President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference. Original Image Link Source:www.nytimes.com
Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and that is impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. Original Image Link Source:www.bostonherald.com
Markets don’t usually struggle with good news. They struggle with inconsistent news. And today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered exactly that kind of tension. The headline ... Original Image Link Source:247wallst.com
The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Forecasts had it holding steady at 4.4% or even ... Original Image Link Source:www.cnn.com
That classic K-shaped divide — usually used to describe the US consumer — showed up again Friday after the April jobs report. But this time, the divergence is inside tech itself: Wall Street is paying record premiums for the sector’s stocks while its workforce keeps losing ground. Original Image Link Source:finance.yahoo.com
Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the U.S. jobs report for April, and its impact on markets and the economy. Original Image Link Source:www.marketwatch.com