Government will release September jobs report next week, ending data drought from federal shutdown
The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late.
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What to know about President Donald Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage.
US starts investigating China’s compliance with 2020 trade deal as Donald Trump heads to Asia
U.S. officials are launching an investigation into whether China lived up to its commitments under a 2020 trade pact that President Donald Trump described at the time as “an incredible...
President Donald Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context.
President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S. President...
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Trump is attacking immigration at both ends of spectrum, deporting low-wage laborers and discouraging skilled foreigners from bringing their talents to the United States.
Federal shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage. But there are reasons to worry about this one.
For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget.
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”
US job openings slip in July, adding to evidence that the American labor market is cooling
U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool.
Court finds Trump’s tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country on earth but left in place for now...
US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda
U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy.