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Andreeva says maiden major triumph surpassed expectations and she wants more

Andreeva says maiden major triumph surpassed expectations and she wants more

Published by Sam Flores

PARIS, June 6 : Mirra Andreeva said her maiden Grand Slam triumph felt even better than she had imagined and she was already eager to experience that feeling again after winning the French Open title on Saturday. The 19-year-old dismantled Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2 to become the youngest French Open champion in more than three decades and the first teenager to win the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Iga Swiatek in 2020. “I’ll be honest, I’ve done a lot of visualisations before. Not just this tournament, but I’ve had dreams, I’ve had a lot of thoughts on how it’s going to happen, if it’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen, where,” Andreeva told reporters. “I would say the feeling in real life is so much better, obviously, than in your dreams. Yeah, it just feels looking at this trophy and realising that this is actually true, and I can call myself a Grand Slam champion.” Andreeva said winning her first Grand Slam in Paris made the milestone even more special. “I always …

Strong US job growth beats expectations in May, firming recent gains

Strong US job growth beats expectations in May, firming recent gains

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON: US job growth surged past expectations in May with the unemployment rate remaining steady, as the labour market in the world’s largest economy showed signs of firming after months of turbulence. Wall Street stocks traded lower on the news, with investors expecting a strong labour market means the Federal Reserve will switch its focus to combating inflation through rate hikes later this year. US President Donald Trump railed at that development, insisting on social media that “stocks should go up, not down,” adding: “Growth does not mean inflation!” Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 per cent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday (Jun 5). US job growth has see-sawed between expansion and contraction from month to month over the last year, but May’s data marked the third straight month of increases. Dan North, senior economist at Allianz Trade, told AFP the new data was “pretty bulletproof” in establishing a job growth trend. “The economy’s on pretty firmer footing than we …

The Ruiners by Ellena Savage review – a playful and subversive take on Great Expectations | Fiction

The Ruiners by Ellena Savage review – a playful and subversive take on Great Expectations | Fiction

Published by Sam Flores

In her fiction debut, The Ruiners, Ellena Savage probes the awkward realities of white privilege, social mobility and a lack of ancestral connection. At first it seems that Savage has turned away from the experimental ambition of her successful memoir, Blueberries, but the novel gradually reveals itself to be craftier and more subversive than it appears. This anti-inheritance novel is in direct, playful conversation with one of its inspirations – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – and, while knowledge of the coming-of-age novel isn’t essential, it’s delightful to see Savage tease the themes of the original in her surreal contemporary take. Having failed to fulfil or even define her own ambition, 29-year-old Pip drifts aimlessly through her life. She is smart, funny and vaguely unhappy. In quick succession, her estranged father dies and leaves her an inheritance of $50,000 and she falls quickly, recklessly in love with Sasha, a brooding young writer who narrates the third part of the novel. With the inheritance Pip sees the opportunity to change her situation. She quits her job …

Auckland’s A-League success exceeds expectations for Corica

Auckland’s A-League success exceeds expectations for Corica

Published by Sam Flores

May 24 : Coach Steve Corica said Auckland FC had exceeded expectations by adding the A-League championship title on Saturday to the premiership crown claimed in their debut season last year to cap a successful second A-League campaign for the fledgling club. The ex-Sydney FC coach led his side to a 1-0 win over his former employers at a sold-out Mount Smart Stadium as Auckland FC became the first team from New Zealand to win the grand final in the competition’s 20-year history. “I had done everything at Sydney FC so I didn’t have anything to prove as a coach,” said Corica, who had led former club to the A-League championship in 2019 and 2020. “What I wanted to bring was joy to the people here in Auckland because they’ve been so wonderful to me and our players in the first two years. “A premiership in our first season and a grand final win in the second year is more than we could’ve asked for. “We’ve got the right people in. It’s about belief and …

New study links manipulative personality traits to lower relationship intimacy expectations

New study links manipulative personality traits to lower relationship intimacy expectations

Published by José Betancourt

New research reveals that people with highly manipulative personalities hold lower expectations for emotional closeness in their romantic relationships, with older women showing the strongest negative association. But the findings suggest that existing views on love and attachment habits shape connection more heavily than negative personality traits alone. The research was published in Personality and Individual Differences. Developing deep intimacy is widely considered a cornerstone of psychological well-being. A supportive and trusting romantic relationship can provide a psychological buffer against life stressors and improve overall mental health. When individuals struggle to form these bonds, they often experience higher rates of loneliness and ongoing emotional distress. Psychologists identify three socially antagonistic personality profiles collectively called the Dark Triad. Narcissism involves grandiosity, entitlement, and an excessive need for admiration. Psychopathy is characterized by a lack of remorse, impulsive behavior, and emotional coldness. Machiavellianism describes a cynical worldview and a manipulative, strategic approach to interacting with others. People who score high on these traits often experience relationship difficulties. Past research links these tendencies to infidelity, low commitment, and …

Inflation Expectations Jump To 3 Year High As Financial Pessimism Surges: NY Fed Survey

Inflation Expectations Jump To 3 Year High As Financial Pessimism Surges: NY Fed Survey

Published by Jenni Sidey

Ahead of tomorrow’s jobs report which is expected to show a substantial slowdown from last month’s 178K surge, moments ago we got another reminder that the stagflationary iceberg remains front and center ahead of the US, after the NY Fed’s latest monthly survey of consumer expectations reported that Inflation expectations at the one-year horizon rose again to 3.64% in April from the previous month’s 3.42%, the highest since September 2023. Inflation expectations were unchanged at 3.15% for the three-year-ahead horizon and also unchanged at 3.01% at the five-year-ahead horizon in April.  The jump in year-ahead expectations took place even though 1 year gas inflation expectations tumbled sharply in April to 5.11% from 9.42% in April, which had been the highest reading since March 2022. Other commodity price change expectations also rose, but to a more limited degree: food prices are now expected to rise 5.2%, down from 6%; medical costs to rise 9.6%, also a bit lower than the 9.7% in March; the price of a college education to rise 8.8% (down from 9%); and rent prices should drop from …

Your expectations about romance predict your singlehood satisfaction

Your expectations about romance predict your singlehood satisfaction

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides evidence that the way single people think about romantic relationships is related to how happy they are being single. Scientists found that single individuals who expect high levels of intimacy from a relationship tend to desire a partner more and are more likely to eventually enter a satisfying romance. On the other hand, expecting negative relationship experiences tends to keep people single, suggesting that an individual’s personal image of partnership heavily influences their romantic future. Singlehood has become an increasingly common lifestyle choice worldwide. As a result, scientists have begun paying closer attention to the factors that make single life fulfilling. Most previous work has focused on the direct experiences of singlehood, such as a person’s friendships, family connections, and sexual relationships. But little attention has been given to how single people view the alternative path of entering a romantic partnership. “Singlehood is becoming increasingly common across the world, and a growing body of research has begun to examine what makes singlehood …

GTA 6 boss reveals “terrifying” expectations for new game

GTA 6 boss reveals “terrifying” expectations for new game

Published by Daniella Wilson

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has discussed Grand Theft Auto 6’s potential success, acknowledging that sales below a certain level would be disastrous. It has been more than a decade since GTA 5 released, and with GTA 6 still scheduled to release later this year, no game has ever garnered quite this level of anticipation. But part of that anticipation comes from GTA 6’s lengthy development cycle; one that is estimated to have made it the most expensive game ever made. That level of pressure is not lost on Zelnick, who acknowledged in an interview with Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier that the run-up the release is “very, very exciting,” but also “terrifying. Because the expectations are so high.” For GTA 6, sales of 10 million – an enormous figure for any other studio – would be disastrous for Rockstar, something Zelnick discussed with regard to the company’s release model. “At a lower level, that’s true of Take-Two’s entire business plan on the console side,” he said. “Development costs have gone up and up. “And we really do …

Hotels warn World Cup bookings are far below expectations : NPR

Hotels warn World Cup bookings are far below expectations : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

General view of Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri, which will be hosting some of the World Cup matches this summer. Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America With only six weeks to go before the start of the World Cup, hotels at most of the cities hosting the tournament are facing a major problem: Bookings are running far below what they had expected. For some metro areas such as Kansas City, bookings are running even below what a typical June or July would bring, according to an industry survey released on Monday by the American Hotel and Lodging Association. The report was conducted last month and a spokesperson said it’s based on 205 respondents “representing hotel operators and owners, many of whom own multiple hotel portfolios across the country and across multiple World Cup markets.” AHLA said the disappointing bookings stem from fewer than expected international travelers and large cancellations by FIFA — the organizer of the World Cup — leaving hotels with an unexpectedly large number …

Instagram Owner Meta Beats Wall Street Expectations

Instagram Owner Meta Beats Wall Street Expectations

Published by Daniella Wilson

Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, crushed Wall Street expectations Wednesday, though its transition to become an AI company remains an expensive one, and legal threats around social media addiction and other issues pose potential risks. “We had a milestone quarter with strong momentum across our apps and the release of our first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO in a statement. “We’re on track to deliver personal superintelligence to billions of people.” Meta had revenue of $56.3 billion in Q1, up 33 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Income from operations rose by 30 percent to $22.9 billion, with net income soaring by 61 percent to $26.8 billion. But with Meta, all eyes are on the future. The company has spent a fortune to build out an AI lab, and earlier this month told employees about a plan to lay off around 10 percent of its employee base to shift resources toward new investments. The company said Wednesday that its full-year expense guidance …