ICYMI – New bank loans in China rose less than expected in May
New bank loans in China rose less than expected in May, totaling 620 billion yuan missing forecasts of 850 billion despite recent rate cuts and a temporary U.S.-China trade truce This follows a nine-month low in April Year-on-year loan growth slowed to a record low of 7.1%, down from 7.2% in April. Household loans (mostly […]
Nationals To Promote Brady House
The Nationals optioned outfielder Robert Hassell III and infielder Jose Tena to Triple-A after today’s game, per a club announcement. The corresponding moves for those transactions have not yet been formally announced, but Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports that the club plans to select the contract of top infield prospect Brady House and […]
Jason Kelce Reveals Worrisome Health Update
The NFL might be America’s No. 1 source of sports-related entertainment. Unfortunately, that has often come at the expense of the player’s health. For years, we’ve seen the ripple effect and impact the game has had on multiple players’ lives. CTE is a legitimate concern, and it’s also the reason why so many parents […]
Musiala grabs hat-trick in futile encounter
If the Club World Cup is supposed to represent the best in world football, the biggest teams on the planet slugging it out for global bragging rights then Gianni Infantino needs to go back to the drawing board, and quickly. This was an utterly pointless exercise as one team of expensively assembled international footballers annihilated […]
Riley Gaines Announces She’s Pregnant, Takes Jab at Simone Biles
Riley Gaines Simone Said I Was Tall Like A Dude … Can A Man Grow A Baby Bump??? Published June 15, 2025 4:05 PM PDT Riley Gaines is going to be a mom … announcing she’s pregnant with her first child — and taking a dig at Simone Biles in the process. The former collegiate […]
Asking prices for UK homes show biggest June fall since 2011
UK Rightmove House Prices for June 2025: -0.3% m/m, compared with a typical 0.4% rise for the usual month of June +0.8% y/y, smallest annual rise since August 2024 Rightmove commentary: “It appears that we’re now seeing the decade-high level of homes for sale, and the recent stamp duty increases in England, have a delayed […]
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to have asthma, research indicates
Credit: Laura James from Pexels Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. The research, which included more than 270,000 people, found no such link between asthma and working nightshifts in men. […]
New Zealand’s Services PMI for May remains in deep contraction at 44.0 vs. prior 48.1
BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) For May 2025, 44.0, lowest level of activity since June 2024 prior 48.1 long-run average 53.0 BNZ’s Senior Economist Doug Steel (bolding is mine): “the fall in the PSI follows the sharp decline in the Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) from 53.3 to 47.5. Together, they are […]
Study reveals opioid pain relievers with highest constipation risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists has revealed which opioid painkillers are most likely to be associated with constipation in patients with non-cancer pain. Morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl and combination opioids, they found, were associated with a significantly higher risk of severe constipation when compared to codeine. Tramadol, on the […]
Giants To Acquire Rafael Devers
In a shocking mid-June blockbuster, the Giants are acquiring star slugger Rafael Devers from the Red Sox, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. Right-hander Jordan Hicks, left-hander Kyle Harrison, and other players are headed to Boston as part of the package. More to come. Source link
