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WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus. Job gains are dwindling. Inflation is ticking upward. Growth has slowed compared with last year. More than six months into his term, Trump’s …

More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors on Friday. At the close of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 542 points (-1.23%). The Nasdaq sank 2.24%, and the S&P 500 plunged -1.6%. Nonfarm payrolls were up by 73,000 last month, which was far less than the 100,000 economists were expecting. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus. Job gains are dwindling. Inflation is ticking upward. Growth has slowed compared to last year. More than six months into his term, Trump’s …

Senate to Trump on job numbers: Don’t shoot the messenger  Axios Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s firing of labor statistics head after weak jobs report  PBS Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics  The Atlantic Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” The BLS’ monthly labor report Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also sharply revised down the …

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official  The New York Times Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Kevin O’Leary on Trump’s BLS firing: ‘Don’t shoot the messenger’  The Hill Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report  AP News Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Source …

Why is Meta’s stock soaring after earnings? It’s about far more than the numbers.  MarketWatch Meta’s earnings beat expectations. Here’s how analysts are reacting  CNBC META: Meta Shares Soar After Doubling 2025 AI Investment  Yahoo Finance Meta Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results  Meta Investor Relations Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ isn’t here yet. But its AI bets are already paying off  CNN Source link

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets & Fed: The S & P 500 lost steam and turned slightly lower Wednesday afternoon as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated press conference got underway. As expected, the …

Copilot+ features, and annoying “features” Microsoft continues to roll out AI features, particularly to PCs that meet the qualifications for the company’s Copilot+ features. These betas enable “agent-powered search” for Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs, which continue to get most of these features a few weeks or months later than Qualcomm Snapdragon+ PCs. This agent is Microsoft’s latest attempt to …

Mosquitos responsible for West Nile virus recorded at record numbers in metro area  Bring Me The News West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes across Twin Cities metro  MPR News Increase in West Nile Virus in 7 Minnesota counties  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Mosquitoes with West Nile virus in MN among the ‘highest numbers recorded’ this July  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul West Nile virus surges in …