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'Slow Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows
'Slow Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Jobless Claims Remain Near Record Lows
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to to 215k last week (versus 217k exp), remaining near multi-decade lows...
California and Missouri saw the biggest increase in initial claims while New Jersey and Connecticut saw the largest decline...
Continuing jobless claims ticked higher (highest since March) but remains well off cycle highs from Q4...
Despite disappointing payrolls (though jobs are still being added, though at a slower pace)...
...jobless claims data suggests there is no...
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Mar 19, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Costa Rica's President Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties With Cuban Regime
Costa Rica's President Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties With Cuban Regime
Authored by Kimberlyh Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves revealed Wednesday that his government has ceased recognizing the legitimacy of Cuba’s communist regime and ordered the Cuban embassy in San José to close.
The Costa Rican embassy in Havana, Cuba, on March 18, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
In a press conference in Peñas Blancas during the inauguration of new U.S.-donated mobile drug scanners at the northern border with Nicaragua, Chaves said the decision was a...
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Aug 30, 2026 / Jason Ditz
Strong Support for Extending UNIFIL Mandate in Lebanon, US Remains the Holdout
Closed-door meetings this weekend among UN Security Council members showed strong support for extending the mandate for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers, whose mandate is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Initially established in 1978, the mandates for the UNIFIL have been extended repeatedly since then, despite objections from […]
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Sep 27, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Trump Says He Rejected Iranian Proposal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he rejected a proposal from Iran that would have led to the rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran reportedly sent an offer to the US that included reopening the Strait within seven days if Washington lifted its blockade, eased military pressure, and took steps toward ending regional […]
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