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A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained

Jobs numbers down, gas prices up.

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Welcome to The Logoff: The fundamentals of the American economy are…starting to look a little concerning.

What happened? On Friday, we learned that the US economy shed some 92,000 jobs last month — a far cry from a predicted gain of 50,000 and a........

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