ADP Reports August Saw Weakest Job Growth Since January, Wage Growth Dips

Kremlin Confirms Rare Talks To Import Gasoline Amid Drone Strike Mayhem Russia has confirmed its government is currently in negotiations with other countries to purchase gasoline while desperately seeking to stabilize its domestic market after months drone mayhem out of Ukraine. "Discussions are actively being held," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing Tuesday, though without specifying which countries. "If agreements can be reached at acceptable price points, then [imports] will move forward," he added. File image: UBN The development is surprising given that Russia remains the world's second-largest crude oil exporter...

Woman Charged In ISIS-Inspired Plot To Bomb NY State Capitol Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, FBI agents foiled an alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot on the New York State Capitol on Aug. 19 that they say was concocted by a local woman who had pledged allegiance to the terrorist group earlier this year. Jessica Bowie, 35, was captured by surveillance while doing reconnaissance on the New York Capitol in an undated photo. U.S. Department of Justice Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, was formally charged on Aug. 20 with attempting...

Millions Of Student Borrowers Are Defaulting: They Are 40 Years Old On Average The NY Federal published its latest report on Household Debt and Credit for the first quarter: the report showed total household debt increased by $18 billion, just a 0.1% increase, in Q1 2026, to $18.8 trillion.  Some details: Mortgage balances shown on consumer credit reports grew slightly by $21 billion during the first quarter of 2026 and totaled $13.19 trillion at the end of March. Balances on home equity lines of credit (HELOC) rose by $12 billion, marking the 16th...