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Private sector job creation was stronger than expected in April, providing more evidence that the labor market is stabilizing and reducing the Federal Reserve’s incentive to cut interest rates as inflation remains high, ADP reported on Wednesday.The payroll firm said companies added 109,000 jobs in the month, up from 61,000 in March and above the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 84,000. ADP growth in April was the highest since January 2025. The March total was revised downward by 1,000 people. Wages for those who stayed in their jobs rose by 4.4% annually, a decline of 0.1 points.As in previous years,…

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Coors Light beer cans and a Ford F-150 pickup truck.Gabby Jones Bloomberg | Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesAluminum prices have soared to multi-year highs following the Iran war, putting cost pressure on companies that make everything from cars to beer cans.Aluminum on the London Metal Exchange has soared more than 13% since the Feb. 28 U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. The commodity is up about 19% so far in 2026, reaching its highest level this year since 2022.Stock chart iconStock chart icon2026 aluminumBernstein analyst Bob Brackett said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for aluminum…

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The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached tentative agreements with major studios on Saturday, averting a repeat of a three-year-old strike.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The union and the Motion Picture and Television Producers Alliance said they would not release details of the agreement until the SAG-AFTRA National Board reviews the agreement.“SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a successor agreement to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Agreement covering motion pictures, primetime scripted dramatic television, streaming content and new…

Two leading Republican lawmakers on Saturday expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from NATO ally Germany.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, each said in a joint statement that they were “deeply concerned by the decision to withdraw U.S. brigades from Germany.”The president said Saturday that further troop reductions in Europe could occur after the Pentagon announced withdrawals. “We’re going to make a big cut, and we’re…

At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week, lawyers for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump argued that he was being unnecessarily placed on suicide precautions and deprived of his dignity and resources.Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In a motion filed Saturday, Cole Thomas Allen’s attorney asked that the suicide restriction be lifted while he awaits further hearings in the case, calling it “humiliating.”Allen’s lawyers said in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that because Allen “does not…

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