For only the eighth time in the past quarter of a century, England finds itself without a single representative in the last four of the Champions League. That feels, in the immediate aftermath of this soul-sapping defeat for Manchester City, like an unvarnished travesty.
Sales of existing homes rose in the first two months of the year as a decline in rates at the end of 2023 prompted buyers to take advantage. + The report, from the National Association of Realtors, is due at 10 a.m. Eastern time Thursday. While many economists expect rates to decline later this year, stronger-than-expected inflation data could prompt Federal Reserve officials to hold rates steady for longer.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became the latest European leader to leave China with promises to talk but little more. The Chinese statements on his meetings in Beijing this week didn't appear to give ground on the issues that divide the EU and China. There is some reason for hope in Europe.