Japan Downgrades Economic Outlook

Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, but retailers already have spent weeks flooding their websites and customers’ email inboxes with early Black Friday offers. If history is any guide and advertisers are to be believed, the best bargains still are to be had from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, a four-day period known in the retail world as BFCM for short.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police have levelled multiple charges against imprisoned former premier Imran Khan, his wife and others for inciting people to violence, officials said Thursday, following days of protests and clashes in which at least six people were killed and scores more were injured. Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi led thousands of people from the country’s northwest to march on the capital Islamabad to demand the release of Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023.

Dear Eric: I have rented a room in my home to a woman for the past year. Her finances are limited. I charge her $400 per month versus the going rate in my area of $1,000. Per the rental agreement, I pay two-thirds of the utility bill, and she pays one-third.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio. Happy Birthday for Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024: You are complex. You are playful, warm and friendly, but you are also intense and impulsive. You care. This is a slower paced year. Focus on your closest relationships and make sure you are with people who have your back.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 28, the 333rd day of 2024. There are 33 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. Today in history: On Nov. 28, 2001, Enron Corp., once the world’s largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion takeover deal.

Billboard meant to honor Taylor Swift as the second greatest pop star of the century. That alone—ranking her merely second best—may have already constituted blasphemy for some of Swift’s fans. But in a since-edited video about the recognition, the music publication used a clip that prompted even greater backlash and an eventual apology to the artist herself. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] As part of Billboard’s countdown of the 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century, it published on Tuesday its No.