Infant mortality rises for third consecutive year in England

Manslaughter probe continues 1 year after hockey player's death in England

It’s been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent’s skate during a game in Sheffield, England

Sports - ABC News - October 28

NHS in England to receive £1.5bn next year to boost appointments

Fresh funding comes as part of wider package which will be set out by Reeves in Budget on Wednesday

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Tariff surge would damage global growth, IMF warns

In a forecast two weeks before US election the fund says greater protectionism would drag down world economy

Business - Financial Times - October 22

10-year Treasury yield ends with biggest six-week climb in a year as consumer sentiment rises

U.S. government debt sold off on Friday, giving the 10-year yield its biggest six-week advance in about a year, after data showed consumer sentiment rose this month.

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

Bond market braced for rise in UK debt issuance to £300bn this year

Investment banks pencil in second-biggest annual gilt sales figure on record ahead of Labour’s first Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 28

10-year Treasury yield closes below 4.3% after Tuesday’s initial selloff fades

Long-dated Treasury yields finished lower on Tuesday after a selloff of U.S. government debt that began during European trading hours faded by the end of the New York session.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for fifth straight week

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August

10-year Treasury yield posts huge leap to 4.43% on Trump win, possible GOP Congress sweep

The pop for bond yields comes as the Trump win carries expectations that more tax cuts and steep tariffs could widen the fiscal deficit and reignite inflation.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Fed cuts interest rates as Powell says he will not resign as chair

US central bank lowers target range by a quarter point to 4.5%-4.75%

World - Financial Times - November 7

Saints' Rashid Shaheed has knee surgery to repair torn meniscus, ending breakout season for third-year WR

New Orleans placed Shaheed on IR as he faces a four-to-six-month recovery process

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations

British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations.

Business - CNBC - October 24

10-, 30-year Treasury yields drop again after GDP data opens door to Q4 slowdown

Yields on long-dated Treasurys closed lower on Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected reading on third-quarter U.S. economic growth gave way to the possibility of another slowdown in the final ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Puerto Rico governor's race is upended by a third party for the first time in 70 years

What's been a race between the pro-statehood and pro-commonwealth parties now includes a candidate from a new Alianza (alliance) coalition— and he's in 2nd place.

Lions are just the third NFL team in 54 years to be hit with this bizarre scheduling quirk in Week 9

The Lions have gone eight weeks without playing an outdoor game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues

World - ABC News - November 5

Why Georgia’s political chaos could mortally wound its EU ambitions

Also in this newsletter: why the wealthy should bear the burden of tackling climate change

World - Financial Times - October 28

Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Ghost Face Teaser Trailer

Ghostface, from the iconic Scream franchise, joins the Mortal Kombat 1 roster for Early Access on November 19. Full release November 26. Available with Khaos Reigns Expansion, Bundle, or Kollection.

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Ghostface Stalks His Way Into Mortal Kombat 1 In November

One of the most-iconic horror franchises ever is Scream, where a hooded figure in a ghost mask terrorizes a local community across multiple films. With Halloween coming up, NetherRealm has ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Mortal Kombat 1's Ghostface Identity Is A Mystery, Just Like In Scream

Today, NetherRealm Studios hosted the latest edition of the Kombat Kast --the semi-regular livestream highlighting new characters and features coming to Mortal Kombat 1 in the near future. Though ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

UK inflation falls sharply to 1.7%, below Bank of England's target for first time in over three years

Economists polled by Reuters expected the headline rate to come in at 1.9% in its first dip below the Bank of England's 2% target since April 2021.

Business - CNBC - October 16

A 7-year-old boy has been killed in a house explosion in northeast England

A 7-year-old boy has been killed and six people are hospitalized after an explosion inside a house in Newcastle, northeast England

World - ABC News - October 16

England captains Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign two-year central contracts

Jamie Smith is among five players to get first ECB deals Total of players on central contracts rises from 26 to 29 England’s two men’s captains, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, have both signed new ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

10-, 30-year Treasury yields end at highest since July as deficit worries grow

Monday’s selloff in U.S. government debt pushed long-dated yields to their highest levels in almost three months amid growing concern about the potential for rising deficit spending after the Nov. ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 21

Treasury yields rising on potential ‘red wave’ election result that pushes up deficit

Billionaires are betting against U.S. government bonds. But yields are climbing on good news about the economy, too.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

10-year Treasury yield ends at new 3-month high as volatility gauge hits 2024 peak

U.S. government debt sold off for a third straight session Wednesday, pushing long-dated Treasury yields further into three-month highs, as investors remained wary that the approaching Nov. 5 ...