Economists forecast a steady pace of hiring, slightly dampened by fires and cold snaps and clouded by annual data adjustments.
Economists forecast a steady pace of hiring, slightly dampened by fires and cold snaps and clouded by annual data adjustments.
Many Democrats and activists are rallying to defend diversity programs, but others say they distract from deeper efforts to address inequality.
The Labor Department’s January survey will include revisions making data for previous months look stronger in some cases and weaker in others.
A strong dollar helped drive an uptick in U.S. imports last year, while export growth remained modest.
A strong dollar helped drive an uptick in U.S. imports last year, while export growth remained modest.
The trade deficit has long drawn the president’s ire. Now, he’s preparing to take it on again.
A 10 percent tariff on Chinese products took effect just after midnight Tuesday, and it remains to be seen if Mr. Trump will strike a deal to remove them.
The president is right that the economy is a powerful lever against other countries. But how much will his tactics erode it?
The president’s threats to slap duties on goods imported from the European Union are part of a pattern of directing the harshest penalties at the United States’ closest allies.
President Trump’s tariff measures included a significant change to trade rules that could increase costs for many products bought online, including on Amazon, Shein and Temu.