Futures Flat Ahead Of CPI, Ceasefire Negotiations

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Birthday Letter Report A federal judge in Miami dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal (and related defendants including its parent company Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch) on April 13, 2026, ruling that the complaint failed to adequately plead the “actual malice” standard required for public figures. President Donald Trump departs the White House on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles issued a 17-page order dismissing the case...

Hezbollah Will Stay Out Of US-Iran Fight, But Only If Strikes 'Limited' As the Trump White House weighs its options against Tehran, Hezbollah is signaling it may not be eager to open another front - at least not immediately, issuing a rare message which seeks to calm the mood in the region. A senior Hezbollah official told AFP that the Iran-backed group would stay out of the fight if the United States conducts only "limited" strikes against Iran - a notable caveat, but which leaves the door open if escalation goes...

New Home Sales Unexpectedly Plunged In May As Prices Surged With Case-Shiller reporting existing home price declines in half of America's largest cities, New Home Sales were expected to rebound from April's ugly decline. But they didn't... at all... NAR reports that New Home Sales in May plunged 7.3% MoM (versus the 3.2% MoM rise expected). That print was below the lowest analysts forecast. April's 6.2% MoM plunge was revised up modestly to a 5.7% decline, all of which left new home sales down on a YoY basis... Overall, new home sales have really gone...