Israel likely signaling it is undeterred by Iran's April 13 attack...

REAR VIEW: Hotter-than-expected Unit Labour Costs; Initial jobless claims slightly short of forecasts; Touted Yen intervention Wednesday night; Hot Swiss inflation data; Strong QCOM report; Light Q2 EBAY revenue guide; 'Positive' rhetoric in the Middle East hostage talks.

Only 200 peacekeeping Kenyan troops are soon to deploy but there will be no base ready in time.

"All eyes on AAPL tonight." 

KWEB is leaving SPY and QQQ way behind...

...but California was never a slave state?

The US claim immediately generated some scary headlines...

Permian producers are not shutting in oil wells with associated natural gas despite the fact that the Texas regional gas price has been stuck at below-zero levels since early March.

"Consumers continue to be even more discriminating..." 

"The executive staff. We’re talking about the director and his subordinates..."

SARS-CoV-2 and the overuse of certain treatments may be contributing to a surge in secondary mucormycosis infections when underlying health conditions exist.

Violent crime on Japan's streets has almost disappeared...

President Trump said on day one of his second term he would take aggressive action over illegal immigration.

Ankara has already begun to block Israeli imports & exports at Turkish ports.

Significant rise in arrests for Gaza-related 'incendiary speech'...

 

Another restructuring... 

It’s getting precarious for yen carry traders...

"Planet- and DEI-loving leftists trash and vandalize UCLA in support of antisemitism. Communism is not a point of view. It is an all-out attack..." 

"The Ministry of Finance is in trouble."