The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the July jobs report earlier this morning. Overall during this phase of the economic recovery the U.S. added 1.8 million jobs in July, with strong recovery in: Leisure and Hospitality (+592k), Retail Trade (+258k) and professional and business services (+170k). Strong steady gains continue in manufacturing, construction and transportation […]
Trump Pulls Trigger: U.S.T.R Announces 25% Tariff on $16 Billion Chinese Imports (Full List)…
Today U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the second tranche of tariffs on Chinese imports (full list pdf below). The 25% tariff mostly includes chemical compounds and material parts used in the manufacture of finished goods. “Washington, DC – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of approximately $16 […]
MAGAnomics: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs July Report – Private Employment +170,000, Government Employment -13,000, Net: +157,000…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the July 2018 employment report today (full pdf with tables below) highlighting continued growth in jobs. Overall private employment gained 170,000 jobs, while government employment decreased 13,000 jobs for a net gain of 156,000 new jobs. The BLS unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%. [*Note this footnote: “The change […]
Here Is the Real Problem Deep Inside the Jobs Report…
June Jobs Report: 213,000 Jobs Added, Economy Expanding, Blue Collar Gains Most Substantive…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics presents the latest snapshot of jobs and employment. According to the BLS data, behind the 213,000 jobs added, the most significant gains all center around growth in durable goods, manufacturing, transportation/distribution and the ancillary business services directly connected to the blue collar sector. In addition, April was revised up from […]
Dances With Wolves – President Trump Discusses Trade with UniParty Decepticons and Democrats…
Trump Touts Infrastructure Plan as Alternative to ‘Stupidly’ Blowing Money in the Middle East…
President Trump on Monday touted his plans for infrastructure spending as a way to spend taxpayer dollars on Americans, instead of wasting it on the Middle East. “This will be a big week for Infrastructure. After so stupidly spending $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is now time to start investing in OUR Country,” […]
Men Aboard Chrissy Teigen’s ‘Flight to Nowhere’ Could Be Charged by FBI…
Two brothers who boarded a Tokyo-bound plane that turned around four hours into the flight could be facing charges from the FBI. The men, who have nearly identical names, allegedly boarded the All Nippon Airways flight at Los Angeles International Airport using a single boarding pass, sources told ABC News. One of the brothers had […]
Empty Cockpit Syndrome: Air Force Struggles to Pull Pilot Plunge Out of Tailspin…
These are desperate times for the Air Force. To carry out its assigned missions at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and increasing demand for air power to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Air Force is losing too many of its best pilots. They’re not being lost to enemy fire, but to […]