Rafael Nam
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Fans have reacted with outrage at the ticket prices for the World Cup being held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
But Infantino justified the high ticket prices by saying FIFA had received a record 150 million ticket requests already this month.
And according to this video released at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, where he spoke, most of the proceeds will be invested towards growing soccer.
People can apply for a chance to get tickets until January 13.
It was a year defined to a large extent by tariffs.
Markets tumbled earlier this year amid fears about the potential impact of tariffs.
But stock markets since have recovered.
All three major indexes are heading to the end of the year with double-digit gains, with the Nasdaq up 22% so far in 2025.
The economy appears to have been able to withstand the effects of these import taxes.
And now that the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates, investors are ending the year with a bit of hope about next year.
In fact, this week, the Fed is set to release the minutes from the latest policy meeting.
They massively attacked Ukraine.
The economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.3% in July, August, and September, thanks to strong consumer demand.
That was according to a delayed report by the Commerce Department.
The delay means that the data is actually quite old.
But at least it showed the economy was a lot better than many economists had predicted.
Stocks rose as a result, with all three indexes posting gains of over 1% for the week.
There are still areas of concern.