Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4 percent in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool. The latest year-over-year figure was down from 8 percent in October and from a recent peak of 11.7 percent in March. On a monthly basis, the government said Friday that its producer price index, which measures costs before they reach consumers, rose 0.3 percent from October to November for the third straight month. Still, a measure of “core” producer prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs,…
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Nicky Henderson feels Saturday’s Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham is the obvious race for both Epatante and First Street.His 2020 Champion Hurdle winner Epatante has already had one clash with stablemate Constitution Hill in the Fighting Fifth, where she proved no match for him, so, rather than meet again, Henderson has rerouted her here. Fellow Seven Barrows inmate First Street won the Gerry Feilden Hurdle at Newbury last time out and takes a step up in class for this Grade Two contest. “All in good form, very good form. They are both coming back within a fortnight of a run,…
Lima, Peru – Like many Peruvian leaders that came before her, Dina Boluarte can be described as an “accidental” president. And just as most of those same past heads of state did, Boluarte is taking the helm of a deeply divided and frustrated nation after a series of dramatic and fast-moving political events. “In many ways, she’s an accidental president,” said Jo-Marie Burt, an associate professor at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America. “Like a lot of Peru’s recent presidents, none have been able to fulfill the normal five-year mandate, revealing the profound instability…
About 200 friends, relatives and other protesters from the Roma community gather outside the court in Thessaloniki.A Greek police officer has appeared in court in northern Greece over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid petrol station bill, with protesters gathering outside the court. About 200 friends, relatives and other protesters from the Roma community gathered on Friday outside the court in Thessaloniki, holding up photos of the wounded 16-year-old and calling for justice. Monday’s shooting prompted days of violent protests by members of the Roma community in Greece’s second-largest…
It was early November when Aisha Hussein, nine months pregnant with her first child, felt the start of labour pains and knew she needed to make her way to a health centre from her village of Mareerey in Somalia’s Jubaland state. She boarded a minibus taxi and, after a tedious four-hour journey, the 16-year-old arrived at the mother and child hospital in Kismayo, a coastal city about 100km (62 miles) away. It was the first time in her pregnancy that Hussein saw a doctor. Distance and the cost of seeking care held her back, she said, especially because of the…
The global nature of football has always been the heart of its popularity. Football is played and understood in pretty much every country, and nothing captures its universal appeal like the international following that the World Cup draws every four years. Yet something deeper appears to be afoot at the Qatar World Cup: The epicentre of a sport that has been dominated through its modern history by teams from Europe and South America may be shifting a bit to the east. This is the first time that four teams from Asia and Africa qualified for the knockout stages of the…
Beijing, China – It’s 3:30pm and I’m doing my best to stay calm. My husband is throwing a suitcase, brand new car seat and a bag of snacks into the back of a taxi while I wrestle a seat belt over my bulbous belly. The contractions are coming in thick and fast. My baby has decided to burst into the world two weeks ahead of schedule. Eyes closed I hear the “clack” of my husband’s seatbelt. “Please drive quickly!” he yells in anxious Chinese. The driver knows our destination, a hospital 20 minutes away, but is refusing to budge. “Sao…
The bruised and battered Toronto Maple Leafs have lost another contributor, as Nick Robertson left Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings with a shoulder injury and won’t return, the team announced. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The diminutive forward was spilled while going into a board battle with Kings defenceman Matt Roy, falling awkwardly into the boards and remaining down. Robertson would eventually require help off the ice by trainers, while the Maple Leafs received a power play for interference on the mishap. The 21-year-old had two goals and three assists in 14 games heading into Thursday’s…
Croatia take on five-time World Cup winners Brazil before a Netherlands-Argentina bout in Qatar on December 9.The Qatar 2022 World Cup’s quarter-final matches are here. Two highly anticipated elimination games are set for Friday. Croatia vs Brazil (Education City Stadium, 6pm/15:00 GMT) Netherlands vs Argentina (Lusail Stadium, 10pm/19:00 GMT) Brazil’s Neymar in action at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on November 24 [Matthew Childs/Reuters] Croatia vs Brazil Croatia is bracing itself for a “terrifying” Brazilian squad that’s eyeing its sixth World Cup after convincingly thumping South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16. “Brazil is the favourite, let’s face it,” Croatia’s…
The United States trade regulator has filed a complaint aimed at blocking tech giant Microsoft’s $69bn bid to buy “Call of Duty” games maker Activision over concerns the deal would deny rivals access to popular games. Microsoft, which owns the Xbox, said in January 2022 that it would buy Activision for $68.7bn in the biggest gaming industry deal in history. In its complaint on Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust law, said Microsoft had a record of buying valuable gaming content and using it to suppress competition from rival consoles. “Microsoft has already shown that it can and…