Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.

The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more accurate picture of the U.S. job market — but…

How to Stream the Super Bowl for Free in 2025

Super Bowl 59 is almost here, and it has all of the intrigue you’d expect from the biggest live event of the year. It’s the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the…

Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing

A few days after President Trump issued an order urging the private sector to end “Illegal D.E.I. Discrimination and Preferences,” the Rev. Al Sharpton led about 100 people into a…

The report will revise figures from 2023 and 2024. Here’s what to know.

The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months. The revised figures should provide a more accurate picture of the U.S. job market,…

Clemson bottles up Cooper Flagg, hangs on to beat No. 2 Duke

David HaleFeb 8, 2025, 09:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. CLEMSON, SC — For the first 36 minutes of…

What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage finance firms, have been controlled by the federal government for nearly 17 years, but a long-dormant idea of making them private businesses…

Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause

Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed…

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 143,000 Jobs in January

Can a labor market be hot and cool at the same time? That’s the picture painted by the latest federal hiring figures, which show a step down in job creation…

Trump ends legal battle over Twitter ban

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the company formerly known as Twitter appears to be over. Trump sued the social media platform for banning him in the aftermath of January 6,…

Trump Says He Will Announce Reciprocal Tariffs Next Week

President Trump indicated he was ready to broaden his trade war on Friday, saying that he would announce reciprocal tariffs on other countries next week. Such a measure would raise…