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This week's (November 3 - November 7) and next week's (November 10 - November 14) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 264
'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 31 Oct 22 17 1199
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 661
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Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1659
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1766
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie 11 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 6 240
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran 1 AStern Wednesday Wednesday 1 163
Looking to experts for how the Supreme Court will rule on tariffs? They aren't sure either. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 178
ADP Employment Report set to show modest rebound in October amid Fed policy uncertainty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 182
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir 3 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Wednesday 6 284
Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million 5 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 4 364
Bitcoin plummets to $100,000 as selling pressure mounts, government shutdown 'stalls' tailwinds 2 modrepub Tuesday Tuesday 3 305
169-year-old outdoor store chain to shutter half its stores by next year, citing tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 7 521
ADP Rolls Out Weekly Payrolls Data After Halting Data to Fed - Bloomberg Businessweek 0 SouthBayDem Friday Friday 7 366
🧰 Jobs Are Harder To Find, It's Not Just You, Let's Talk About The Economy - Sen. Elizabeth Warren 5 appalachiablue Friday Friday 7 301
AI and the Future of Work - 1 hour discussion at CUNY Graduate Center 2 BootinUp Friday Friday 1 258
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them 4 Eugene Oct 30 Friday 8 333
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard 7 Warpy Oct 23 Oct 24 5 633
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 24 3 313
Trump takes wrecking ball to U.S. Economy and White House (3 articles) 1 Ranting Randy Oct 22 Oct 22 7 617
Andrew Ross Sorkin Explains the 1929 Financial Crash and Lessons for Today - Amanpour and Company PBS 1 Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 Oct 21 11 291
US to publish CPI report for annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 8 343
This week's (October 20 - October 24) and next week's (October 27 - October 31) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 2 213
The UPS chaos shows tariffs have finally arrived on our doorsteps (snafus abound) 2 progree Oct 18 Oct 19 12 560
Why is No One Talking About This? Economic Correction - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Oct 18 Oct 18 5 420

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Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US 1 Eugene Oct 17 Oct 17 9 323
Coincidence? In three days, two items I ordered from Amazon --- 5 3Hotdogs Oct 15 Oct 17 6 545
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it 0 erronis Oct 13 Oct 13 5 331
Some are saying this was Barron Trump! 15 pbmus Oct 11 Oct 13 31 1998
Donald Trump's fortress economy is starting to hurt America (Economist) 2 usonian Oct 10 Oct 10 3 474
Bailing out Bessent's buddies' bets on Argentina 2 peppertree Oct 9 Oct 9 4 348
Just looked at the commodities market. 1 multigraincracker Oct 9 Oct 9 3 538
Personal Finance IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 0 nitpicked Oct 9 Oct 9 1 491
This week's (October 6 - October 10) and next week's (October 13 - October 17) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 1 286
US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 4 446
USA Dollar Continues to Fall - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 5 Oct 5 6 635
Government Shutdown Leaves U.S. Treasury Operations Intact 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 3 1064
USA Shutdown - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 30 Sep 30 1 993
CSX railroad replaces CEO after investor pressure and poor performance as Union Pacific merger looms 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 0 1032
Trump slaps fresh US tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets 2 Eugene Sep 25 Sep 27 13 1568
USA Faces Bitter Pill - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 27 Sep 27 6 1989
This week's (September 29 - October 3) and next week's (October 6 - October 10) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 657
When the Fed cuts their short-term interest rate, longer-term rates tend to fall, lifting bond prices, right???? 0 progree Sep 25 Sep 25 5 1188
What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 23 Sep 23 6 2685
The White House says it blocked US Steel's decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant 2 Eugene Sep 22 Sep 22 2 818
This week's (September 22 - September 26) and next week's (September 29 - October 3) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 22 2 674
Bureau Of Labor Statistics Postpones Report With No Reason 5 Hugin Sep 20 Sep 20 9 1928
USA Bets on Growth - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 19 Sep 19 3 2399
'The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday 3 elleng Sep 17 Sep 17 1 850
What makes this week's Federal Reserve meeting unprecedented - PBS NewsHour 0 Rhiannon12866 Sep 17 Sep 17 4 1407
Adidas, Walmart, Home Depot, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices 0 Eugene Sep 16 Sep 16 14 2236
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports (wants semi-annual reporting) 7 Eugene Sep 15 Sep 15 4 1232
USA Dollar Fall Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 15 Sep 15 7 2649
This week's (September 15 - September 19) and next week's (September 22 - September 26) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 Sep 15 2 1028
August CPI preview: Inflation expected to stay sticky as Fed readies rate cut 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 11 Sep 11 3 1184

Economy Continued...

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Does PPI lead and CPI lag? 4 Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 Sep 11 0 890
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 6 Sep 6 5 1323
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 progree Sep 4 Sep 5 3 539
Scherwin - Williams cutting matching 401k contributions 3 Raven123 Sep 5 Sep 5 5 2317
This week's (September 8 - September 12) and next week's (September 15 - September 19) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 3 1206
August jobs report to show further 'softness growing' in the US labor market as Fed rate cuts near 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 5 5 2149
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to 6.5%, the lowest since last October 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 473
Stephen Miran to pledge upholding Fed independence at nomination hearing Thursday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 3 500
USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 3 Sep 3 5 673
Inflation rumbles on 0 bucolic_frolic Sep 3 Sep 3 1 591
BLS report: July job openings change little; hires and total separations unchanged 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 615
U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in July as firms raced to avoid tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 5 551
Mr. Primus was the dissenting vote in the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. 1 elleng Aug 28 Aug 28 0 537
Mexico's Olinia EV - target: 2026 $5000-$9000 5 LVZ Aug 26 Aug 27 10 1896
USA Fed Under Attack - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Aug 26 Aug 26 3 481
This week's (August 25 - August 29) and next week's (September 1 - September 5) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 26 Aug 26 1 511
Trump DISASTER MOVE Triggers TOTAL IMPLOSION - Meidas Touch 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 22 Aug 22 4 891
This week's (August 18 - August 22) and next week's (August 25 - August 29) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 Aug 20 1 531
"Lutnick says government wants Intel stake in exchange for grant funding. Just plain thuggery." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 8 581
This number is bad news for the economy - Mark Zandi, WaPo 5 question everything Aug 18 Aug 18 9 1062
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