Over 3,500 US Troops Arrive In Middle East As Houthis Enter War

US Jobs Soar By 165K Blowing Away Estimates; Unemployment Rate Drops Putting Dec Rate Hike Back In Play In our preview of the October jobs report, we said that the labor data has rarely looked this solid going into a monthly payrolls report: claims near 57-year lows, the lowest October layoffs since 2023, JOLTS openings up 333K and ADP above expectations. If anything, the risk is to the upside of the 63K consensus, and the unemployment rate could well tick down.Which, as we noted, was the problem as "a strong...

The Blue Wave Trade: JPMorgan's "Democrat Factor" Soars 20% As Wall Street Prices A Sweep Prediction markets aren't the only place where traders are betting on a Democratic sweep. Over the weekend, we laid out Goldman's case that gas prices are steering the midterms, with Polymarket pricing a roughly 65% chance that Democrats take both chambers, a number the bank's own historical work suggests is too high. But for those who prefer their political bets with a ticker and a prime broker attached, there is another, far more lucrative gauge of how...

US Teen Mental Health Is Finally Improving After COVID Crisis Teenage mental health in the United States continues to show signs of improvement after having fallen to multi-decade lows during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to new CDC data published this week, teenagers surveyed at high schools across the United States last year showed notable improvements in several key measures, including persistent and debilitating feelings of sadness and hopelessness as well as serious suicide thoughts. You will find more infographics at Statista As Statista's Felix Richter reports, it’s the second consecutive time that the...