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Sep 5
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U.S. Jobs Growth Stalled in August

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Plus: Tesla’s board proposes a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as $1 trillion over a decade. And U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigns over a tax issue. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that ... Show More
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