The Business News Headlines 1 August 2025


For many reasons Friday was one of the wildest days we've seen in a very long time. From a dismal jobs report to new tariffs to the firing of a career government worker because President Trump thinks the job numbers were, in his words, "rigged". This is the Business News Headlines for Friday and the first day of August. In other news headlines: More global confusion and uncertainty roiled the markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University and we’ll share why. We’ll take a look at the dismal numbers in the Wall Street Report and while it was expected it’s still sad…the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is closing it’s doors. Let’s go…
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