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Economics

Is US Economic Data Getting Shakier?

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Staffing shortages, shrinking funding and decades of declining survey responses are testing an agency responsible for vital US economic data.

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Personal Finance

Ripped Job Market Swipes Left on New Grads

For the first time in decades, recent college grads have a higher unemployment rate than the rest of the economy.

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Indicators

US Service Economy Suffers Unexpected Trade War Blow

The surprising news comes just ahead of an all-important jobs report from the Labor Department due out Friday.

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Economics

American Consumers Feel Moodiest About Their Future in Over a Decade

New Conference Board data released Tuesday showed US consumer confidence down for the fourth straight month.

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Advisor Upside

Trump DOL Expected to Abandon Fiduciary Rule, Again

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The Department of Labor was granted a 60-day pause by a federal judge to review its appeal in two court cases.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

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Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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Big Tech

A Small Union Win Casts a Big Shadow Over Amazon

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Prosecutors for the NLRB concluded that a group of 84 unionized Amazon drivers in Palmdale, California are employed by Amazon.

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