The U.S. Lost 23,000 Jobs in July. The Unemployment Rate Fell Anyway.
July payrolls shrank by 23,000 and revisions erased 103,000 more jobs — yet unemployment fell. Here is what outlets chose to emphasize.
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Trump's New Letter to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Reads Like a Legal Rebuttal
Trump revived his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook with a letter built to survive the defect the Supreme Court flagged in June. Here's what coverage left out.
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A 9-3 Fed Vote and a 19-Year Bond Yield: What 'Rates Held Steady' Left Out
The Fed held rates steady on July 29 and outlets called it prudent. Stocks fell and 30-year Treasury yields hit a 19-year high the same day. Here's the gap.
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