Consumer confidence plummeted to record low this month, study reveals — though spending shows a glimmer of hope

 https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/lifestyle/consumer-confidence-plummeted-to-record-low-this-month-study-reveals-though-spending-shows-a-glimmer-of-hope/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=nypost&sr_share=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRbIoRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwaUxjNjlhTlJhamNYc1duc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhvt2_UHD4dW_0mjPUx019Besf_xEyagUTS-jUbDPY-0N2XRIKTHwlFZVCg3_aem_v-5F4qQrc80ERN0yNgx8-Q

US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/health/fertility-rate-record-low-2025?Date=20260409&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1775722392&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRJRiZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtVzVReTdiRVE0THVabWdac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpw8gNMc1jn3g07MGZAQHpVIFFHu-0TONMKofvD67g5wLduRvOtc_csOPxOr_aem_8QDq92EdmW68rhgGgXJ0cg

Economists warn that the war has increased the risk of a recession

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/business/us-economy-war-iran-recession?Date=20260310&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1773145952&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawQe_qtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEeFdCZGk3Wk5xcnZ2ZHRYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHimxAUbqBMxySJ5ttN5nTxOHNEP0RnA5uv1QLowvtUET_294T0sssnD6tRbT_aem_i3Wui2oaoscBjOwV4PvWzg

US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952

 https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-april?Date=20250411&Profile=CNN,CNN+International,CNN+Politics&utm_content=1744380745&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawJz74FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFsVTJyVDZieXFMcmV2STNhAR7_S3-GRnekmfXs65qFdceTXPbnLsXrHJEmjdh49SeaD554c8dE9xmeCtuCfQ_aem_teqaAuzV17mU35mItxyyWg

Kabul's airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/asia/kabul-airport-chaos-evacuations-intl/index.html

New coronavirus variant spotted in California raises alarm

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/world/coronavirus-newsletter-02-24-21-intl/index.html

Missile hits arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia airport, injuring 26, official says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/middleeast/saudi-airport-houthi-missile-intl/index.html

Mortgage applications fall as higher rates chill buyers

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/24/mortgage-interest-rates-mortgage-applications-fall-7-3-rates-rise/3562694002/

Recession Fears Are Misplaced Until Growth Takes Off

http://www.wsj.com/articles/recession-fears-are-misplaced-until-growth-takes-off-1477501707

Brussels terror: 34 killed in explosions at airport, subway station

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/europe/brussels-explosions/index.html

Paris Attacks: What We Know So Far

http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/11/14/paris-attacks-what-we-know-so-far-the-short-answer/?mod=trending_now_5

New 'Charlie Hebdo' cover released

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/12/hayat-boumeddiene-amedy-couilbaly-paris-terror-attacks/21621219/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/13/europe/france-charlie-hebdo-attack-trail/

Egyptian terrorists are linked to ISIS, YouTube message says

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/world/isis-egypt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Ebola Is Taking a Second Toll, on Economies

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/world/africa/ebola-hurting-african-economies.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

It Costs $333 Million to Shut Down Boston for a Day

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-19/it-costs-333-million-to-shut-down-boston-for-a-day

Payroll Tax Takes a New Bite

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/payroll-tax-takes-bite-041300823.html

Consumer Sentiment Takes Slight Hit, Stocks Drop

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/04/13/consumer-sentiment-takes-slight-hit-stocks-drop/?grcc=70ca1a413b7bf5009fb00de6659c7f6bZ9ZhpgeZ0Z20Z200Z20Z9&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_markets

Tax Breaks Exceed $1 Trillion: Report

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577299923495453562.html?mod=WSJ_article_LatestHeadlines

Applications for two-year, full-time M.B.A. programs dropped an average of 9.9% from a year earlier

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903532804576566611053380594.html?mod=business_newsreel

Roundup: Birth Defects Caused By World's Top-Selling Weedkiller

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/roundup-scientists-birth-defects_n_883578.html