As Many as 150 US Troops Wounded in Iran War So Far

ADP Employment Reports Shows Better Than Expected Job Gains, Accelerating Wages Hiring and pay gains both held steady in March. The ADP National Employment report printed a better than expected +62k jobs added in March (+40k exp) and modestly down from an upwardly revised 66k in February. That is the ninth straight month of job gains. Source: Bloomberg The smallest employers drove job growth for a second month, while hiring in trade, transportation, and utilities continued to decline. "Overall hiring is steady, but job growth continues to favor certain industries, including health care. In March,...

Fresh off of Israel threatening to attack civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli ground troops launched multiple cross-border raids into Lebanon, destroying what they claimed were Hezbollah outposts. Evidence that any of the targets, which were reportedly in the village of Rmieh and the adjacent village of Jabal Blat, was not offered, though the IDF did […]

"Negotiations Underway": Cuban President Acknowledges U.S. Talks Amid Fuel Supply Crisis Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated on state television that his government has entered talks with the Trump administration, aimed at "finding solutions through dialogue" to longstanding bilateral differences between the two neighboring countries. This admission comes as the Caribbean island faces crude oil and diesel stockpiles running dry by the end of the month, after Trump's multi-month crude shipment blockade sharply tightened pressure on the communist regime in Havana. In a speech broadcast on Cuban state TV, Díaz-Canel said...