The final US jobs report of 2015 is out.
https://twitter.com/chuckatnpr/status/685455693802024960
Robust job gains should reassure Fed to continue rate increases: https://t.co/7vz32Q9EZu via @WSJCentralBanks
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 8, 2016
Finally seeing some wage acceleration. That's what's supposed to happen as job market tightens! Stay calm, Fed! https://t.co/AwAS8Ul5oR
— Jared Bernstein (@econjared) January 8, 2016
U.S. has added 13.6 million #jobs since employment bottomed in 2010; still needs way more https://t.co/IL4k3Tpvai pic.twitter.com/IAWCnQzQmg
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) January 8, 2016
Private sector jobs growth…
Under W Bush: ↓ 463,000
Under Obama: ↑ 9,843,000
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 8, 2016
Haven't seen back-to-back years of job growth like this since the '90s. The GOP explanation? https://t.co/buehCmltyI pic.twitter.com/tpGcFcZHw8
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) January 8, 2016
The black unemployment rate has been cut in half under President Obama from 16.8% in 2010 to 8.3% now. #JobsReport pic.twitter.com/3JSUGj4C71
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 8, 2016
Labor force participation rate peaked a generation ago (1999); 10,000 Baby boomers retiring monthly through 2029 pic.twitter.com/JhhTigeNcu
— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) January 8, 2016
this is interesting…
The spread between the main unemployment rate and that for people without a high school degree keeps narrowing pic.twitter.com/KJBx6sIZ1r
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 8, 2016
Waiter and bartenders vs manufacturing workers: since Dec 2007 pic.twitter.com/N2Loq87jzw
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 8, 2016
and
The 19 most in-demand jobs for 2016 https://t.co/TAHs7afPsg #work pic.twitter.com/JRCHJfJQcE
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 8, 2016
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WORLD
Donald Trump’s rally last night in Bernie Sanders’ hometown of Burlington, Vermont – where 20,000 tickets were distributed for a venue holding 1,400 – went pretty much as you’d expect…
Donald Trump brought the fight to Bernie Sanders' hometown. The town fought back. https://t.co/fRk9kuOyfg
— Mashable (@mashable) January 8, 2016
Love that Burlington police compared Trump to a Phish show. #MagnaTrump The Donald wld put on a great Halloween show pic.twitter.com/16dIKiHdj7
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) January 8, 2016
Who had Burlington, VT on their betting card for where the protester baiting would hit a high at a Trump rally?
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders may be Burlington’s most famous socialist but Donald Trump made the town feel more like East Germany. https://t.co/vyIhd7GKkx
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 8, 2016
Trump tells security to throw protesters "into the cold" and confiscate their coats; WATCH: https://t.co/fQcpR06x22 pic.twitter.com/uqbZnh4BTq
— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2016
This explains so much about Trump: “Misinformed citizens tend to be *the most* confident in their views” https://t.co/sTrhkZCtM8
— Salon (@Salon) January 8, 2016
meanwhile,
One man is responsible for 596 of this election's 991 super-PACs: https://t.co/mUsMi4Zh4U pic.twitter.com/i0a7m2gTnF
— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2016
In the UK, today’s thing was fake Blair/Clinton transcripts, although looking at some of the genuine articles, it’s tough to know where one ends and the other begins.
People are convinced Tony Blair used to punch hams with Bill Clintonhttps://t.co/juAFq3c9PQ pic.twitter.com/8fjSm6WWLs
— BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) January 8, 2016
oh, and there’s this…
Britain issued its first #alcoholguidelines in 20 years. Worldwide booze consumption in 2014 https://t.co/4bojIhUOBw pic.twitter.com/qm1o7v6eSK
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) January 8, 2016
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BUSINESS
Ailing Sports Direct issues profit warning https://t.co/6M1iwXl8t0 pic.twitter.com/UHqCxdaIIT
— The Drum (@TheDrum) January 8, 2016
You could soon buy shares in the world's most valuable company thanks to Saudi Arabia https://t.co/tAnBSlFf7M
— The Independent (@Independent) January 8, 2016
The FT‘s Stephen Foley has lunch with Charles Koch.
I've written a Lunch with the FT https://t.co/Z9JDFV22gy pic.twitter.com/h6nRLLCRfj
— Stephen Foley (@stephenfoley) January 8, 2016
.@MLB Hall of Famers @mikepiazza31 and Ken Griffey Jr. about to ring the @NYSE opening bell. pic.twitter.com/g9Kv58NbaH
— Last Call (@LastCallCNBC) January 8, 2016
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JOURNALISM
The BBC breaking a story had some folks upset.
BBC criticized after deleting blogpost saying government minister would resign on-air https://t.co/Yas2LqWcLn https://t.co/G3sqQtKBhS
— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) January 8, 2016
The BBC broke a (true) news story and people want the journalist to resign for doing so? Get a grip everyone.
— emily bell (@emilybell) January 8, 2016
I wish Doughty had resigned in @Independent, but we got scooped by @bbclaurak @daily_politics. The end.
— Amol Rajan (@amolrajan) January 7, 2016
Just read @bbclaurak tweets over last 48 hours. Very hard to sustain notion of anti-Labour bias. If anything George O getting kicking
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 7, 2016
If the BBC starts behaving like any other news organisation, the question will quickly follow. Why should we be forced to pay for it?
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 8, 2016
"What about you, Stephen Doughty?"
"I've just written to Jeremy to res-"
"STOP! We must wait till he's read the letter."*tumbleweed*
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) January 8, 2016
Expanding the notion of “the audience”…
ProPublica Launches the Dark Web's First Major News Site : https://t.co/VX9wqGkdiB
— thetbdconference (@tbdconference) January 8, 2016
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CULTURE
Uncle Ron!
His description of my near-catatonic reactions to his notes made me lol.
https://t.co/NWScZtIlwf— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 8, 2016
Elvis Presley would have been 81 today.
Who's your favorite Elvis impersonator?! https://t.co/2CehLLq0fO
— CNN France PR (@CNNFrancePR) January 8, 2016
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