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• The yield curve is the spread between the yield on the 10-year treasury and the 2-year treasury.
• Its movements have historically been used as a recession indicator in the US.
• Its inversion could mean a bear market for stocks because it signals risk appetite. 

It seems everyone is talking about the yield curve right now. It also seems most economists and investors are quick to dismiss what would typically signal a clear economic warning as nothing worth worrying about. Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger says he respects Jose Mourinho and hopes for a peaceful end to his longstanding feud with the Man United boss. Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop explain why Jose Mourinho is likely to continue his success against Arsene Wenger when Arsenal visit Man United. Manchester United vs Arsenal preview Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has said he and his teammates are playing for their futures as manager Arsene Wenger prepares to leave his job after 21 years. Lacazette, signed... Читать дальше...

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The US smart home market has still yet to meet the expectations many observers had in the early part of this decade.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• New survey shows consumers are wary of smart home devices invading their privacy
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Should the opposition parties represented in parliament agree on a joint candidate for the prime minister, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will ensure the necessary quorum to endorse their nominee, says a senior lawmaker of the ruling political force.

Happy anniversary, Will and Kate!

The royal couple marks seven years of marriage on Sunday — and they’ve got lots to celebrate. Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their third child — Prince Louis — on Monday, joining big brother Prince George and big sister Princess Charlotte into the royal family fold.

Now that they are back home in Kensington Palace with their new baby boy, Prince William and Kate Middleton have begun life as a family of five.

“It completes them,”... Читать дальше...

The perception of what makes a man has changed among millennials, a new study has found, and they're expanding their definitions of masculinity.

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Sunday, April 29, 2018 _____ City/Town, Country;Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (F);Sunday's Low Temp (F);Monday's Weather Condition;Monday's High Temp (F);Monday's Low Temp (F);Monday's Wind Direction;Monday's Wind Speed (MPH);Monday's Humidity (%);Monday's Chance of Precip. (%);Monday's UV Index Abidjan, Ivory Coast;A stray p.m. t-storm;91;79;A t-storm in spots;89;79;WSW;10;75%;79%;12 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunshine and warm;108;81;Sunny and less humid;94;80;NW;12;36%;0%;12 Aleppo... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 12:00 GMT Sunday, April 29, 2018 _____ City/Town, Country;Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Monday's Weather Condition;Monday's High Temp (C);Monday's Low Temp (C);Monday's Wind Direction;Monday's Wind Speed (KPH);Monday's Humidity (%);Monday's Chance of Precip. (%);Monday's UV Index Abidjan, Ivory Coast;A stray p.m. t-storm;33;26;A t-storm in spots;32;26;WSW;16;75%;79%;12 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunshine and warm;42;27;Sunny and less humid;34;27;NW;19;36%;0%;12 Aleppo... Читать дальше...

Sunday morning’s Say Hey, Baseball includes a historic start to Arizona’s season, Pablo Sandoval on the mound, and the next potential Yankee star.

Alexander Bjork won his first European Tour title in stunning fashion after carding a seven-under 65 to emerge from a packed China Open field in a dramatic final round Sunday.

Fedor Emelianenko met with the FBI earlier this week while in the Chicago area for his main event fight at Bellator 198, multiple sources confirmed with MMA Fighting on Saturday.

Golovkin-Martirosyan and Bellew-Haye II are the headline fights for the week.

“It doesn’t matter if you have one hand, two hands, three hands, or 40 hands.”

This is a guessing game, but we can at least figure out how much room the Leafs have to add players for next season.

The Indiana Pacers weren’t expected to make the playoffs after losing their franchise player, Paul George, for what was considered an underwhelming haul of Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Now they’re a game away from knocking off the three-time reigning Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers and advancing to the second round of the playoffs.

Type with your brain. “Hear” with your skin. And in the event of an emergency, here’s a helicopter to the rescue with some free internet access. The marquee announcements of last year’s F8 developer conference found Facebook at the peak of its ambition, as Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives sketched out a vision in which Facebook delivered bleeding-edge technology powered by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and a thriving developer ecosystem.

So the White House Correspondents Association Dinner (aka NerdProm--although I think that does a disservice to nerds) was last night. And apparently, the Sunday show producers decided to wait to book those who could opine on it because I didn't get my normal guest lists until the very last minute. I've no doubt that much of it will be pearl-clutching on how "vulgar" comedian Michelle Wolf was and how "mean" some of her jokes were.

Chicagoan, poet, author, street talker, Midwesterner who uses hashtags like #midbest, activist, protester, boundary breaker, community builder, and artist Kevin Coval has written 10 books, including his most recent and widely acclaimed “A People’s History of Chicago.”

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Readers respond to a profile of one professor’s quest to change the way we teach young speakers of African-American English.

Claire Denis’s new film, starring Juliette Binoche as a divorcée navigating love in Paris, is full of horror and swooning possibility.

Are there any other social media sites other than meetup.com that organizes or has offline groups or activities. I am especially interested in international sites other than the United States. Many thanks