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For the first time in years, analysts are feeling optimistic about luxury. Next year, the sector will finally return to growth, market watchers say, yet companies’ performance is likely to diverge based on their level of exposure to different segments of the customer base, making stock picking key for luxury investors in 2026. J.P. Morgan predicts the sector will stabilize in 2026 following a tough 2024 and volatile 2025, with improvements driven by an uptick in Chinese consumer confidence and product innovation. Luxury groups have been contending with notable sales declines over the past two years. Following a post-pandemic boom,…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called Erling Haaland’s rapid rise into the Premier League’s 100 club “insane.”Haaland bringing up his century of goals against Fulham was probably the only sane part of City’s chaotic 5-4 win at Craven Cottage.He took only 17 minutes to find the net at Craven Cottage and become the 35th player to hit 100 Premier League goals, doing it in an incredible 111 matches.Alan Shearer was the previous quickest, reaching three figures in his 124th match, 30 years ago in 1995.”When I arrived, if you told me that in 111 games, he scored 100 goals,…

A Trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on November 21, 2025.Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields ticked lower on Wednesday on the latest signs of a weaker jobs market as shown in private payroll data, reinforcing a conviction that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates another quarter percentage point at its final meeting of the year next week. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell more than 2 basis points to 4.059%, while the 30-year Treasury yield fell less than 2 basis points to 4.727%. The 2-year Treasury yield, the security most…

“Alex has not had the easiest time since joining, as I’m sure he would tell you himself, but he has been working extremely hard behind the scenes, and we know the quality he possesses. He is a clinical finisher, and hopefully that was the first of many league goals in a Liverpool shirt. “I’d also like to mention Joe Gomez, on what was his first league start of the season. I have said many times previously that in order to be successful, we are going to need everybody to be ready to play their part, whether it’s from the start…

Teflon Vietnam. This banner normally refers to the nation’s thriving trade in polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene resins used in everything from autos to cooking utensils. These days, it describes an economy to which nothing sticks, least of all US tariffs. In the third quarter, as US President Donald Trump slapped a 20% levy on Vietnam, the economy grew a China-beating 8.22% year on year. That marked an acceleration from the 7.96% pace in the April-June period. Being Asia’s fastest-growing economy doesn’t come without peril, of course. Particularly if the sight of US tariffs literally rolling off the back of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s…

French satellite group Eutelsat, often seen as Europe’s answer to Elon Musk’s Starlink, saw its share price plummet Wednesday following a report that Japanese investor SoftBank had sold subscription rights in the company.Shares in Eutelsat were down by more than 7% earlier in the day, before closing the session 5.7% lower.The moves come following a Reuters report that SoftBank has sold 36 million rights, which would correspond to around 26 million shares and around half its stake in the satellite operator.Eutelsat is the owner of the satellite internet provider OneWeb, which it merged with in 2023 in a bid to…

Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo have told Sky Sports winning the Premier League title is an achievable dream for Manchester United in the next few years despite their continued patchy form.United fought back from a goal down to secure an away win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday but continue to be held back by inconsistency under head coach Ruben Amorim. They have managed to beat both Liverpool and Chelsea this season but the embarrassment of their defeat to 10-man Everton is still fresh in the memories of fans and Amorim. The signings of Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha…

Jamie Redknapp has slammed the decision to award Newcastle a controversial late penalty in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham.A double from Spurs captain Cristian Romero salvaged a point for the under pressure Thomas Frank, but it was the decision to penalise Rodrigo Bentancur for a tussle with Dan Burn that became a flashpoint late in the game. The pair were battling with one another at a corner which saw Burn tumble over the Spurs midfielder without any complaints. Play was waved on by onfield official Thomas Bramall, only for VAR to recommend a pitchside review. The decision was overturned, allowing…

The Reds return to Anfield tonight to take on Regis Le Bris’ side having ended a three-match losing run by beating West Ham United 2-0 away on Sunday.But nobody inside the Liverpool camp is under the illusion that the weekend win was anything more than just a ‘step in the right direction’, according to Slot.In his notes for the official matchday programme, the head coach writes: “No-one who is at this game will need me to tell them that our last two performances in front of our fans have fallen short of the desired standard.“Without wishing to dwell too much…

The 2026 World Cup draw is happening on Friday, and we already know 42 of the 48 teams involved in next summer’s tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The final six teams will be decided in the coming months, but what do you know about those who have already confirmed their place?Here, we look at one thing that defines the way each team plays — whether it’s tactical, statistical or just plain interesting.- 2026 World Cup: Match schedule plan revealed for day after draw- 2026 World Cup draw: When does it start? How does it work?- 2026 World…