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Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, For Commerce Secretary Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, For Commerce Secretary
Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, For Commerce Secretary President-elect Donald Trump has picked another New Yorker for a top Cabinet post. Howard Lutnick, a Long Island native from Jericho and the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is his pick for commerce secretary. “He will lead our tariff and trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump announced on Truth Social on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Earlier Report: Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services Lutnick, a co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team, has spent …

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Connecticut Nets 26,000 New Jobs In July, But ... Connecticut Nets 26,000 New Jobs In July, But ...
Connecticut Nets 26,000 New Jobs In July, But ... The number of jobs in Connecticut shot up dramatically over July - with the addition of 26,500 net new positions. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are 146,300 fewer jobs in Connecticut now than there were compared to a year ago. That’s an 8.7 percent decrease year-over-year, according to the most recent information available from the Connecticut Department of Labor. Seasonally adjusted, there are 1.5 million non-agricultural jobs in Connecticut. Connecticut saw another large job gain in July," said Andy Condon, Director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Departm…

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by Kristin Palpini