U.S. Jobs Report Eases Pressure on Fed

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P.M. Edition for Aug 4. The Labor Department said employers added 187,000 jobs to the economy in July. Labor economics reporter Sarah Chaney Cambon has more. And billionaire investor Carl Icahn bows to pressure from activist investor Hindenburg. Investigative reporter Ben Foldy explains. Plus, we report that private-equity firm KKR is in advanced talks to buy book publisher Simon and Schuster. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices