President Trump said in a social media post Friday afternoon that he directed members of his administration to fire Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the BLS on Friday published a July jobs report that contained what it called “larger than normal” revisions to data from May and June. The July…
President Trump said in a social media post Friday afternoon that he directed members of his administration to fire Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the BLS on Friday published a July jobs report that contained what it called “larger than normal” revisions to data from May and June. The July…
The stock market is at record highs as investors brace for what’s expected to be the busiest week of the summer on Wall Street. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) notched a record close in each of the past five trading sessions, rising about 1.5% for the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose about 1.3% and…