University of Michigan Sets Unique Bit of History After Mets' First-Round Draft Pick The Wolverines have had a player selected in the first round of the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL drafts this year. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14, 2025
NFL coach Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit about hacking allegations against former assistant NFL coach Jim Harbaugh has been added to a lawsuit against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach who is accused of hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes to look for intimate photos The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Climb to Record Highs on China Trade Optimism The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.52%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.00%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.39%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.42%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Jun 27, 2025
Stocks Rally on Hopes of Trade Deals The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.89%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.52%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.53%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Jun 27, 2025
Dollar Supported and Gold Prices Sink on Trade Deal Optimism The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up slightly by +0.07%. Positive trade news is bullish for the dollar as the US moves closer to trade deals with China and other trading partners. The dollar also found support after the US May core PCE price index, the Fed's preferred gauge... Barchart · Jun 27, 2025
Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025
How your air conditioner can help the power grid, rather than overloading it As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning – do I really need it? And how bad is it to use all this electricity for… The Conversation · Jun 11, 2025
University of Michigan drops private security after reports of surveillance The University of Michigan says it’s cutting ties with a private security company that was accused of following pro-Palestinian activists on and off campus The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025
US reports another arrest of Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material A Chinese scientist has been arrested while arriving in the U.S. in Detroit The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025
University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for months The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025
University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2025
A Chinese couple was arrested at an airport for smuggling a fungus, considered a biological pathogen, hidden in a wad of tissues Zunyong Liu was coming to the U.S. to visit his girlfriend, Yunqing Jian, a researcher at the University of Michigan, where he hoped to use her lab to clone the fungus. Fortune · Jun 4, 2025
College board reverses decision on hiring University of Florida president over DEI concerns Santa Ono was rejected after questions about his earlier support of DEI initiatives and later disavowal of them The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2025
University of Florida board rejects hiring Michigan’s president over his changing of DEI policy The State University System Board of Governors’ 6-10 vote came after hours of contentious debate and grilling of Ono over his previous position on diversity, equity, and inclusion The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025 Chinese couple charged with smuggling toxic fungus into US Federal prosecutors say the couple intended to carry out research on the toxic pathogen at the University of Michigan.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2025 Potential ‘agroterrorism weapon’ fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop losses
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 Bustling crowds and bus rides are part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see and smell one of the world’s premier collections of peonies
Kiplinger · May 30, 2025 Stock Market Today: Stocks Bounce as US-China Tensions Escalate Stocks were volatile to end the week and the month amid concerns a trade truce between the U.S. and China is splintering.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Asian shares slide and US futures and dollar drop after Wall Street's winning week Asian shares are lower after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign credit rating for the United States
Barchart · May 16, 2025 Stocks Close Higher on Optimism Over US Trade Negotiations The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.78%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.43%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.68%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Fortune · May 16, 2025 Consumer sentiment plummets to near-record lows—but stock markets remain unfazed Sentiment readings dipped from 52.2 in April to 50.8 in May, according to new data from the University of Michigan.
Barchart · May 16, 2025 Dollar Recovers as US Inflation Expectations Jump The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.19%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Friday and moved higher after the University of Michigan US May inflation expectations unexpectedly rose, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Also, positive comments from Atlanta Fed President Bostic supported the dollar when he...
Barchart · May 16, 2025 Crude Prices Rise on Doubts About a US-Iran Nuclear Deal June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) today is up +0.49 (+0.80%) and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) is up +0.0012 (+0.06%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today after Iran's foreign minister expressed doubts about the status of nuclear talks with the US. Gains in crude are limited...
Barchart · May 16, 2025 Stocks Mixed as US Consumer Sentiment Falls and Inflation Expectations Soar The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) down -0.12%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.04%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25...
Barchart · May 16, 2025 Dollar Slightly Lower on Weak US Economic News The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.02%. The dollar today is seeing downward pressure from weaker-than-expected US housing starts and building permits reports and from an unexpected decline in the University of Michigan US May consumer sentiment index to a 3-year low. Also, lower T-note yields today...