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When the newly appointed chief executive of tracking app Life360 recently described the company as part of the "anxiety economy," it sounded like a throwaway phrase. But it was also surprisingly candid.

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3 w. ago A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

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The Twilight books and movies transformed Forks, Wash., the remote logging town where they were set. Forks struggled after losing its main industry. Then the vampires brought an economic boost.

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3 w. ago Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

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4 w. ago Weak Jobs Report Strengthens Case for Fed to Cut Interest Rates

A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data.

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4 w. ago Hiring slowdown continues in 1st jobs report since Trump fired commissioner

A weak jobs report last month showed a sharp hiring slowdown.

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4 w. ago BLS set to release 1st jobs report since Trump fired commissioner

A weak jobs report last month showed a sharp hiring slowdown.

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