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The Premier League returns from the international break on Saturday with Arsenal’s trip to Bournemouth rounding off day one of the action in what should be an intriguing clash. Mikel Arteta’s side won by an aggregate 7-0 scoreline last season but no one in North London will be expecting an easy ride from Andoni Iraola and company. After all, over …

Ivy League architecture at Princeton University. Loop Images | Getty Images At the nation’s top schools, including many in the Ivy League, acceptance rates hover near all-time lows. “College admissions only ever gets more competitive and there’s a lot of stress from families about the stakes and how to get in,” said Thomas Howell, the founder of Forum Education, a New-York …

Procter & Gamble on Friday reported weaker-than-expected revenue as lower demand in China again weighed on its sales. The company’s organic sales in Greater China, its second-largest market, fell 15% in the fiscal first quarter. As home prices drop and jobless rates rise in the country, shoppers have pulled back their spending, hurting P&G’s sales for shampoo, diapers and other …

Introducing the new Patek Philippe Cubitus line. Courtesy: Patek Philippe Storied Swiss watch maker Patek Philippe announced its first new collection in 25 years this week, dubbed the Cubitus line. The new collection comes at a time when luxury watch prices have largely stabilized, fueled by strong demand. Younger investors and collectors began buying up luxury time pieces during the …

Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman’s breast for breast cancer. Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Cancer drains individuals of their physical, emotional, and financial health. Given the impact on both patients and the people in their lives — including their employer — it’s time that CEOs take note and take action to …

The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday. Even with a modest surplus in September, the shortfall …

AC Milan star Rafael Leao is struggling this season under new Rossoneri coach Paulo Fonseca. The Portuguese winger only scored one goal in all competitions so far in the 2024-25 season, despite playing nine games between Serie A and Champions League soccer. While he does have four assists provided to his teammates, it looks like Fonseca still has yet to …

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines on Friday said it reached an agreement with its credit card processor to again extended a debt refinancing timeline to December, hours before it was set to hit its deadline. Spirit …

The international break has come to an end and while it was a disappointing one for the United States men’s national team, it was a good time for the USMNT to see what a Mauricio Pochettino setup requires. They spoke on the differences of the training style under him and there was a clear goal with the tactics for players …

Marquee at the main entrance to BlackRock headquarters building in Manhattan. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago, Samara Cohen believed there was so much pent-up demand for bitcoin that she and her team at BlackRock launched one of the first-ever spot bitcoin exchange-traded products in the U.S. Now investors are flocking in, …