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Trump claims he's making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed "TRUMP'S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE," and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples

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Jobs stall and prices surge amid Trump’s Iran-fueled economic turmoil

The Labor Department reported Thursday that new claims for jobless aid for the week ending May 16 fell by 3,000 to 209,000

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Trump sees US suffer biggest inflation jump since Biden was in office

Producer prices rose 6 percent year-over-year in April, according to Labor Department

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Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resignation: Did Extramarital Affair, Husband's Sexual Harassment Propel Her Decision?

Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as US Labor Secretary amid controversies, including misconduct allegations. Her departure marks the third high-profile exit from Trump's cabinet, with Keith Sonderling as acting secretary.

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US wholesale prices surged 4% last month as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring

U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy

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'Not just drugs and thugs anymore': Immigration attorney says H-1B employers getting intense investigations from Labor Department

The Labor Department has stepped up investigations into employers using the H-1B program to hire foreign workers and they are making site visits, asking the employers complicated, technical questions, Bloomberg reported, citing data that the DOL has marked a 48% increase in its caseload of H-1B investigations since it launched…

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The Labor Department Just Freed Contractors—Again. Congress Still Needs To Act.

The government's new rule reverses a Biden-era anti-contracting directive and returns to a more contractor-friendly posture. But will this tug of war ever end?

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U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February

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US producer prices rose by a surprisingly hot 3.4% last month, the most in a year

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February

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US wholesale prices arrive hotter than expected, up 0.5% from December and 2.9% from a year ago

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month

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Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled

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Producer prices rise a mild 0.2% in November, government says in report delayed by federal shutdown

U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly in November, the government said in report delayed by federal shutdown

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Crude oil prices rise after Maduro ouster as Wall Street braces for a big week that will put the U.S. economy back on Trump’s radar

"The physical global oil market situation remains the same. Oil prices have declined due to an oversupplied global oil market."

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US consumer prices decelerated unexpectedly in November, rising 2.7% from a year earlier

U.S. inflation decelerated unexpectedly last month according to new data that had been delayed by the government shutdown

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New jobs report shows over 100k jobs lost in October primarily due to federal layoffs

The jobs report was published late due to a 43-day federal government shutdown

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Employers likely added 40,000 jobs in November as government releases report delayed by shutdown

The U.S. job market is sluggish and confusing this fall

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U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million amid uncertainty over the direction of the American economy

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What does shutting down the Education Department mean for schools across the US?

Schools will continue to receive federal funding without interruption, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said

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What to expect from US jobs report after lengthy data blackout?

Economists are predicting that 50,000 employees were hired in September, a slow improvement from August. The jobs report will be the final complete monthly update before the Fed's interest rate decision in December.

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Late-arriving September jobs report likely shows that hiring was sluggish but layoffs few

During the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, investors, businesses, policymakers and the Federal Reserve groped in the dark for clues about the health of the American job market

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Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown

The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers

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Trump team moves to dismantle the Department of Education and shuttle offices to other agencies

Trump had campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, which would require approval from Congress

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Government will release September jobs report next week, ending data drought from federal shutdown

The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day federal government shutdown

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Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease

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