The World is smoldering:

U.S. Sends Warplanes, Ships to the Middle East in Warning to Iran
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-sends-warplanes-ships-to-the-middle-east-in-warning-to-iran-f72fcaff?mod=world_lead_pos4
The Pentagon is rapidly expanding its forces in the Middle East as the U.S. military continues airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen and steps up its pressure on Iran, the Defense Department said Tuesday.
President Trump has threatened in recent days to bomb Iran if Tehran doesn’t make a deal to roll back its nuclear program. But two officials said that the aim of the additional forces is to bolster the U.S. campaign in Yemen and deter Iran. The deployments aren’t preparation for an imminent Iran attack, the officials said.
The buildup includes F-35 combat jets, which are joining B-2 bombers and Predator drones in the region, according to U.S. officials familiar with the planning
The U.S. will soon have two carrier strike groups in the region—the USS Harry S. Truman, which has been operating in the Middle East since last fall, and USS Carl Vinson, which is usually assigned to Asia and is expected to arrive within two weeks. 

ICE Can’t Bring Back Man Deported to El Salvador Prison in Error, Agency Says
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/ice-deportation-maryland-man-kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-8bee52f5?mod=us-news_lead_pos2
The Trump administration deported a man to a prison in El Salvador in what it calls an administrative error and isn’t able to bring him back, immigration officials said in court filings.
An immigration judge in 2019 ordered that Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia remain in the U.S., citing a credible fear he would be killed or tortured if he returned.
Immigration authorities were aware there was a court order prohibiting his deportation to El Salvador, said Robert Cerna, acting field office director for enforcement and removal operations with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a court declaration Monday.

China’s Tariff-Dodging Move to Mexico Looks Doomed

https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/china-mexico-factory-moves-trump-tariffs-f136250e?mod=economy_lead_story
Su Xiuyong moved to Mexico from central China 20 months ago. He doesn’t speak Spanish or English, and finds that he hates the food, but the opportunity was too good to pass up.  
Su’s employer, a Shenzhen-based construction company, helped set up Chinese factories south of the U.S.-Mexico border, part of a business boom triggered in 2018 by President Trump’s first round of tariffs on Chinese imports. Su said his firm, Jilian Engineering, can build a small factory in as little as seven months in Mexico.
Chinese companies have kept many goods flowing to the U.S. by manufacturing in Mexico, where products ship to the U.S. tariff-free under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that Trump negotiated in his first term. Chinese firms have invested billions of dollars in hundreds of Mexican factories that make auto parts, electronics, home appliances, furniture, medical equipment and other products for the American market.
To Trump’s dismay, the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico has grown to nearly $172 billion last year from about $78 billion in 2018. His administration now wants to stop what it views as a major loophole in the trade agreement he signed with America’s closest neighbors.

U.S. Hiring, Quits and Layoffs Were Steady in February

https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-hiring-quits-and-layoffs-were-steady-in-february-c2ee83c5?mod=economy_lead_pos2
Hiring and layoffs mostly held steady in February, the Labor Department said Tuesday, showing that an equilibrium of fewer opportunities but also with few big staff reductions continued in the first full month of the Trump administration.
The number of job openings was steady in February at 7.6 million, although the number had been nearly 900,000 greater a year earlier, according to the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The rate of job openings, which compares openings to the number of workers, was steady at 4.5%.
Hiring also held steady. The number of people who got new jobs was stuck at 5.4 million, a rate of 3.4% that was unchanged from January.
There was also no change in layoffs or quits. The survey said 3.2 million people quit their jobs, a 2% rate. This figure has fallen over the past 12 months as the labor market cools and offers workers fewer new opportunities.

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