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Sep 2023
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U.S. Hiring Slows in August

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for Sept. 1. The August jobs report shows a continued slowdown in hiring this summer, as the Federal Reserve looks to cool the labor market. Gwynn Guilford reports. Plus, the Federal Trade Commission drops its legal challenge to Amgen’s $27.8 billion deal to buy Horizon Therapeutics. Financial enforcement reporter Dave Michaels has the details. And, are some Washington politicians too old to hold the job? White House reporter Annie Linskey has more on what voters think. Annmarie Fertoli hosts.

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