The Shipping News: President Trump announced that he has suspended the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, relaxing the 1920 law that says all shipping between two American ports must be on US-flagged vessels. The move theoretically allows more aid to …

Jobs: New unemployment claims fell to a seven-year low last week, feeding optimism that the economy is coming out of a winter freeze and growing. Unemployment claims dropped by 32,000 to 300,000, much better than expected. Nyet: Armed men holding …