US consumer confidence tumbled in December from the previous month amid Americans’ growing uncertainty over the economic outlook in the year ahead. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index declined by 8.1 points in December to 104.7, below the 113.2 expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The expectations index, which includes the short-term outlook for income, … Read more
The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship takes place in Ottawa, Canada, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, 2025. Graphic by The Hockey News On paper, the favorite for this year’s World Junior Championship is Team USA, just as it was last year, when we predicted in our 2024 World Juniors Preview issue that the Americans … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Gold slipped as the dollar pushed higher with traders weighing the outlook for US monetary policy in 2025. Most Read from Bloomberg Bullion fell by as much as 0.6% as the greenback advanced after the US government averted a shutdown. Investors were also digesting the latest data on consumer confidence as well as … Read more
Embiid fined by NBA for ‘obscene gestures’ during Christmas win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA’s higher-ups clearly had a close eye on the league’s Christmas action. Joe Dumars, the NBA’s vice president, head of basketball operations, announced Friday night that Embiid has been fined $75,000 for “making obscene gestures on the playing … Read more
Timothée Chalamet has been open about the fact that he didn’t know much about Bob Dylan when he was cast as the legendary singer in the biopic A Complete Unknown, but he’s now a proud member of “the Church of Bob.” He told Yahoo Entertainment that his “greatest hope” for the film, which opens in … Read more
Perry: Keion White’s comments suggest disconnect with Pats coaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Keion White raised eyebrows earlier this week with some cryptic comments to MassLive’s Karen Guregian about his future with the New England Patriots going forward. He had plenty more to say Saturday after the Patriots’ worst defeat of the season. … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s plan to conduct additional liquidity operations through the end of the year will provide needed support at a time when funding markets tend to be volatile, though its current framework will limit the effectiveness of the measures. Most Read from Bloomberg The Standing Repo Facility, or … Read more
David Crossman and Janty Yates, the costume designers for Gladiator II, managed a colossal feat — dressing up hundreds of period-specific soldiers as well as the film’s ultra-popular stars. Yates worked on the original 2000 Ridley Scott film and tapped Crossman to join her for the sequel. Two decades ago, she had also asked him … Read more
The 2025 men’s golf major season will begin, per usual, in Augusta, Georgia. Here’s a look at when and where the Big 4 (in bold) will be contested, as well as a few other high profile events in the men’s professional game: DATE EVENT LOCATION March 13-16 The Players Championship TPC SawgrassPonte Vedra Beach, Florida … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Oil edged lower in thin pre-holiday trading as the dollar strengthened and Russia’s Druzhba pipeline resumed flows. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate slid 0.3% to settle near $69 a barrel while Brent settled below $73. Both benchmarks pared losses after the close and were trading little changed. Belarus and Hungary are … Read more