Vehicle Sales Fall 1.5% in April

Published on May 7, 2026

Vehicle sales fell for the first time in three months in April, coming in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 15.920 million units. This represents a 1.5% decline from the previous month and a 7.1% drop from one year ago.

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Initial Unemployment Claims Up 10K, Lower Than Expected

May 7, 2026
In the week ending May 2nd, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 200,000. This represents an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's figure but was lower than the forecast of 205,000.

Data Centers Aren’t the Enemy — They’re the Future

May 7, 2026
For a bunch of unremarkable warehouses, they’re generating a lot of controversy. Data centers — low-slung facilities that house the server racks and energy systems that underpin the digital economy — have become a heated issue on the campaign trail. Politicians from both parties are pushing bills to restrict them. Some want a nationwide “moratorium.” That would be a historic mistake.