As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.
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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
The New York Times – Business:At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.
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Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
The New York Times – Business:Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
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Fed Officials Signaled No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, With Some Raising Possibility of Hikes, Minutes Show
The New York Times – Business:Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
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Goldman Sachs to Drop D.E.I. Criteria for Board Members
The New York Times – Business:The move would be the Wall Street firm’s latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.
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How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians
The New York Times – Business:A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.
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White House Sees Win After 2 Strong Economic Reports
The New York Times – Business:Solid jobs data and a soft inflation reading for January are welcome news for President Trump. But the bigger economic picture is less encouraging.
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The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth
The New York Times – Business:After a year of just 181,000 new jobs, January’s 131,000 increase in the U.S. workforce was surprisingly positive. Ben Casselman, The New York Times’ chief economic correspondent, explains the numbers.
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Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work
The New York Times – Business:Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.
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Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs
The New York Times – Business:Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
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Wall St. and Washington Brace for a Big Jobs Report
The New York Times – Business:A hiring slowdown and fears about artificial intelligence have investors on edge, and some in the Trump administration on the defensive.
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The Fed Is Waiting and Watching an Uncertain Economy
Inflation is elevated but steady and the job market is holding up, leading economists to predict that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at current levels.