Fox Business Hosts Try To Destroy Great March Jobs Report Numbers
The March jobs report beat the Street's expectations by a wide margin as nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000.
CNBC reported job growth accelerated in February, posting its biggest gain since July. The estimates were around 440,000 and 3.9% unemployment.
However, if you watched Fox Business and Fox News, their hosts had another take entirely.
(The video above is a mash-up of several segments.)
On Mornings with Maria, Maria Bartiromo's first guest before the report was released predicted that about 440,000 jobs would be created.
When the data was released, Bartiromo turned it over to Fox Business reporter Cheryl Casone to read off the report.
Casone was quite ecstatic about the the report. "These are very very strong numbers," she repeated many times while she was on air.
Trump toady Steve Moore was next, and he even saluted the high jobs numbers across all industries.
Moore's praise was short-lived, however, as Dagen McDowell cut in with a sour attitude.
Dagen somberly said, "Wages are not keeping up with inflation, they're falling."
Bartiromo's show continue on that trajectory. Forget about the great report. Suddenly all that really matter are inflation, energy, and wage stagnation.