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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) backs President Donald Trump on tariffs, he made clear during an appearance at an Axios News Shapers event this week. Trump has the backing of Johnson, who said according to Axios that the tariffs “are working.” “I think the executive has a broad array of authority that’s been recognized over the years,” Johnson said. “If it gets close to where the imbalance is there, then we would step in.” However, if it came to that, Johnson said the first line of defense would be calling Trump directly. “But I think the first protocol, to be...

PHOENIX - A company that runs Fresh & Easy stores says it's pulling out of the United States because the stores aren't making any money. The announcement came overnight from Fresh & Easy's parent company, British "Tesco". But the 24 stores in the Valley will remain open for now, according to a Fresh & Easy spokeswoman. Officials say after a five-year run in the states, Tesco's abandoning all of its nearly 200 U.S. stores....

Please look at the statistics named below from the BLS website. I made you aware of this, because it pertains to my question. There are these charts that illustrate what has been happening the last 7 years with mass layoffs. When you go to the BLS website, you can click on Mass Layoffs, scroll down to most requested statistics, and then pick these two catagories: Overseas relocation, and Manufacturing. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ml BLS is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.