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In August 2025, President Trump dismissed the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and seeks to appoint a new chief ...

Americans are growing increasingly distrustful of the establishments around them — only 28% of U.S. adults have high confidence in major institutions like government, banks, courts and schools.

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it. Trump ...

Markets reasserted themselves this week following last week’s sell-off, largely ignoring the firing of the lead government ...

Trump's replacement of labor statistics head after bad report shouldn't hurt integrity of jobs numbers. But there may still ...

Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

President Trump and economist Stephen Moore held a surprise briefing in the Oval Office on Thursday, challenging the ...

Does the U.S. economy risk a similar loss of trust and a massive capital flight like the one that hit Argentina more than a ...

"The mindset of the market is to embrace risk because that brings rewards rather than losses -- keep shrugging it off," Steve ...

Donald Trump shocked reporters by abruptly firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — then inviting ...