Economy
“I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we're not,” Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said.
The longtime Democratic strategist named the "only way" the party can get "out of the abyss."
"We have set the table for a very strong, noninflationary growth economy," Scott Bessent said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
The last time the overall stock market had swings in one day as wild as Thursday’s was in April, when Trump shocked the world with his stiff “Liberation Day” tariffs.
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U.S. Employers Added Surprisingly Solid 119,000 Jobs In September, Government Says In Delayed Report
U.S. employers added a suprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
Critics quickly pointed out a disconnect.
Harry Enten said the “ginormous error” could go “down in political infamy.”
The network's data chief explained how the findings are "political nightmare fuel" for the president.
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
The president got mad because a reporter "asked in such a fake, disgusting manner" about the economy.