Miscellaneous

The way fans engage with sports has fundamentally changed. Audiences are no longer content to tune in for 90 minutes on match day and disappear until the next fixture. Instead, they expect an always-on connection, one that blends live action, social conversation, and behind-the-scenes interactivity.

Real Estate - Homes

Flipping fixer-uppers no longer delivers the impressive returns seen at the height of the pandemic—but a handful of affordable metros still stand out for offering sellers the promise of solid profit margins. The good news for house flippers is that renovated homes still attract more attention from would-be buyers online and spend less time on the market than nonupdated older homes.

Christmas

If retailers were hoping for a late-breaking twist to the 2025 holiday season, Mintel's latest read offers little reason to expect one. U.S. consumers plan to shop – nearly all say they will – but they're closing out the season with budgets set, deals mapped out and very little appetite for friction.