The already sputtering economic rebound went into reverse last month as employers laid off workers amid rising coronavirus cases and delayed government aid.U.S. employers cut 140,000 jobs in December, the […]
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Back to news homeAfter Riot, Business Leaders Reckon With Their Support for Trump
Big business struck a Faustian bargain with President Trump.When he said something incendiary or flirted with authoritarianism, high-minded chief executives would issue vague, moralizing statements and try to distance themselves […]
Trump Is Banned on Facebook ‘at Least’ Until His Term is Over
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as much of the […]
How Trump is Losing his Social Media Platforms
Mr. Trump would still find ways to reach his followers without Facebook and Twitter, of course. There would still be Fox News, Newsmax, OANN and legions of pro-Trump partisans willing […]
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Urges President Trump to Resign
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, the American flagship of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire, denounced President Trump on Thursday for inciting a mob of his supporters to storm […]
Twitter and Facebook Lock Trump’s Accounts After Violence on Capitol Hill
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday locked the accounts of President Trump, which prevents him from posting messages to his more than 88 million followers on Twitter and […]
Business Leaders Condemn Violence on Capitol Hill: ‘This is Sedition’
Many business leaders spoke out individually, though many avoided calling out the president and other politicians by name. “I strongly condemn the violence in our nation’s capital,” Jamie Dimon, the […]
Here Are the 8 Chinese Apps Trump Banned
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Alipay, the payment platform owned by Ant Group, and WeChat Pay, which […]
With Concessions and Deals, China’s Leader Tries to Box Out Biden
A trade pact with 14 other Asian nations. A pledge to join other countries in reducing carbon emissions to fight global warming. Now, an investment agreement with the European Union.China’s […]
Unemployment Claims Dipped but Remained High During Christmas Week
The labor market remains in distress as the pandemic limits consumer activity across the country.Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped modestly last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, though they […]