Trump's trade war contracts the economy but job market holds up - NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast ... Trump's trade war contracts the economy but job ... and they miss you still. General Motors, another iconic U.S. company, also had some sober and economic news this week. Read More

Trump's raise worries about the global economy — and the Fed - NPR

The International Monetary Fund is projecting higher prices and slower economic growth in the U.S. as a result of President Trump's trade war. That's a tough spot for the Federal Reserve. Read More

The jobs market remains solid. A tariff storm could upend it : NPR

The American labor market just provided a bit of reassuring economic news at the end of a rocky week. U.S. employers added 228,000 jobs in March. That's about twice the number added the previous ... Read More

Job Growth Beats Forecasts Despite Stalling Labor Market, Shrinking GDP Under Trump - MSN

Job growth moderately beat expectations in April, but was slightly down from the month before, as recession worries loom due to President Donald Trump's trade agenda. The US economy added 177,000 ... Read More

Maintaining stability is key to the economy. That's getting harder.

What does it take to keep the economy stable? That is a question that Jerome Powell considers every day in his role as Chair of the Federal Reserve. It's also a role that is meant to be done ... Read More

Peter Navarro Says Shrinking US Economy is Good News

Peter Navarro on CNBC reacts to the shrinking GDP number by insisting it's actually good news because if you strip out the effect of tariffs "you have 3 percent growth. So we really like where we ... Read More

Job opportunities are shrinking as economic uncertainty grows

The number of job openings — a measurement of labor market demand — fell to 7.57 million in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover ... Read More

Trump's trade war contracts the economy but job market holds up

Some news about the job market this week that is better than expected, and this was encouraging after several days of more gloomy economic news. On Wednesday, we learned the U.S. economy shrank in ... Read More