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The earnings season enters its second busiest week. After the shockingly weak jobs report, concerns about the economy creep ...
That same day, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters that a “solid” labor market means central bankers still have the luxury ...
Just as the new school year was about to start, we got more discouraging news about where we stand in the national rankings ...
The push to rehire retired workers comes as the administration has also sought to downsize large swaths of the federal ...
The week has been interesting. An early jobs indicator showed stronger growth in July than June. The first estimate of output ...
Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he would consider a ‘head tax’ or a payroll expense tax, both of ...
WASHINGTON—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 ...
Trump cited the alleged "stealing" of Mar-a-Lago spa workers by Epstein as a reason for their estrangement. Florida's new ...
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than ...
An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the ...
Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...
Nigeria has launched a new Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Oyo State, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to boost agricultural transformation, job creation and rural ...