Business

The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force. Source link

Swiss officials plan to negotiate urgently for a lower rate, before the punishing levy takes effect next week. Source link

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for the labor market. Source link

Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety and vagueness of the American president’s complaints. Source link

Parents of children in kindergarten through high school are spending an average of $144, and that’s coming as families are feeling financial stress. Source link

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993. Source link

The largest U.S. energy companies reported their lowest second-quarter profits in years, as tariffs have weighed on oil prices. Source link

President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries. Source link

Germany’s leading luxury automakers are sharply scaling back expectations for the rest of the year. Source link

Trump has reshaped global trade. What does that mean for the U.S. economy? Source link