Calm before the Trump storm? February jobs report won’t show federal layoffs. Here’s what we might see instead.

• What we know about Pentagon layoffs

  More than 5,000 probationary employees at the Department of Defense could soon lose their jobs as part of Trump administration cuts, CBS News has learned. Ellee Watson reports.
  
  CBS News - Feb. 24

• What a Crab Sees Before It Gets Eaten by a Cuttlefish

  Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  The N.H.L. Trade Deadline Is a Week Away. Here’s What Might Happen.

  Our experts made a bold prediction for each team in the league. The results are enticing — and contradictory.
  
  The New York Times - 4d
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  Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers

  Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 27

• The Federal Housing Administration could face layoffs — what that may mean for homebuyers

  The Federal Housing Administration, a major provider of low-down-payment loan options for first-time homebuyers, is facing a staff cut. What you should know.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  The Federal Housing Administration could face layoffs — what that may mean for homebuyers

  Tens of thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs in recent weeks as the Trump administration attempts to slash government spending.
  
  NBC News - 23h
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  Trump said childhood cancer rates have risen 40% since 1975. Here's what data shows

  During an address to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump said childhood cancer rates have increase by 40%. Data shows there may be some context missing.
  
  ABC News - 17h

• Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later

  Last month, Katie Sandlin uprooted her life in a small town in Alabama to accept a job at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, before she even unpacked her ...
  
  CBS News - Feb. 20

• The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.

  Getting inflation down to 2% should be the Fed’s No. 1 concern.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 22

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• Nvidia’s stock selloff deepens after Marvell earnings: ‘Boy, sentiment is rough.’

  There’s a “crisis of confidence” on Wall Street when it comes to AI stocks, according to an analyst.
  
  MarketWatch - 14m

• 2-year Treasury yield slides as tariff worries linger, ECB cuts rates

  Yields on U.S. government debt were mixed Thursday morning as the impact of tariffs weighed on broader sentiment, data showed weekly jobless claims receding from a three-month high, and the ...
  
  MarketWatch - 20m

• Supermarket giant Kroger’s downbeat profit view reflects factors ‘outside our control’

  Kroger‘s fiscal 2025 projection falls short of analyst estimates as the latest big store chain to warn of headwinds.
  
  MarketWatch - 26m

• Trade deficit balloons to record high in January as companies scramble to import goods to avoid tariffs

  The U.S. international trade deficit widened 34% in January to $131.4 billion, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It’s the widest deficit going back to the start of the series in 1992.
  
  MarketWatch - 26m

• Macy’s stock falls as it cuts guidance in the face of ‘external uncertainties’

  The retailer said it’s taking a “prudent” approach to its outlook as it warns of a profit shortfall.
  
  MarketWatch - 32m

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• European Central Bank cuts rates again, says policy is becoming 'meaningfully less restrictive'

  The ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points and struck a more hawkish tone in its communication.
  
  CNBC - 9m

• Nvidia’s stock selloff deepens after Marvell earnings: ‘Boy, sentiment is rough.’

  There’s a “crisis of confidence” on Wall Street when it comes to AI stocks, according to an analyst.
  
  MarketWatch - 14m

• 2-year Treasury yield slides as tariff worries linger, ECB cuts rates

  Yields on U.S. government debt were mixed Thursday morning as the impact of tariffs weighed on broader sentiment, data showed weekly jobless claims receding from a three-month high, and the ...
  
  MarketWatch - 20m

• MongoDB plummets 20% as weak outlook overshadows strong quarterly results

  MongoDB shares plummeted more than 20% after the database software maker shared weak guidance that signaled a slowdown in growth.
  
  CNBC - 21m

• Global bonds sell off as investors react to Trump's tariffs and a German 'paradigm shift'

  Government bonds were selling off all over the world on Thursday, with German borrowing costs hovering at multi-decade highs.
  
  CNBC - 21m