President Trump’s Chief Economic Advisor Gary Cohn on Friday praised the July jobs report released by the Labor Department and said the U.S. economy is on a growth path.

VARNEY: Across the financial world, the evidence is clear: things are looking up, and the media is ignoring it.

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) said this week it has sped up a plan to realign its store management structure, which will result in the elimination of about 880 store jobs.

Former Bush 41 and Reagan White House Staffer Robert Charles said the media isn’t solely responsible for White House leaks.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) announced Friday that its new drug for acute migraines, lasmiditan, has met its primary endpoint in a second Phase 3 study and the company plans to submit for FDA approval during the second half of 2018.

Staffing firm EmployBridge is taking on the skills gap by launching a free program for customers and temporary workers.

Tough Mudder, the obstacle-running company known for its hardcore "military-style" courses, is now looking to shift gears and go full throttle into the fitness industry with plans to open 1,200 gym franchises by 2021.

The U.S. economy added 209,000 net new jobs in July, beating expectations for 183,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.3% from 4.4%, while the labor force participation rate edged up to 62.9% from 62.8% during the month. Average hourly earnings meanwhile increased by 9 cents.

American jobs and more of them continue to be a crowing point for the White House, as over one million jobs have been created since President Trump took office, as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And more are likely on the way thanks to recent deals like the one Wisconsin cut with Apple (AAPL) supplier Foxconn – which alone will create 3,000 jobs.