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July loses 23,000 jobs; Navellier touts AI-driven Palantir gains
8/7/2026
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Story summary
- Maria Bartiromo reported that 23,000 jobs were lost in July.
- The job losses were concentrated in local government and the leisure and hospitality sectors.
- Investor Louis Navellier described the weak jobs report as good news, citing continued corporate gains.
- Louis Navellier noted that Palantir posted record earnings after cutting its sales force, which he linked to an AI productivity boom.
