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...This information isn't complete or compelling enough to make predictions. Indeed, after the tumble its markets have already taken, China seems almost certain to join the losers bracket. Slowing global economic growth will likely be an overall drag on profits through the end of the year at least, and the Olympics effect, if any, will be too small to matter. Our survey found that the host nations that appeared to benefit were smaller countries like South Korea where Olympics spending seemed to have a meaningful impact on overall economic activity. But China is the world's fourth largest economy...
...similar pattern can be seen in how Keystone Democrats of differing incomes regard the two candidates. Some 55% of white Democrats who make less than $55,000 back Clinton in Pennsylvania, while only 22% in that financial bracket favor Obama. Above $50,000, the state's white Democrats split almost evenly: 45% support Clinton and 41% are backing Obama...
...also the people’s choice. All four number one’s were heavy fan favorites to win their respective regions according to ESPN’s National Bracket, a compilation of the millions of picks submitted on its website, meaning literally hundreds of thousands of fans were able to cheer along this past weekend as all of their teams punched tickets to San Antonio...
...that, and picked the higher seed in every single game. She’s currently in third place out of 115 entries in the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective’s pool. (This puts her 24 places ahead of yours truly. Ever the non-conformist, I spiced up my bracket with a two seed, Duke, and a three seed, Louisville. So much for originality...
...clearly struggled for the rest of the tournament. O’Connor faced fellow sophomore Bubba Jenkins from Penn State in the fourth round and dropped a very close 5-3 decision to the sixth-ranked grappler. The loss sent O’Connor into the wrestleback bracket, ending his dreams of a national title.The Harvard sophomore managed two more wins in the consolation draw, including a 3-2 victory over second-ranked Dustin Schlatter, but fell in the semis to No. 4 Jordan Burroughs. These efforts earned O’Connor a spot in the fifth-place bout...