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The Labor Department said today that 206,000 new jobs were created in June and the May jobs number was revised down; wages rose 0.3% last month; stocks, bonds and the British pound all rose today after the Labour Party’s resounding victory; Saks Fifth Avenue is buying Neiman Marc ... Show More

Markets hit new highs; Fed minutes show a wait and see approach to rate cuts; Labor market shows more signs of slowing; Skydance-Paramount deal back on. 

A record 71 million expected to travel during holiday period, AAA forecasts; continuing claims continue to climb; trade deficit widened in May; auto sales were sluggish in May. 

The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. Countries around the world prepare for a possible second Donald Trump presidency. Boeing faces tough questions from investors as it announces results. And negotiators try to coalesce arou ... Show More

P.M. Edition for March 13. Bitcoin ETFs have drawn billions of dollars from investors but they still aren’t bringing in a key target audience: financial advisers. Markets reporter Vicky Ge Huang has more. Plus, House lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a bill that would ban TikTok i ... Show More

Our top stories today: U.S. stocks poised for a breather after yesterday’s spike; China propping up yuan ahead of U.S. negotiations; and Musk calls year ‘excruciating’, no plans to stop tweeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Congress wants to change how the military prosecutes sex crimes. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand explains her bill.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.l ... Show More