Wall Street Journal: How a High-Value Russian Wanted by the U.S. Escaped From Italy — Artem Uss was awaiting extradition to the U.S. Italy's failure to hold on to him has left red faces in Rome. — MILAN—A Kremlin-linked businessman accused of illegally exporting American military technology to Russia was arrested in Italy at the U.S.'s request.
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal: U.S. Labor Market Shows Resilience With Strong May Hiring — Employers added 339,000 jobs last month; unemployment rate rose to 3.7% — Hiring surged this spring, the latest sign the U.S. economy maintains momentum in the face of rising interest rates and complicating the Federal Reserve's decision …
Mike Wilson also cautioned investors against falling into a “false bull trap.”
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are moving tentatively Monday, as Wall Street waits to see whether a pivotal meeting in the afternoon will help the U.S. government avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher after coming off its best week since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 106 points, or 0.3%, at 33,320, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% higher. The stock market is near its highest level since August, but it's been...
Emma Tucker was named the Wall Street Journal editor in January. She was in New Mexico last weekend as the keynote speaker at the United World College-USA's graduation. (Olivia Kuykendall/UWC-USA) MONTEZUMA — It's not often that the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, is in New Mexico. But she was here on May 20, in a special return visit to Montezuma for the United World College-USA's graduation. Tucker was the keynote speaker, offering up advice and words of encouragement to...
Stocks drifted to a mixed close as Wall Street waits to see whether a pivotal meeting later in the day will help the U.S. government avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 closed little changed Monday. The Dow slipped 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.5%. Big Tech was continuin
The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty, announcing Thursday it is revoking the visas of Russian nuclear inspectors, denying pending applications for new monitors and canceling standard clearances for Russian aircraft to enter U.S. airspace.
The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China on Friday over North Korea’s failed launch of a military spy satellite this week in violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, which Moscow and Beijing refused to condemn.
Conspiracy theories abound as to who is behind the strikes, but the idea that all is going to plan is getting harder to sustainRussian authorities are trying to downplay a series of drone attacks across Moscow, including on its most elite area, Rublyovka. The Kremlin has blamed Ukraine, although Kyiv has denied any involvement in the attacks – the first of this scale on Russian soil since it invaded Ukraine 15 months ago.Russian media reports originally suggested as many as 30 drones targeted...
Quarter of all children in USA are Latino (Third column, 2nd story, link)
Wall Street Journal: Ukraine's Zelensky: We Are Ready for Counteroffensive — Ukrainian president also discusses U.S. elections, NATO and China in wide-ranging interview — ODESA, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was now ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive but tempered …
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command: USINDOPACOM Statement on Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. Aircraft over South China Sea — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs — A People's Republic of China J-16 fighter pilot performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver during the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, May 26, 2023.