Oman had previously banned the FlyDubai attacker from flying. Despite the ban, the co-pilot, an Omani national, was hired by Fly Dubai allowing him to pilot on the sensitive route connecting the United Arab Emirates and Israel, people familiar with the matter said. A senior U.A.E. political figure and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the near-downing as a terror plot. President Trump told reporters Thursday that Iran may have had a role in the Fly Dubai incident.
Plus, the G-7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil. The nations plan to release the fuel from their emergency stocks and also agreed not to restrict exports. It's a move that aims to bring down the soaring price of fuels and would seem to end the threat of a U.S. ban on diesel exports, at least for now. The first batch of the release will give priority to diesel. It will begin immediately and last for 20 days, the group said.
Also, the U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September. The jobs numbers are a sign that the labor market may not be able to deliver the sizable gains that it did in the past—but doesn't need to in order to keep the unemployment rate low. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%. That was higher than 4.1% the previous month but still at a historically low level that indicates the labor market remains generally healthy.
Source: Wall Street Journal Markets · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing