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St. John’s Baseball Shows Out With Big Win After Late Meltdown
Torch Photo / Sebastian Zelaya Seven hits is a little bit on the low side. It’s not quite one of the low numbers like two or three, where one look confirms a bad day at the plate, but it’s under a hit per inning. Nine or something in double-digits just looks better, even if marginally. Seven is simply seven. It scarcely tells the story of how a game goes. That would be the case for St. John’s (10-14) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Its seven hits in both games provided wildly different outcomes.
An Open Letter To the United States: These Guys Aren’t Golden
Photo Courtesy / YouTube LeafsJellyHD To the American people, If you have any interest in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, you’ve probably heard the NHL is sending its players to the men’s ice hockey tournament for the first time in 12 years. That’s a good thing, no matter how you look at it. The 2018 and 2022 tournaments suffered without NHL participation in both viewership and quality.
St. John’s Women’s Basketball Rattles Off Third-Straight Victory over Seton Hall
Torch Photo / Cassandra Casiero St. John’s women’s basketball (19-7, 9-6 Big East) prevailed in another defensive battle, this time against Seton Hall (15-8, 9-5) on Feb. 7, winning 67-61 at Carnesecca Arena. In the latest of numerous St. John’s games this season that featured low scoring quarters, the Johnnies’ 21-point third quarter proved to be the primary difference in the win over their local rivals.
Europe’s 2026 Tech Spend Exceeds €1.5 Trillion Driven By AI, Cloud, And Sovereignty
Europe’s technology engine is shifting into a higher gear. Despite economic uncertainty, tariff pressures, and geopolitical tensions, the region’s tech spending will see a robust 6.3% growth in 2026, exceeding €1.5 trillion for the first time. A wave of demand for AI‑optimized hardware, surging cloud adoption, cybersecurity urgency, and a renewed focus on tech sovereignty bring Europe’s digital transformation into focus. AI and data center investment is booming.
US Technology Spending Will Grow A Record 8.3% In 2026 To Reach $2.9 Trillion
Noise about an AI bubble will persist, especially in the US. So what’s the outlook for tech spending in 2026? Forrester forecasts rapid growth in US technology spending by enterprises and government, including technology staffing costs, to the tune of $2.9 trillion in 2026 with an 8.3% annual growth rate. This contrasts with weaker GDP growth due to economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions.
Islanders-Rangers Could Use a Spark
Torch Photo / Michael O’Grady On Nov. 8 at Madison Square Garden, the Islanders shut out the Rangers 5-0 in the most complete effort the Islanders have brought to a Battle of New York in quite some time. Bo Horvat scored twice, Jonathan Drouin and Jean-Gabriel Pageau both had three points and Ilya Sorokin stopped all 33 shots he faced.
Baseball’s Sickness and What Can be Done About It
The Seattle Mariners are the only MLB franchise never to have appeared in a World Series. Since their founding in 1977, every other team in baseball has won a pennant, including their expansion sibling Toronto Blue Jays and four teams that were created in the 1990s. Seattle had never been closer to a World Series than in 2025. The three previous times the Mariners had been in the American League Championship Series, they never got past two wins.
Commercial Software Spend Will Reach $1.7 Trillion By 2029 And See Double-Digit Growth
As the global economy braces for slower trade growth and geopolitical tensions, the software industry is defying economic headwinds with robust expansion. According to Forrester’s Global Commercial Software Forecast, 2025 To 2029, software infrastructure growth is set to achieve a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.3% while application software growth will see a more subdued 9.5% CAGR.
Youngkin’s opposition to hiking Va.'s minimum wage goes against 30 years of economic research • Virginia Mercury Original
by Michael O'Grady, Virginia Mercury January 14, 2025 Virginia’s minimum wage recently increased to $12.41. Democrats sought a higher increase last year but Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed that effort. In his veto explanation, the governor repeated talking points used for the last half-century, including economic freedom and business competitiveness. I expected this from a former investment manager, and I can sympathize.
Youngkin’s opposition to hiking Va.’s minimum wage goes against 30 years of economic research
Virginia’s minimum wage recently increased to $12.41. Democrats sought a higher increase last year but Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed that effort. In his veto explanation, the governor repeated talking points used for the last half-century, including economic freedom and business competitiveness. I expected this from a former investment manager, and I can sympathize.
Opinion: Chicago hit a home run with the DNC. Let's keep running up the score.
The eyes of the nation were on Chicago in hosting the Democratic National Convention. Our city stepped up to the plate and hit an absolute home run. This was a high-stakes event that not only showcased the city’s ability to handle large-scale gatherings but also demonstrated the potential for Chicago to thrive through collaboration across all sectors.
COVID-19 infiltrated every socio-economic divide in Virginia. The next pandemic doesn’t have to. Original
Just a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, data began to suggest that disparities, especially disproportionate death rates, were forming on top of all too familiar divisions of race, economics and geography.
Michael O'Grady, Author at Virginia Mercury
Just a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, data began to suggest that disparities, especially disproportionate death rates, were forming on top of all too familiar divisions of race, economics and geography. This prompted Al Sharpton to opine, “I am not saying the pandemic is a conspiracy to kill or target Blacks, but it is […]
Solve the affordable housing crisis? Start by rethinking new urbanism
Recently, the Urban Institute came to a startling finding: Only 20% of new housing is affordable to median earners. In Richmond, Northern Virginia and even rural areas like the Northern Neck, the supply of quality, affordable housing dominates policy agendas. Yet, since political narratives require clear, singular villains to sell their hero policies, the roots of the housing crisis remain under-analyzed. In many localities, the villain du jour is zoning restriction, and the answer is deregulation.
NORTHERN TRUST CORP : Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K)
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure On April 25, 2023, at approximately 10:30 a.m. (CT), Michael G. O'Grady , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the "Corporation"), spoke at the Corporation's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting").
Small bowel obstruction due to sand ingestion
Jennifer M Geraghty1, Máire Ní Chollatáin1, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-0560Michael Joseph O'Grady1,2 1 Department of Paediatrics, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland 2 Women’s and Children’s Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Correspondence to Professor Michael Joseph O'Grady, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, Mullingar, Westmeath N91 NA43, Ireland; michaelogrady{at}physicians.ie Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you...
What's at stake with Arlington's missing middle housing debate
Michael O'Grady is a research economist and geographic information system analyst at Virginia Commonwealth University's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis. He formerly worked for Arlington Economic Development. Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates ArrowRight As a lifelong Arlingtonian, I cannot remember an issue as divisive as the missing middle framework. A significant rethinking of housing in Arlington is at least 30 years overdue.
Small bowel obstruction due to sand ingestion
Jennifer M Geraghty1, Máire Ní Chollatáin1, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-0560Michael Joseph O'Grady1,2 1Department of Paediatrics, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland 2Women’s and Children’s Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Correspondence to Professor Michael Joseph O'Grady, Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar, Mullingar, Westmeath N91 NA43, Ireland; michaelogrady{at}physicians.ie Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you wish...
Walmart Is Currently The World's Largest Retailer, But Alibaba And Amazon Are Closing In
Global B2C eCommerce grew by 10% in 2017 to reach US$1.8 trillion, driven by online sales from brick-and-mortar stores and marketplaces. Marketplaces Grow Their Share Of eCommerce Fifty-six percent of global B2C eCommerce occurred via marketplaces in 2017. As Amazon’s latest earnings report highlights, global retail marketplace performance is strong and isn’t showing signs of slowing down.
2019 Retail Tech Trends: marketplaces
Competition between the largest marketplaces will intensify: In 2019 more than half of global B2C eCommerce sales will come from Tmall, Amazon and JD.com (source: Forrester Online Marketplaces Tracker, 2015 To 2018 (Global)). JD wants half of its revenues to come from abroad in 10 years’ time and will leverage its partnerships with Google and Walmart to develop its online presence in the US.
Déjà vu, New Look reports even more store closures
New Look’s recently announced store closures are not explained uniquely by the growth of eCommerce. In the year to March 2018 the company’s total sales -including online sales- both declined, which is worrying because, typically, we would expect that eCommerce would continue to grow as store sales decline with footfall.
Beware of Health Care Consultants' Preferred Partnerships
Beware of Health Care Consultants’ Partnerships Preferred relationships often translate into plan sponsors paying more than they have to, according to one health-care consultant and broker. August 14, 2018 | CFO.com | US Partnerships and preferred relationships are a critical piece of the business model in the group health care industry. The perception is that the relationships provide better value for clients. That may well be the case.
Forrester Analytics: Online Marketplaces Tracker, 2015 To 2018 (Global)
Marketplaces take an increasing share of online retail sales: 56% of B2C online retail spend came from marketplaces in 2017. This report uses the Forrester Analytics Online Marketplace Tracker methodology to examine 11 marketplaces across 16 countries to understand their share of the B2C eCommerce market and their growth trajectories from 2015 to 2018. This report also looks at marketplace expansion and brick-and-mortar stores' increasing investment in and sales through marketplaces.
Half Of Online Retail Spending Came From Marketplaces In 2016 · Forrester
Digital rewrites the rules of business Discover how to reinvent your business with technology at the core. Watch the webinar replay Marketplaces are taking an growing share of B2C online retail sales: Half of B2C online retail spend came from marketplaces in 2016. Forrester Data’s new Online Marketplace Tracker examines 11 marketplaces across 16 countries to understand their share of the B2C eCommerce market and their growth trajectories from 2015 to 2017.
Showrooming drives online sales in Europe
Retailers are increasingly reconfiguring their physical stores to support the multichannel shopper. Our Forrester Data: Showrooming Forecast, 2016 to 2021(EU-7) shows that three-quarters of EU-7 online sales, worth 126 billion euros in 2015 are impacted by offline research. Reverse-showrooming, where shoppers buy at a physical store following online research, is even more commonplace. Price is the overriding factor that drives showrooming behaviour.
Online Cross-Border B2C Sales Will More Than Double In The Next Five Years, Globally
Forrester Data has just released its first global cross-border online retail forecast covering 29 countries worldwide, helping retailers understand the size and growth of the online cross-border market by country and region and identify the region-to-region flow of trade.
Holiday Shopping Moves Online - In Both Western Europe And The US
In Western Europe, November and December account for a fifth of annual retail sales. However, consumers aren’t spending more over the holiday period; they are just shifting their spending earlier in the shopping season. Forrester expects European online sales over the holiday period to grow 12.5% compared to 2014. In the UK, heavy discounting, notably as a result of Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions, has a huge impact on holiday shopping.
Five Ways To Invest In The Future Of Online Retail
Forrester’s retail forecasts chart how the changing nature of consumer behavior will have an impact on online and offline retail sales over the next five years. During a recent webinar, Forrester detailed five key trends that the forecasts have revealed: Worldwide online retail sales are growing and varied. Asia Pacific is the world’s largest online market; it’s more than twice the size of North America. But online retail in India and China is very different.
Western European Consumers Spent €26 Billion In Online Cross-Border Trade In 2014
Western Europe is one of the largest online markets for cross-border trade: In 2014, Western consumers spent €26 billion on cross-border trade, representing 17% of eCommerce sales in Western Europe. Our recently published Forrester Research Online Cross-Border Retail Forecast, 2013 To 2018 (Western Europe) shows that cross-border trade depends on sales flowing into a country from domestic cross-border purchases and sales flowing out of a country from nondomestic shoppers.
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