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Arsenal won the Premier League as City missed Champions League
Arsenal secured the title and Manchester City finished top six despite a 50-point deduction.
The year ahead, reported from the odds
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Sports
Arsenal secured the title and Manchester City finished top six despite a 50-point deduction.
Culture
Julianne Moore captured best actress while Paul Giamatti took home best supporting actor.
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Paris Saint-Germain captured Ligue 1 while Porto topped Portugal's Primeira Liga.
Economics
The Fed raised rates twice, left the target range at 3.75%-4.25%, and made no cuts.
Science
OpenAI missed its 2026 acquisition and social network goals, and its valuation stayed under $2 trillion.
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OpenAI and Anthropic missed hardware, model and IPO milestones through October 2026.
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Metamask stayed below $1 billion, while Puffpaw, Extended and Opensea all fell short of their own targets.
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Iran kept its leadership under Mojtaba Khamenei and the United States refrained from declaring war in 2026.
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Ukraine stayed outside NATO and failed to retake Crimea, while the war ended 2026 with no peace or territorial shifts.
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The truce survived to year-end, and Israel struck four countries and failed to normalize ties with Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
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SpaceX stock stayed above $100 all year and the company did not merge with Tesla.
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The United States stayed in NATO throughout 2026 and avoided any direct military clash with Russia.
Economics
The Bank of England raised rates by 25 bps and the Bank of Japan left policy unchanged as Oil stayed below $120 in October.
Politics
The party also captured senate seats in Georgia, Texas and Ohio, securing a unified Congress.
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Kharg Island remained under Tehran's control and the IAEA made no site visits.
Science
Anthropic led the Agent and coding categories and OpenAI led text-to-Image
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No Israeli strike hit Greater Beirut and no accusation was made over a plane incident.
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The party secured 20-24 seats, giving it a modest Knesset majority.
Economics
Argentina's September monthly inflation ran between 1.9% and 2.1%.
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Saudi forces stayed out of Yemen and the Houthis did not disrupt Red Sea shipping.
Science
Anthropic had Not launched a new Claude Fable model, and a different AI system led the performance leaderboard on Oct 12.
Culture
The Social Reckoning opened with 5-7 million and Animals topped Netflix worldwide.
Science
A woman also did not receive a Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, or Economics that year.
Politics
Donald Trump made between 120 and 139 Truth Social posts in the same week.
Sports
Arsenal secured the title and Manchester City finished top six despite a 50-point deduction.
Arsenal secured the Premier League championship on 30 may, finishing ahead of all rivals. Manchester City remained in the top six despite a 50-point deduction imposed during the season. The deduction left City short of the points needed to qualify for the 2027-28 Champions League.
Even with the loss, the club stayed above the relegation zone throughout the campaign. The final league table confirmed City's survival on the last matchday.
Science
Metamask stayed below $1 billion, while Puffpaw, Extended and Opensea all fell short of their own targets.
World
Iran kept its leadership under Mojtaba Khamenei and the United States refrained from declaring war in 2026.
World
Ukraine stayed outside NATO and failed to retake Crimea, while the war ended 2026 with no peace or territorial shifts.
World
The truce survived to year-end, and Israel struck four countries and failed to normalize ties with Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
Science
SpaceX stock stayed above $100 all year and the company did not merge with Tesla.
World
The United States stayed in NATO throughout 2026 and avoided any direct military clash with Russia.
Economics
The Bank of England raised rates by 25 bps and the Bank of Japan left policy unchanged as Oil stayed below $120 in October.
Politics
The party also captured senate seats in Georgia, Texas and Ohio, securing a unified Congress.
World
Kharg Island remained under Tehran's control and the IAEA made no site visits.
Science
Anthropic led the Agent and coding categories and OpenAI led text-to-Image
World
No Israeli strike hit Greater Beirut and no accusation was made over a plane incident.
World
The party secured 20-24 seats, giving it a modest Knesset majority.
Economics
Argentina's September monthly inflation ran between 1.9% and 2.1%.
World
Saudi forces stayed out of Yemen and the Houthis did not disrupt Red Sea shipping.
Science
Anthropic had Not launched a new Claude Fable model, and a different AI system led the performance leaderboard on Oct 12.
Culture
The Social Reckoning opened with 5-7 million and Animals topped Netflix worldwide.
Science
A woman also did not receive a Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, or Economics that year.
Politics
Donald Trump made between 120 and 139 Truth Social posts in the same week.
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