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U.S. employers announced another 262,649 task cuts in July as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on need, the latest indicator that the labor market healing is losing steam. The layoffs reported by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & & Christmas on Thursday were up 54% from June. The job …

The stock exchange completed greater on Monday, as coronavirus stimulus talks stayed deadlocked and President Trump signed several executive orders over the weekend to extend economic relief to Americans amid the pandemic. SECRET TRUTHS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.3%, over 350 points, on Monday, while the S&P …

President Donald Trump is unexpectedly speaking about healthcare again. He signed a number of executive orders on drug pricing on Friday. He pledged to unveil some new health strategy by the end of next week, although he hasn’t supplied specifics or a description of how he’ll do it. His assistants …