In the midst of a lot of deep economic concern because of the ongoing war in Iran, among other things, we got a better-than-expected jobs report today. We saw 178 ,000 new jobs in March. That was higher, far higher than the Wall Street estimate, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4 .3%.The night cap is still here. Ron, let's start with you. What stood out to you about this report.Well, a couple of things. There were weather-related issues with the prior months, declines in employment that were also, y ...

Gas prices are now over $4 per gallon in the US.The media will rightfully call out the potential economic pain from this development, but there is some important nuance that you won’t read in the headlines.You are going to read that every visit to the pump costs more, small businesses get squeezed, shipping prices rise, and that flows into everything from groceries to Amazon orders. This is all true and unfortunately these negative impacts hit lower-income households the hardest.But $4 gas is not going to d ...

With fear gradually ebbing, impatience rising and economic pain biting, it’s far from clear what Venezuela’s future holds. Want our take? Read on by registering for free https://t.co/onXbnqi88y ...

RT David Rennie (@DSORennie)To appreciate the global disorder being unleashed by the Iran war, consider the economic and political pain it is starting to inflict on India, a country that usually boasts of thriving on chaos. My column, The Telegram, reported from Delhi https://t.co/ymrhCrP1hl ...

It may turn out that military might is less important than the ability to withstand economic pain and damage to vital infrastructure https://t.co/h38bck1hODPhoto: AFP via Getty Images https://t.co/rXS0UtGXxR ...

Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain – not diplomacy – will end it, senior official tells CNN. https://t.co/msBG0sNS04 https://t.co/OCPyG5Rm5H ...