Some 100,000 federal workers disappeared from payrolls last week, and the White House is threatening more layoffs, but markets keep humming along. Why?
The partial shutdown means two of the most important readouts on the economy will not be released on Friday. It's the newest count of payroll numbers and the separate unemployment rate.
Hiring has slowed, and it's taking longer for jobseekers to find work. And where there are people with anxiety and fear, there are scammers to prey on them.
Hundreds of thousands will be furloughed, and the Trump administration is threatening to fire others. Plus, a conversation with the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
The Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers could be a big problem for universities. Also on the show: the president’s latest tariffs.
The Trump administration announced tariffs on foreign soft timber and wood products, citing national security concerns. Also: what a government shutdown means for the Friday jobs report.
