Drone strike hits 'Freedom Flotilla' Gaza aid ship off Malta, organisers blame Israel

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The attack comes amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which has been under a full blockade since March, with Israel halting all imports, including food and medicine.

Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rates Decreased in March; Multi-Family Delinquency Rate Equals Highest Since 2011 (ex-Pandemic)

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rates Decreased in March

Excerpt:

Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious deli…

Heavy Truck Sales Mostly Unchanged YoY in April

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This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The dashed line is the April 2025 seasonally adjusted annual sales rate (SAAR) of 505 thousand.

Heavy truck sales really collap…

State pension top-ups backlog is 'six to eight months' a retiree is told by the DWP

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Sharon Gray, pictured, a retired civil servant from Herefordshire who paid £6,000 in March, was informed that this was the current wait time by a DWP staff member.

April Employment Report: 177 thousand Jobs, 4.2% Unemployment Rate

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From the BLS: Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 177,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte…

Trump moves Mike Waltz from national security adviser to UN ambassador role

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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Move comes after Waltz lost officials’ confidence, sources say, with Marco Rubio to take on national security job

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Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz,…

ISM® Manufacturing index Decreased to 48.7% in April

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(Posted with permission). The ISM manufacturing index indicated expansion. The PMI® was at 48.7% in April, down from 49.0% in March. The employment index was at 46.5%, up from 44.7% the previous m…

Construction Spending Decreased 0.5% in March

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From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased:

Construction spending during March 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,196.1 billion, 0.5 perce…

April Employment Preview

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On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for April. The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.2%. There were 228,000 jobs…

Light Vehicles Sales "Beat the tariff" at 17.3 million SAAR in April

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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Wards Auto released their estimate of light vehicle sales for April: Tariff-Induced Buying Pumps U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales for Second Month in April (pay site).

Tariff-related buying lifted sales over …