UK M&A activity sweeps market with £5.3bn of deals

Liberty’s Malone calls for media merger wave under Trump

Billionaire says consolidation should be permitted and adds that ‘allowing Big Tech to run wild’ is inappropriate

Business - Financial Times - November 14

Treasury yields finish mixed as spike in rates sparks buying demand

Yields on U.S. government debt closed little changed on Friday after a post-data spike in rates triggered buying demand for most Treasurys.

Business - MarketWatch - November 15

The truth is out there: Pentagon's annual report reveals hundreds of new UFO sightings

The Pentagon has released its annual report on UFO sightings, or what it officially calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — and found 21 particularly curious incidents.

U.S. received assurance from Iran it wasn't actively trying to assassinate Trump

The U.S. received written assurance from Iran before the presidential election that its leadership was not actively trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, CBS News confirmed

49ers activate Gross-Matos from IR, elevate punter for Seahawks game

The San Francisco 49ers activated defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos from the injured reserve lit

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 16

Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing gauge shows activity contracted in November

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity stumbled to negative 5.5 in November from 10.3 in the prior month. Any reading below zero indicates ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 21

Iran Faces Fresh International Pressure Over Nuclear Activities

The U.N. atomic agency has voted to censure Tehran, opening the way for punitive steps.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 21

Iran activates ‘new advanced centrifuges’ after nuclear watchdog’s rebuke

Move follows resolution by International Atomic Energy Agency saying Tehran failed to co-operate with investigation

World - Financial Times - November 22

White Women Were Active in the American Slave Trade, Statistical Research Shows

For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of research says otherwise.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Why exchange-traded funds are a 'growth engine' of active management

Actively managed exchange-traded funds have captured investor money in recent years while active mutual funds have shed net assets.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

A November Surprise That’s Jostling the Markets

The dollar, Treasury yields and crypto currencies have fallen, reversing some elements of the so-called Trump trade after an unexpected poll result.

Business - The New York Times - November 4

US markets in 2049

Plus Doge and the deficit

World - Financial Times - November 19

The three big market uncertainties

Plus earnings season

World - Financial Times - November 21

Will the Markets Check Trump’s Power?

The president-elect cares about financial markets, our columnist says. That gives investors a restraint on his decisions, even if it’s a tenuous one.

Business - The New York Times - 13 hours ago

U-M loses 4-star Smith's pledge, targets No. 1 QB

Four-star recruit Carter Smith, ESPN's No. 3 dual-threat passer in the class of 2025, pulled his pledge from Michigan on Wednesday night, marking what could be the first step in a potentially ...

Sports - ESPN - October 31

College football scores, results: No. 10 Texas A&M blown out by South Carolina, No. 11 Clemson falls to Louisville

Three undefeated teams fell on Saturday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

Sainsbury's and M&S warn Budget may push up prices

A number of major firms have warned over the impact of higher National Insurance costs.

Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12

Texas A&M University is set to mark the anniversary of the campus bonfire tragedy that killed 12 people and injured dozens more 25 years ago

Sports - ABC News - November 17

KKR and Bain’s $4bn takeover battle set to open up M&A in Japan

Bankers say clash of private equity titans augurs new phase of ‘hostile’ dealmaking in country

World - Financial Times - November 18

QB Underwood, No. 1 recruit for '25, flips to U-M

Quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 ESPN 300, who is from Belleville, Michigan, is flipping his commitment from LSU to the Wolverines.

Sports - ESPN - November 22

M. Jodi Rell, Former Republican Governor of Connecticut, Dies at 78

She was lieutenant governor when her boss, John G. Rowland, resigned in a corruption scandal. The second woman to lead the state, she was later elected in her own right.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 22

Wake up the ghosts! Texas, Texas A&M rivalry that dates to 1894 is reborn

Any Texas or Texas A&M player who grew up in the state has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Remembering the Longhorn Band's olive branch to a grieving Texas A&M community

When A&M's annual bonfire collapsed and killed 12 students ahead of the game against Texas in 1999, football was the last thing on the minds of both communities.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Alabama A&M LB dies month after in-game injury

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died after he suffered a head injury during a game in October.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Alabama A&M mistakenly announces death of football player after head injury

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. died after a suffering a head injury during a game four weeks ago, officials at the HBCU said. He was 20.

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