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NATO To Increase Black Sea Presence Following Drone Attacks On Shipping Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, NATO will send additional military equipment and aircraft to the Black Sea, following a series of drone attacks on shipping vessels in the key waterway. Ships wait in the Black Sea in Constanta, Romania, on Oct. 15, 2026. Andreea Campeanu/Reuters Allison Hart, NATO's principal spokeswoman, said in an Oct. 20 post on X that the assets will support surveillance, reconnaissance, and forensic activities. The decision came after NATO ambassadors met at the North Atlantic Council,...

Jobless Claims Confirm 'Low-Hire, Low Fire' Economy For the fourth week in a row, the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time printed below 200k (197k) implying the layoff/separation rate is extremely subdued. Employers are not cutting headcount in any meaningful way - job security for people who already have jobs is still pretty good. California saw by far the biggest jump in initial claims... Continuing jobless claims fell once again - now at its lowest since April 2023... However, payrolls tell the other half of the story. September nonfarm payrolls...

Home Prices Register Biggest Annual Increase In More Than A Year: Report Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The median home sales price in the United States jumped 2.4 percent in April from a year ago, the largest increase since March 2025, real estate brokerage Redfin said in a May 12 statement. A home for sale in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The company attributed the price increase to more buyers entering the housing market amid a stabilizing job market. In April, the United States...