Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

Mom!

Up the stairs for something.

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

Mom, what's for dinner?

Chop, sizzle, done.

Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

So its phones down, forks up.

Hello, Fresh. Bring back dinner time.

Here's your midday brief for Friday, May 8th.

I'm Anthony Bansy for the Wall Street Journal.

April's job numbers exceeded expectations. The Labor Department says the U.S. added

115,000 jobs last month, more than the 55,000 jobs analysts expected. The unemployment rate

held steady at 4.3%. The jobs outlook has shifted from some months ago when economists were more worried about a slowdown in the labor market. Hiring has held up, the unemployment rate didn't budge, and wage growth has been solid. With the labor market steadier, that suggests the Federal Reserve will be looking more at inflation data

to determine interest rate policy. Prices are rising because of tariffs and the Iran war.

U.S. Central Command says American military forces carried out airstrikes against two empty Iranian-flagged

oil tankers today that were trying to break the U.S. blockade. Admiral Brad Cooper says

U.S. forces remain committed

to fully enforcing the blockade against all traffic entering or leaving Iran.

This is the third time the U.S. has used force against commercial vessels since the Trump

administration began its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz last month.

And Virginia's Supreme Court has thrown out a Democratic-led

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