E.J. Antoni made a name for himself in MAGA circles as a Bureau of Labor Statistics skeptic and vocal defender of President ...

E.J. Antoni’s nomination was quickly met with a cascade of criticism from other economists, from across the political spectrum.

Fire the economists. Sue the Fed chair. Meddle in private businesses. Consider suspending economic reports. Demand fealty.

That means consumers are being more price-conscious in the grocery store, said Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of Stew Leonard’s Grocery Stores, a chain of eight grocery stores in the Northeast.

President Donald Trump’s recent firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the agency’s ...