impressed last season in the G League, averaging 21.7 points, 7.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.9 steals over 43 games with Grand Rapids Gold and Windy City Bulls. Young went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft but […] The post Heat sign Jahmir Young to two-way deal appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
The cross-country storm moves across the Central U.S. on Friday it will bring an elevated risk of severe storms on Saturday. By Sunday and into early next week, rain associated with this system will spread into the Northeast.The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring a potent fall cross-country storm that will bring severe weather to the central U.S. and days of heavy rain to the Northeast this weekend and into early next week.The Midwest will see heavy rain by Friday, while the Ozarks and Mississippi Valley will have to contend with a severe weather threat Saturday in addition to the rain…
Košice – Representatives of the Slovak and Ukrainian governments signed several intergovernmental agreements. They did so after a joint meeting of both cabinets, which took place in Košice on Friday. During the discussions, EU sanctions against Russia were also addressed, TASR reports. The prime ministers of both countries Robert Fico and Yulia Svyrydenko signed an agreement on cooperation and information exchange in the field of labor mobility, as well as a joint roadmap concerning joint projects. Ministers from both governments also signed an intergovernmental agreement on technical and financial cooperation, as well as a protocol on amending the intergovernmental agreement…