Trump says he plans to fire BLS chief after poor U.S. jobs report
President Trump on Friday said he plans to fire the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs report, claiming without evidence that…
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Older adults on ‘edge of poverty’ lose jobs and funding as new Medicaid and SNAP work requirements loom
A job-training program for low-income older adults has lost funding just as new work requirements to qualify for benefits such as Medicaid and food assistance…
Why few companies still offer unlimited vacation time — and what perks are replacing it
Unlimited PTO became a popular benefit right after the COVID-19 pandemic, but data suggest employers are now phasing it out. View Source Weston Blasi MarketWatch.com…
Where is Trump’s tariff money going? Here’s what he’s said and how much has come in.
President Donald Trump calls money from tariffs good news. But collections so far pale in comparison to the government’s deficit. View Source Robert Schroeder MarketWatch.com…
What investors should do as the stock market flashes warnings beyond Trump’s tariffs
Also: A bipartisan plan to expand the home supply, an investment income strategy that lowers risk and advice from the Moneyist. View Source Philip van…
Trump and the dollar are doing something we saw just before the October 1987 stock market crash
The current political environment and currency market disruption are disturbingly similar. View Source Mark Hulbert MarketWatch.com – Top Stories August 1, 2025 8:56 am
Are Trump’s tariffs helping or hurting America’s economy? 6 key facts about U.S. trade.
There’s no connection between bigger trade deficits and slower economic growth. View Source Michael Klein MarketWatch.com – Top Stories August 1, 2025 8:44 am
Reddit’s stock is soaring, and analysts think it has further to go
Analysts are raising their Reddit price targets and reiterating their buy ratings after the social-media platform’s better-than-expected second-quarter results. View Source James Rogers MarketWatch.com –…
Don’t say you want to ‘privatize’ Social Security. Say you want to break it up.
Converting Social Security into millions of individual investment accounts would end the program as we know it. View Source Brett Arends MarketWatch.com – Top Stories…
Costs could soar next year for people with Obamacare. What you can do about it now.
People who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace could face a ‘double whammy’ premium increase in 2026. View Source Andrew Keshner MarketWatch.com…