Initial claims increased by 9,000 to 209,000 in the week ended Aug. 8, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.

Initial claims increased by 9,000 to 209,000 in the week ended Aug. 8, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.

The US producer price index rose 4.7% from July 2025 after a 5.5% annual increase in June.

The former BBC executive brings more than three decades of experience in strategy, policy and corporate transformation.

The majority of major platforms, such as Meta, have implemented photo-based age estimation software.

The direction of oil and incoming economic data will likely remain key to determining whether the recent Wall Street rally can extend further.

Iran's foreign minister accuses Washington of intelligence failures as Tehran and US trade competing claims over Hormuz.

Trump administration plans at least $900 million in White House upgrades, including a ballroom, helipad and security projects.

The ship departed San Diego on November 21, 2025 en route to the Pacific but was diverted to the Middle East once the US-Israel war with Iran broke out.

The case against her rests on interviews she gave to outlets deemed hostile by the state, and photographs she is accused of sharing with organisations tied to the United States and Israel.

A senior Iranian source has told Reuters that no progress had been made toward a permanent end to the Gulf war.