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Economy Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner

Hours after data showed cracks in the U.S. economy, President Trump said without evidence that Erika McEntarfer “rigged” the ...

Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...

Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters

A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...

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 ...

Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...

Chris Christie Slams Trump as ‘Petulant Child’ over Jobs Report Move

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Donald Trump as a “petulant child” on Sunday for his dramatic firing ...

Steve Moore warns job creation numbers are ‘increasingly unreliable’ amid weak July report

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new ...