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Trump BLS pick suggests suspending monthly jobs report over data concerns
Aug 129 months ago

Trump BLS pick suggests suspending monthly jobs report over data concerns

President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggested the agency should stop issuing monthly jobs reports, claiming that the data the agency uses to calculate them is not re...

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Stocks slump as Wall Street braces for inflation spike
Aug 119 months ago

Stocks slump as Wall Street braces for inflation spike

Stocks closed with losses Monday as Wall Street braces for the first federal inflation report released after President Trump ousted the head of the agency responsible for producing it. The Dow Jones I...

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Trump 'has convinced himself' jobs data manipulated for election: Haberman
Aug 069 months ago

Trump 'has convinced himself' jobs data manipulated for election: Haberman

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that President Trump “has convinced himself” that jobs data was manipulated for the 2024 presidential election. In an interview with CNN’s Jake T...

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Padilla on BLS chief firing: 'I think an investigation is certainly in order'
Aug 039 months ago

Padilla on BLS chief firing: 'I think an investigation is certainly in order'

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “I think an investigation is ce...

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‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head
Aug 029 months ago

‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head

Criticism is mounting after President Trump moved to oust the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday following a dismal jobs report. Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an...

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Navarro on jobs report: 'It's either incompetence or political interference'
Aug 029 months ago

Navarro on jobs report: 'It's either incompetence or political interference'

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Friday slammed the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for a series of reports on job growth he deemed inaccurate. The longtime Trump adviser said the BLS had a...

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Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
Aug 019 months ago

Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Dr. Erika McEntarfer, of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee.  Trum...

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