Make America Great Again -- First Time Claims Plunge 19,000 -- May The Force Be With You -- May 4, 2017

First time unemployment claims: posted.

• prior: 257,000
• consensus: 246K
• consensus range: 245 - 250,000
• actual: a huge beat -- dropped 19,000 to 238,000  
• 4-week moving average: 243,000
• it will be interesting to see how the mainstream media reports this
• futures market unchanged after release of data

Engaged! I haven't watched MSNBC or "Morning Joe" in months. Then this linked by Drudge (thank goodness for Drudge): Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski are engaged to be married. Wow. Both are divorcees. He has had two divorces.