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US service sector contracts in April; price pressures reaccelerate
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Friday that its non-manufacturing PMI fell to 49.4 last month from 51.4 in March, the lowest reading since December 2022. A reading above 50 indicates growth in the services industry, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy. The slowdown in economic growth comes after 525 basis points worth of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve since March 2022 designed to quell elevated inflation.
- Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio
Centerville senior reopens recruitment after signing with Xavier
May 3—Centerville High School senior Jonathan Powell has reopened his recruitment after asking Xavier to release him from his signed letter of intent, according to a report by Joe Tipton, of On3.com, on Friday. "After a talk with my family, I have decided to reopen my recruitment and decommit from Xavier University," Powell wrote on Instagram. "This wasn't easy at all and took a lot out of me ...
- Associated Press
Pat Beverley throws ball at Pacers fans, later asks reporter to leave his postgame interview
Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Beverley indicated a video showing him throwing a ball at a spectator on Thursday was misleading but later added that “I have to be better.” Cameras showed Beverley sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands and hitting a fan with about 2 ½ minutes left in Milwaukee’s 120-98 Game 6 loss at Indiana that knocked the Bucks out of the playoffs. After a different fan threw the ball back to Beverley, who was holding his arm out for it, the Bucks guard fired it back at that spectator.
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