Authored by Kati Pavlich via Townhall.com,
The NFL took a massive ratings dive last year after a number of players, led by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, refused to stand for the National Anthem. At the time, NFL officials claimed they didn't exactly know why ratings were down and even used the 2016 presidential election as an excuse for why more people weren't watching.
On Sunday, Roger Federer did what many in recent years said was impossible, when he won his record, 8th Wimbledon title, defeating Croatia's Cilic in straight sets.
If you blinked, you missed it...
h/t @LibertyBlitz
Bored as you wait for Yellen's Wednesday testimony? Finding yourself switching over to Wimbledown every now and then? Not only are you not alone (Bloomberg has a note out overnight titled "Fedspeak Takes Second Place to Wimbledon Fed"), but you may actually be conducting "fundamental analysis." As Bloomberg's macro commentator Marc Dumore explains, "there’s some historical evidence that investors might be better off watching the other Fed’s performance at Wimbledon."
Here is Cudmore's explanation why.
As if Illinois didn't have enough to worry about between an imminent downgrade to junk (as soon as July 1), soaring debt costs, insolvent pension funds, and roads that may soon resemble the lunar surface, today in the latest insult to a relentless series of injuries, the lottery itself, including the popular Powerball and Mega Millions, is set to dump Illinois because the state literally can't afford to payout winners.