by Calculated Risk on 7/03/2025 07:49:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. There will be additional trade related distortions in Q2 boosting GDP. From Goldman: Following this morning’s data, we have lowered our Q2 GDP tracking estimate by 0.6pp to +3.0% (quarter-over-quarter annualized). Our Q2 domestic final sales […]
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Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The massive tax and spending cut bill that Congress passed Thursday ends federal tax incentives for electric vehicles. Buyers have until Sept. 30 to qualify for the federal tax credits on EVs before they are terminated. But experts say there are still strong financial reasons to consider buying the vehicles
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Footballers Diogo Jota and André Silva have been honoured by their family, friends and teammates at a joint funeral in Portugal on Saturday. Jota, 28, was laid to rest alongside his brother, Silva, 25, after they died in a car crash on Thursday. Jota’s teammates Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson were seen carrying floral
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What is it like reporting on and living through a genocide for nearly 20 months, and then escaping? We talk to journalist Rita Baroud. Source link
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by Calculated Risk on 7/04/2025 08:21:00 AM The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 28 June. … 22-28 June 2025 (percentage change from comparable week in 2024): • Occupancy: 71.9% (-0.1%)• Average daily rate (ADR): US$163.30 (0.0%)• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$117.45 (-0.1%) emphasis added The
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Where refueling stations should be located in 2050, according to the Chalmers study. The different colors represent the size of the station, orange being the smallest and red being the largest. Credit: Chalmers As hydrogen infrastructure is rolled out in the EU, refueling stations must be distributed according to the same principle in all countries.
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Barracked in poor conditions, underpaid, and isolated, officers operate more as an occupying force and extension of the elite than a public service. Source link
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by Calculated Risk on 7/05/2025 08:11:00 AM This will be a very light week for economic data. —– Monday, July 7th —– No major economic releases scheduled. —– Tuesday, July 8th —– 6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for June. —– Wednesday, July 9th —– 7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
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Samples of forest images captured by AirSim. Credit: Future Generation Computer Systems (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2025.107967 Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed the SPADE (Simulator-assisted PerformAbility Design methodology for UAV-based Systems) approach for accurate quality assessments of uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) video surveillance systems. The work is published in the journal Future Generation Computer
Hundreds of people have been evacuated as major wildfires continue to burn out of control in parts of Greece. The fires, which have been fanned by gale-force winds, broke out on Wednesday afternoon, spread rapidly, threatening homes, tourist accommodation, and critical infrastructure. At least six heat-related deaths have been reported in Europe as the continent
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