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The Carolina Hurricanes have activated top forward Seth Jarvis from injured reserve. Jarvis missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury. He returned to practice in a no-contact jersey on November 19th. In a corresponding move, Carolina also recalled goaltender Yaniv Perets and assigned defender Ty Smith. Jarvis will return ahead of a three-game homestand for the Hurricanes, giving a much-needed boost to a Carolina offense that got outscored by New Jersey and Columbus in their last two outings. Jarvis has 11 points through 13 games this season, returning to a pivotal role in the team’s top-six and special teams. He’s coming off a prolific 2023-24 campaign, scoring 33 goals and 67 points despite playing most of the season injured. The 22-year-old has established himself as a pillar of the Carolina lineup, and will now get a chance to get back to point-per-game scoring. His return will likely bump William Carrier or Tyson Jost out of the lineup, with Eric Robinson hanging onto his role with four points in his last four games. Carolina also bolsters their net with this move, recalling Perets following a scary injury to de facto starter Pyotr Kochetkov. No update on Kochetkov’s prognosis has been given, but Perets’ recall suggests Carolina will deal with at least a few days without their top netminder. They’ll now have to decide between Spencer Martin and Perets for the starting role. Martin has a 1-2-1 record and a .870 save percentage through five NHL games this year. Perets hasn’t made his first career NHL start yet but has stepped into three AHL games – with a .825 save percentage through three games. With both goalies on NHL recalls, the Chicago Wolves are left with Dustin Tokarski and Ruslan Khazheyev in their net. The Hurricanes will move forward with an improved offense, but tattered goaltending room. They’re 6-3-1 through their last 10 games, outscoring opponents 39-to-28. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.South Korea’s President Yoon, embattled conservativeStocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record high. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%. The benchmark index’s 1.7% gain for the week erased most of its loss from last week. The Dow rose 1% as it nudged past its most recent high set last week, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. It's now within about 0.5% of its all-time high set last week. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 12.8% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 2.2% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 2.8% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.8%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 gained ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.2%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.7%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.7% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. All told, the S&P 500 rose 20.63 points to 5,969.34. The Dow climbed 426.16 points to 44,296.51, and the Nasdaq picked up 42.65 points to close at 2,406.67. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the U.S. releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank's meeting in December.
US podcaster Joe Rogan has hit back at after the media boss accused him of preying on audience's vulnerabilities, fears and anxieties. or signup to continue reading Tech businessman Elon Musk also chimed into the debate on November 28, comparing Australia's national broadcaster to the Russian newspaper Pravda. Mr Williams was responding to a question about Mr Rogan's broad appeal to America's 'bro-market' at the when he called the podcaster "deeply repulsive". "People like Mr Rogan prey on people's vulnerabilities: they prey on fear, they prey on anxiety, they prey on all of the elements that contribute to uncertainty in society," he said. "They entrepreneur fantasy outcomes and conspiracy outcomes as being a normal part of social narrative - I personally find it deeply repulsive. "To think that someone has such remarkable power in the United States is something that I look at in disbelief. "I'm also absolutely in dismay that this can be a source of public entertainment, when it's really treating the public as plunder for purposes that are really quite malevolent." Videos of Mr Williams' answer circulated on social media for seven hours before Mr Rogan hit back. The host retweeted a clip of Mr Williams's speech posted to X by saying, "LOL WUT". Mr Musk responded to the podcaster half an hour later, saying the clip was "From the head of Australian government-funded media, their Pravda". The ABC Chair said in his November 27 address that a growing number of Australians are turning against media institutions because they feel their needs, stories and perspectives are not being heard. He said Australia's media landscape must evolve as sources of misinformation and disinformation grow thanks to bot farms, AI tools and controversial influencers like Andrew Tate. "(Australians) are hurting, their dissatisfaction needs to be taken more seriously - anger can't be allowed to build up until it explodes," Mr Williams said. "The continuing existence of the ABC as a trusted source of the truth will help save our democracy from the populist damage going on elsewhere," he said. "We need to challenge Australians to think widely about the world and respond with delight and wonder." Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues affecting regional and remote Australia in her role as national crime reporter at Australian Community Media (ACM). She was ACM’s Trainee of the Year in 2023 and, aside from reporting on crime, has travelled the country as a journalist for Explore Travel Magazine. Reach out with news or updates to anna.houlahan@austcommunitymedia.com.au Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues affecting regional and remote Australia in her role as national crime reporter at Australian Community Media (ACM). She was ACM’s Trainee of the Year in 2023 and, aside from reporting on crime, has travelled the country as a journalist for Explore Travel Magazine. Reach out with news or updates to anna.houlahan@austcommunitymedia.com.au DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementS&W Files First Quarter 2025 10-Q
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell says it was a really easy decision to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the presence of three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani played a part, too. Snell was introduced Tuesday at Dodger Stadium accompanied by his agent Scott Boras. The left-hander finalized a $182 million, five-year contract last Saturday. “It was really easy just cause me and Haeley wanted to live here, it’s something we’ve been talking about for a while,” Snell said, referring to his girlfriend. “Then you look at the team. You look at what they’ve built, what they’re doing. It’s just something you want to be a part of.” Last month, Snell opted out of his deal with San Francisco to become a free agent for the second consecutive offseason after he was slowed by injuries during his lone year with the San Francisco Giants. Snell gets a $52 million signing bonus, payable on Jan. 25, and annual salaries of $26 million, of which $13.2 million each year will be deferred . Because Snell is a Washington state resident, the signing bonus will not be subject to California income tax. “It just played out the way that people around me felt comfortable with, I felt comfortable with, they felt comfortable with,” Snell said. “We talked and found something that could work for both of us. You want your worth, you want your respect, and you want enough time to where you can really make a name for yourself. I've made a name for myself outside of LA, but I'm going to be invested.” Two-way star Ohtani, who signed a record $700 million, 10-year deal a year ago, had a historic first season with the Dodgers. He helped them win the franchise's eighth World Series while playing only as designated hitter and became MVP in the National League for the first time after twice winning the award while in the American League. “It helps with him in the lineup for sure. That’s big motivation,” Snell said. “You want to be around players like that when you’re trying to be one of the best in the game. Yeah, it played a big part.” Snell joins Ohtani and fellow Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto atop Los Angeles’ rotation. All-Star Tyler Glasnow will be back after having his first season in LA derailed by a sprained elbow. Ohtani didn’t pitch this year while recovering from right elbow surgery but is expected back on the mound in 2025. The rest of the rotation includes Tony Gonsolin, Landon Knack, Dustin May, Bobby Miller and Emmet Sheehan. “I pitched on six-man, five-man, four-man rotations,” Snell said. “I'm good with it all as long as we have a plan, we'll execute it.” Snell, who turns 32 on Wednesday, went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts this year, throwing a no-hitter at Cincinnati on Aug. 2 for one of only 16 individual shutouts in the major leagues this season. He struck out 145 and walked 44 in 104 innings. He was sidelined between April 19 and May 22 by a strained left adductor and between June 2 and July 9 by a strained left groin. Snell won Cy Young Awards in 2018 with Tampa Bay and 2023 with San Diego. He is 76-58 with a 3.19 ERA in nine seasons with the Rays (2016-20), Padres (2021-23) and Giants. He has known Andrew Friedman, Dodgers president of baseball operations, since he was 18. In the aftermath of winning the World Series and discussing how the Dodgers could repeat next year, Friedman said, “All conversations kept coming back to Blake.” “Usually in major league free agency, you're buying the backside of a guy's career, the accomplishments that they have had,” he said. “With Blake, one thing that's really exciting for us is, as much success as he's had, we feel like there's more in there." Snell was 2-2 against the Dodgers in his career. “We couldn’t beat him, so we’re going to have him join us,” Friedman said. .___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
There's certainly been no shortage of joy in the lives of Ashanti and Nelly this year. Following months of rampant pregnancy rumors, the two artists welcomed their first child together back in August. Before that, the two of them revealed that they got married in 2023. They've been providing their supporters with fun updates here and there, but now, they may have one of the most exciting ones yet on the way. According to sources who recently spoke with The Jasmine Brand , Ashanti could allegedly be pregnant with a second little one. This is unconfirmed at the time of writing, but regardless, their supporters couldn't be more thrilled for the happy couple. "That’s how you do it. Don’t waste your time. She waited 20 years for true love," one fan writes on Instagram. "Love that for them," another says. While many commenters are shocked at how early Ashanti allegedly got pregnant again, others saw this coming. After all, the lovebirds have appeared the happiest they've ever been in recent months. Read More: Ashanti Calls Nelly Her "Soulmate" While Gushing Uncontrollably Over Their Relationship During an interview with ET a few weeks ago, for example, Ashanti couldn't help but shower her husband with compliments. She called Nelly her "soulmate," and when she described them both as "strong-willed," the interviewer dubbed them a power couple. They've also been known to share fun clips and photos on social media from their various celebrations. Just this month, Nelly turned 50, and Ashanti helped him celebrate by joining him in serenading their party guests with an impressive duet. The month prior, Nelly posted an adorable montage of Ashanti's birthday festivities alongside a heartfelt message. "Happy Bday To the most beautiful woman in the world," he wrote. "Putting Smiles on your face is something i wake thinking about and the thing I love doing the most... grateful to have someone who loves and appreciate me as much as I do them ... love you mama ." Read More: Ashanti Helps Nelly Celebrate His 50th Birthday With Adorable “Baby” DuetTurnovers, missed opportunities and favorable field position for its opponent hurt the Shenandoah University football team in a 35-14 loss to Moravian University in the Cape Charles Bowl on Saturday at Salem Stadium. The Hornets (8-3) played in the second game of Saturday’s Chesapeake Challenge as a result of finishing in second place in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference this year, the highest finish for the program in their 13 years in the ODAC. The Greyhounds (7-4) took third in the Landmark Conference. Moravian led 21-0 at the half and didn’t let its lead dip below 14 points over the remainder of the game. The Greyhounds scored more points against SU than any team this year, with fellow Landmark school Juniata (27) recording the previous high against the Hornets. SU finished with a 366-363 edge in total yardage, but Hornets senior quarterback Steven Hugney threw four interceptions while also completing 19 of 32 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown. The last two interceptions came inside the Moravian 30-yard line in the fourth quarter. One was the result of the ball going off a receiver’s hands. The other came after a deflection in the end zone when SU snapped the ball because it thought the Greyhounds jumped into the neutral zone, and Hugney threw the ball under the assumption that the Hornets had a free play. The Hornets advanced the ball six times inside the Moravian 30 but only scored twice. They were 1 for 5 until AJ Maxwell (six carries, 61 yards) had an 8-yard touchdown run with 1:32 left, with the second of two Scott Martin extra-point kicks making it 35-14. SU head coach Scott Yoder said in a phone interview on Sunday that it was hard to deal with the team not performing the way it had for most of the season. Yoder said the Hornets didn’t have normal preparation for the game because they wanted to keep some banged-up players fresh for Saturday, but the bottom line is the team needed to play better. “That’s not a formula to beat anyone, let alone a good football team,” said Yoder, referencing the turnovers and the four scoreless possessions inside the Moravian 30. “The last six or seven weeks, [the way we played Saturday is] not anywhere close to who we were. A great experience and loved being there with the guys, and certainly disappointed in how we played. We’re a much better team [than Saturday], and we’ve showed that, but we didn’t have that quality [Saturday].” Moravian converted Hugney’s first two interceptions — both of which were made in Hornets’ territory — into touchdowns. “[Hugney] is a huge reason why we’re playing in the postseason, and I know he probably wanted to have a better production day,” Yoder said. “We’re going to miss him taking snaps for us [next year], for sure.” The Greyhounds also took advantage of a high punt snap that SU recovered 32 yards behind the line of scrimmage at the Hornets’ 10-yard line to score the game’s first touchdown. The Greyhounds scored that initial TD on fourth down, a 6-yard scoring strike from Jared Jenkins to Jordan Bingham to make it 7-0 at the 9:16 mark of the first quarter. Jenkins played a starring role, completing 27 of 37 passes for 234 yards, five TDs and one interception and rushing 11 times for 75 yards. “Really super efficient,” said Yoder of Jenkins. “We knew going in he was good. Having played against him, seen him live, [that opinion hasn’t] changed. He throws it to the open guy and makes a lot of plays.” SU followed with a 10-play, 57-yard drive to the Methodist 7-yard line. On fourth-and-3, Hugney threw incomplete under heavy pressure with 3:28 left in the first quarter. It was windy in Salem on Saturday, and the Hornets had the wind at their back in the first quarter. “Maybe if I can do it over again, maybe you kick the field goal on the first one, because you’re with the wind and you just get some points and get something positive,” Yoder said. The Hornets would drive into Moravian territory on its next possession and again reached the Moravian 7. But on third-and-goal from the 10, Hugney was sacked for a loss of 11 yards, and Martin missed a 38-yard field goal attempt with 10:54 left in the second quarter. “We’ve been playing good, complementary football,” Yoder said. “If we score [on those] early [possessions], even if one’s a field goal, we’ve got 10 [points] and maybe there’s not as much stress on our defense.” Moravian responded with a 14-play, 79-yard drive, with Jenkins throwing a 2-yard TD pass on a fade to the left to Diego Del Castillo (six catches, 66 yards, two TDs) to make it 14-0 with 4:02 left in the second quarter. The Hornets started the next possession on their own 25. On the fourth play from the SU 36, Hugney tried a throw across his body and was intercepted by Cleveland Harding. He caught the ball at the 43 and returned it 7 yards to the SU 36. Six plays later, Jenkins threw his second fourth-down TD pass. On fourth-and-4 from the 13, Del Castillo made a leaping grab at the goal line over the middle to make it 21-0 with 53 seconds left in the first half. The Hornets had a strong start to the second half. Bryce Buchanan (10 carries, 116 yards) had a 53-yard run to the Moravian 1. After a snap toward running back Jalen Redfearn wasn’t caught and lost 17 yards after the ball was recovered, Hugney connected with Broden Domenico (eight catches, 99 yards) over the middle for an 18-yard touchdown that made it 21-7 Moravian with 12:08 left in the third quarter. SU stopped the Greyhounds as a result of a fourth-and-2 incompletion at the Hornets’ 29 on the next possession. But Hugney was intercepted on a diving catch over the middle on the next play by Aidan Lane at the Hornets’ 47. Six plays later, Jenkins rolled right and connected with Avery Koser for a 5-yard TD that made it 28-7 with 4:40 left in the third quarter. Bingham caught a 45-yard TD pass fron Jenkins with five seconds left in the third quarter for a 35-7 Greyhounds advantage. Matt Conroy led SU with 13 tackles. Sean Perry and Quante Redd had eight tackles each, with Perry recording an interception in the fourth quarter and Redd breaking up two passes. All of Maxwell’s yards and carries came on the final TD drive. Maxwell — who had nine rushing TDs and 358 yards last year — only had 11 carries for 31 yards in three games in his injury-plagued senior season coming into Saturday, so Yoder was glad to see him and the offense as a whole have a successful final drive on Saturday. “It was great to see him and for that group to put a drive together like we knew we could do and probably should have done more consistently,” Yoder said. “[Maxwell’s] just kind of been snake-bit with some injuries and some bad luck. I know this is probably not personally the final year that he wanted to have, but he worked hard, he showed up, and he rehabbed what he needed to. Glad to see him really kind of give us something there in the fourth quarter.” SU tied a program record previously set in 2003 and 2022 with eight wins this year. Saturday was SU’s second-ever postseason appearance, with the 2004 appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs the other. The Hornets’ other two losses were one-point defeats to ODAC champion Randolph-Macon and Bridgewater (both 22-21). The Hornets went 5-5 in 2023. “I’ve been doing this for [24] years, and I don’t know if there’s a group that I’m more proud of,” said Yoder, who was an assistant coach at Hobart before taking the head job at SU in 2013. “They’re definitely up there, just with everything they’ve had to handle, not just in the calendar football season, but everything on and off the field.” Yoder gives credit to SU’s leadership group for helping the team finish strong and focused after starting 1-2 in the ODAC. Yoder said it meant a lot to play in Salem Stadium and thought everyone involved with the facility, and everyone involved with the ODAC and Landmark, made it a memorable event. “We had a great group of upperclassmen leaders,” Yoder said. “We ended up playing some of our best football in the last month, and we had guys kind of commanding the locker room, and how we’re going to practice and respond. They really made their minds up to have a special finish, and they did.” Hugney, Maxwell, Domenico, Martin, Redd and Perry are part of a group of 34 seniors, fifth-year players and graduate students on this year’s Hornets. “Their impact was great on the university, and the community, and certainly on the program,” Yoder said. “We had a last team meeting [Sunday], and that’s the last time they’ll be together like that, and that’s tough. We’ve spent a lot of good times together and some tough times, and that kinds of builds those relationships. It’s a great group of kids, and whatever they end up doing, wherever they end up going, they’re going to have a positive impact.” The ODAC is now 1-3 against the Landmark in the two-year history of the Chesapeake Challenge. Washington & Lee (third in the ODAC) defeated Wilkes (Landmark runner-up) 40-21 in the first game on Saturday at Salem Stadium.
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Value Transformation LLC Contributes to Cutting-Edge Knowledge with SAE International's Release of Dictionary of Electric and Hybrid VehiclesNASSAU, Bahamas — Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday. Small’s layup with under 2 minutes left in OT gave West Virginia a 79-75 lead. After a Gonzaga miss, Sencire Harris hit two free throws to make it a six-point lead. With 27.1 seconds left, Harris made a steal and scored on a dunk for an eight-point lead, putting the game out of reach. Amani Hansberry scored a career-high 19 points and Toby Okani added 10 for West Virginia (3-2). Braden Huff scored 19 points and Khalif Battle 16 for Gonzaga (5-1). Takeaways Gonzaga showed its depth, outscoring the West Virginia bench 30-2. West Virginia’s only loss was by 24 points at Pitt, but the rebuild under Darian DeVries is showing promise. Key moment Gonzaga turned it over at midcourt late in regulation when Tucker DeVries poked it away from Nolan Hickman and raced the other way before getting fouled. DeVries made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left to tie it at 71-all. Battle inbounded the ball and got it back, but lost control on a drive as time expired. Key stats The shorter Mountaineers outrebounded Gonzaga 42-36 and shot 50% in the second half, battling the Zags to a draw in the paint. Nembhard had 12 assists and just one turnover in 43 minutes, but was 1 of 10 from the field. Up next West Virginia will play Louisville on Thursday in the winner’s bracket. Gonzaga faces No. 14 Indiana on the consolation side.
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The Bank of Japan is staying guarded on the timing of the next rate hike with December hardly a done deal given soft consumption, its governor’s cautious decision-making style and anxiety over U.S. economic policy in a second Trump presidency. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda signalled that December will be a live meeting in an interview with the Nikkei newspaper last week, when he said another rate hike was approaching. But he also warned of U.S. economic uncertainties and gave no clear sign the BOJ would indeed hike this month, causing market expectations of a move to fluctuate between December and January. Having steered Japan through a decade of ultra-easy monetary policy, the BOJ is wary of moving too fast in removing accommodative conditions, especially after a July rate hike caught markets by surprise and triggered a sharp bout of volatility in currencies, bonds and stocks. Heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s policies are also encouraging global policymakers, including in Japan, to approach their tasks with circumspection. After rising to around 60% following last week’s release of solid inflation data, market bets of a December hike slid below 40% on Wednesday as fresh doubts emerged from media reports suggesting the BOJ will take a more cautious stance. Adding to the market confusion, dovish BOJ board member Toyoaki Nakamura didn’t rule out a December hike, saying the timing would be data dependent. While the BOJ has its eyes set on hiking rates by around March, it likely wants to leave itself a free hand on the exact timing, say three sources familiar with its thinking. “What’s clear is that December will be live, as with any other meeting in coming months,” said one of the sources. “But from there, it’s really a judgement call by the board,” the source said, a view echoed by two more sources. People who know Ueda, an economics professor-turned governor, also point to his decision-making style, which is to wait until the last minute assessing data in reaching a conclusion. “He works with an academic mindset, which is to look thoroughly at each data before deciding,” one of them said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly. “It’s unlikely he would drop signals about something he hasn’t decided yet.” After the Dec. 18-19 meeting, the BOJ holds a rate review on Jan. 23-24 and March 18-19. There is growing conviction within the BOJ that wages will keep rising and prod firms to hike prices – meeting a key prerequisite for another rate hike, the sources said. Regular pay has been rising at an annual pace of around 2.5-3%. Japan’s largest labour union group has said it will seek wage hikes of at least 5% in 2025, near this year’s hefty gains. Inflation remains above the BOJ’s 2% target for well over two years with rising labour costs pushing up services prices. But other data paint a less rosy picture. Household spending fell in October for the third straight month as rising living costs pinched consumers. Factory output remains flat and exports to the United States, Japan’s largest export market, slumped in October on weak auto shipments. While firms ramped up capital expenditure in July-September, recurring profits fell 3.3% from year-before levels on intensifying competition overseas, data showed. The BOJ has already whittled down stimulus twice this year, ending negative interest rates in March and raising short-term borrowing costs to 0.25% in July. Ueda has repeatedly said the BOJ will keep hiking rates if the economy and prices move in line with its forecast, leading many analysts to project another hike by March. With the BOJ making clear that it will be taking a data-dependent approach in setting policy, each indicator leading up to the December meeting will likely draw strong market attention. Revised third-quarter gross domestic product data is due on Monday, followed by the BOJ’s quarterly “tankan” business survey on Dec. 13. Threats of higher tariffs by Trump have stoked fresh uncertainty about the global outlook – a factor Ueda said warranted scrutiny in his interview with Nikkei. With the yen off a three-decade trough near 162 hit in July and inflation showing little sign of overshooting, the BOJ is under less pressure to hike immediately, some analysts say. “I don’t see the BOJ as in a huge rush, as long as it can hike by March,” said veteran BOJ watcher Mari Iwashita, who is chief market economist at Daiwa Securities. “For the BOJ, it’s just a question of choosing the most optimal timing among the three meetings.” Source: Reuters (Reporting by Leika Kihara, Editing by Shri Navaratnam)The Big Central Conference released its All-Division football teams for the 2024 season. You can find the selections for the Freedom Silver Division below. NOTE : The selections were made by coaches from the conference and not reporters from NJ.com . If an athlete’s name is misspelled, please let us know and we will make the correction.. FIRST TEAM Kyle Blew, Belvidere,, QB, Sr. Mason Chamberlain, Belvidere, WR, Sr. Brayden Stefan, Belvidere, LB, Sr. Luke Tipton, Belvidere, WR/DE, Sr. Brayden Duckworth, Belvidere, OL/DL, Jr. Nathan Sussko, Belvidere, LB,, Jr. Geoffrey Young, Belvidere, OL/DL, Jr. Elijah White, Belvidere, WR, So. Joey Lawler, Middlesex, OL/LB, Sr. Dom Parenti, Middlesex, QB/SS, Sr. Jax Jarvis, Middlesex, WR/FS, Sr. Eva Willitts, Middlesex, DT/K, Sr. Sean Downes, Middlesex, TE/DL, Sr. Na’quavere Thomas, Manville, FB/DL, Sr. Joshua D’Ambrosio, Manville, QB/RB/FS, Jr. Collin Shimp, Manville, TE/LB, Jr. Edward Cooper, South Hunterdon, RB/LB, Sr. Ty Dunn, South Hunterdon, OL/DL, Sr. Thomas Breuer, South Hunterdon, OL/DL, Sr. Grant Guizzino, Bound Brook, LB/SS, Sr. Xavier Quesada, Bound Brook, K/P, Jr. Luke Pettersen, Dunellen, OL/LB, Sr. Luke Shealy, Dunellen, OL/LB, Sr. SECOND TEAM Julian Dorfman, Belvidere, DB, Sr. Preston Jacoski, Belvidere, OL/DL, Jr. Kadin Labar, Belvidere, OL/DL, So. Julian Samuels, Middlesex, WR/DB, Jr. Sean Hughes, Middlesex, OL/DL, Jr. Ricky Fittin, Middlesex, WR/DB, Sr. Isaiah Bennett, Manville, OL/LB, Jr. Evan Canica, Manville, OL/LB, Jr. Nate Lawton, South Hunterdon, TE/DE, Sr. Parker Rampel, South Hunterdon, OL/LB, Jr. Andy Perpignan, Bound Brook, RB/LB, Sr. Mike Kinney can be reached at mkinney@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter)
FARGO — Qualifying for the North Dakota Class B volleyball state tournament for the very first time was a dream for Medina-Pingree/Buchanan. But to come out and dominate three sets was beyond anything it imagined. ADVERTISEMENT That's exactly what the Thunder did, upending Central McLean 3-0 in the state quarterfinals Thursday at the Fargodome. Set scores were 25-15, 25-9 and 25-17. The match was highlighted by M-P/B roaring out to a 17-1 lead in the middle frame, including what was an 11-0 start to the set. "It was so much fun to be at the state tournament and be able to have a score like that," said Thunder head coach Jacie Connell. "We just never let down. I just said we need to eliminate our errors in the second set, and they did a great job of that." With the win, No. 3 seed M-P/B (31-6) advanced to Friday's state semis where they'll take on No. 2 South Prairie-Max (33-6) with first serve set for 5 p.m. Connell said as state tourney newcomers, nerves came naturally. At least whatever nerves were left after downing Class B No. 1-ranked Linton/HMB in the Region 3 championship last week. "Lots of emotions," Connell said. "But beating the No. 1 team in the state in the (region) championship, I think a lot of our nerves were out right there. They were just excited to be here and play." ADVERTISEMENT Maddie Gefroh finished with a match-leading 14 kills for M-P/B, including the final one to secure match point in Set 3. "It felt great knowing we're closer to the finals now," said Gefroh, senior captain and middle hitter for the Thunder. "You could tell there were some nerves, but as soon as we got onto the court, we were ready to go right away." Gefroh said the dominant second set gave M-P/B all the momentum it needed to finish things off in Set 3. "That was crazy," Gefroh said. "That gave us so much energy to go into the third set. We knew we could do it right away." Central McLean (31-4-1) drops into the consolation semifinals, where it'll face Kenmare/Bowbells (35-7) at 1 p.m. Friday. Reagan Kjelstrup paced the Cougars offensively with eight kills while Morgan Snyder had six. Daphne Lauer finished with 25 assists. Behind Gefroh in the Thunder kills department was Brynn Sorenson with nine and Jorgen Tripp with eight, including set point in the opening frame. ADVERTISEMENT Gefroh added three aces and three blocks while Violet Bohl recorded 34 assists. Cierra Mack finished with a match-leading 15 digs. "If we play our game, that's been huge for us just eliminating our errors," Connell said. "We're going to talk about what we need to adjust a little bit on defense and we'll be ready to go. "It's been a great journey so far and we're happy to be here."