Aug 01 U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% as Americans dropped out of the labor force. Continue reading
Aug 01 Wall Street takes worst tumble since May after employers slash hiring and new tariffs roll out By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The U.S. stock market had its worst day since May on Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of U.S. trading partners. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump demands that Federal Reserve board wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell By Josh Boak, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has held the Fed's benchmark rate for overnight loans constant this year, saying that Fed officials needed to see what impact President Donald Trump's massive tariffs had on inflation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump’s new tariffs lenient on some countries, while shares sink and U.S. dollar weakens By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press The new rates are due to take effect on Aug. 7, but uncertainty over what Trump might do next remains. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on many trading partners that go into effect in 7 days By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the… Continue reading
Jul 31 The facts and timeline of Trump and Epstein’s falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor, PolitiFact Before Trump’s presidency and Epstein’s conviction as a sex offender, the two socialized at soirées with Victoria’s Secret models, parties in Palm Beach, Florida, and trips between New York and Florida on Epstein’s private jet. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 6:32 Economist analyzes Trump’s trade deals as tariff deadline approaches By Amna Nawaz, Murrey Jacobson, Azhar Merchant With hours to go before President Trump’s deadline, dozens of countries are facing the possibility of significant tariffs that could go into effect. But there’s uncertainty around the deadline as Trump announced a 90-day extension for Mexico. Amna Nawaz discussed… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:26 How Trump’s answers about his fallout with Epstein have evolved By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams As pressure continues for President Trump to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the president’s evolving answers about his relationship with Epstein, and why it ended, have raised more questions. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Julie Brown of the Miami… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 11:45 Ex-CIA analyst challenges Trump’s attempt to discredit Russian election interference probe By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration is trying to discredit the intelligence assessment that concluded Russian President Putin ordered a campaign to interfere in the 2016 election with the intent of helping elect Trump. Contrary to almost all intelligence findings, Trump and his… Continue watching
Jul 31 4 things to know about cane sugar vs. high-fructose corn syrup as Coca-Cola switches By Tsehai Alfred While studies have linked high-fructose corn syrup to conditions such as insulin resistance, nutrition experts told PBS News that cane sugar is not a healthier alternative. Continue reading