US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers a delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring was better than the 65,000 forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000
US job growth beats expectations in April; unemployment rate steady at 4.3%

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, pointing to labor market resilience and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 05.08.26

The Tolerant Left: “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill deleted a photo depicting President Donald Trump as deceased and posted a new image to “apologize” on Thursday. Mark Hamill deletes image depicting Trump as deceased, posts new photo to ‘apologize’
David Corenswet’s Superman featured in new trailer for ‘Supergirl’

DC and Warner Bros. have unveiled the new trailer for Supergirl, which features David Corenswet as Superman The trailer shows Superman (Clark Kent) sending a video message to his cousin, Supergirl (Milly Alcock): “Hey, it’s me, Clark,”
See the trailer for Prime Video’s ‘Spider-Noir’ starring Nicolas Cage

Prime Video has unveiled the first trailer for Spider-Noir, a live-action series arriving May 27, with Nicolas Cage stepping into the lead role of Ben Reilly, also known as Spider-Man Noir. The show will be viewable in
Trump’s crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom
By Nichola Groom May 8 (Reuters) – Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China
Rubio set to meet Italy’s Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened his second day of fence-mending meetings Friday with talks scheduled with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in a bid to ease tensions over the war with Iran. President