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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Live updates: Global markets mostly gain after Trump’s tariffs and jobs report sent Wall Street tumbling
Global markets bounced back Monday after Wall Street's poor performance Friday following a weak jobs report and U.S.
5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19
He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...
Employers added 73,000 jobs in July, falling short of forecasts
Employers across the U.S. added 73,000 jobs in July, a slowdown from previous months and a sign the labor market is ...
Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
Brokerages retain September rate cut bets after soft jobs report
Traders are pricing in 58.5 bps in rate cuts by year-end, according to data compiled by LSEG. They are penciling in about a ...
Wall Street poised to open with gains after last week’s jobs numbers triggered investor sell-off
Wall Street was on track to open with gains on Monday following Friday’s sell-off that was triggered by fears of a slowing ...
White House says terrible jobs data 'must be a typo'
The White House believes unusual jobs data revisions prove the recently fired Bureau of Labor chief was manipulating ...