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This week's (March 2 - March 6) and next week's (March 9 - March 13) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves 18 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 2 175
S&P 500 closed Tuesday 3/3 at 6817, down 0.9% # Iran, oil # Future: ADP Payrolls Wednesday, Big jobs report Friday 20 progree Mar 2025 Feb 15 13 5778
Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 17 Jan 14 11 748
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1249
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 2/11/26 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 47270
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 3295
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 5923
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 2276
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 2338
Private Credit Cracks: The Warning Signs Are Growing - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie 8 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 4 334
Major Pizza Chain Closing 300 Locations: What To Know In VA 11 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 12 854
Exclusive: Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 1 nitpicked Thursday Thursday 6 328
Justin Wolfers: Uncertainty Is an Economic Shock--And Tariffs Create It - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Thursday Thursday 1 285
USA's $900 Billion Problem - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Wednesday Wednesday 8 364
This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 23 Feb 24 10 680
Rick Woldenberg, one of the plaintiffs who helped take down Trump's tariffs, speaks to DW - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Feb 24 Feb 24 5 290
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 7, 2026 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 3 413
Tariffs On Goods vs. Tariffs On Countries: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down The Crucial Difference - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 24 Feb 24 1 330
Potential impacts of the AI revolution, written like a sci-fi story. 2 jmbar2 Feb 22 Feb 23 5 494
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 23 Feb 23 2 291
The Hidden Cost Of On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs--Justin Wolfers Breaks It Down - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 23 Feb 23 3 299
Justin Wolfers: Court Curbs Trump's Tariffs--Markets Cheer - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 21 Feb 21 5 366
Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 7 620
USA Debt Crisis - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 17 Feb 17 2 383
This week's (February 9 - February 13) and next week's (February 16 - February 20) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 16 4 431
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23. - Justin Wolfers 5 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 16 7 692
This week's (February 16 - February 20) and next week's (February 23 - February 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 372
Trump Economy Gets RUDE AWAKENING as REAL Data EMERGES - Meidas Touch 2 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 15 9 515
Noted economist Ron Vara is the economic expert behind Trump's Tariff policy.. 1 LessAspin Feb 14 Feb 14 4 441
The one industry powering the U.S. labor market 8 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 14 Feb 14 10 633

Economy Continued...

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USA Outlook Darkens - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 13 Feb 13 4 374
"The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 2 345
Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 12 1 373
Coming Wednesday: The 'Super Bowl of jobs reports' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 12 4 417
Year-onYear Change in US Construction Employment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 4 398
Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 387
The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 3 420
CEO of Digital Asset Company SafeMoon Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Crypto-Fraud Scheme 5 Eugene Feb 10 Feb 10 6 431
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 9 Feb 9 7 573
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 progree Feb 4 Feb 9 1 399
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Feb 9 Feb 9 5 687
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 7 5 687
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 7 Feb 7 6 669
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 6 Feb 6 4 504
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 2 402
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 1 Feb 1 4 467
No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 520
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 394
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 677
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 416
This week's (January 26 - January 30) and next week's (February 2 - February 6) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 29 Jan 29 3 452
Trump Says "Booming"--Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks The Economy - CNN 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 29 Jan 29 2 484
UPS to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in move away from low-profit Amazon shipments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 7 592
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank's Independence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 3 414
Trump says dollar's value is 'great', sparking market skid - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Jan 28 Jan 28 3 571
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 27 Jan 27 14 790
"Are you ready for this Once-in-a-Lifetime Crash?" Top Economist warns 6 bucolic_frolic Jan 22 Jan 26 3 1121
As grocery prices soar, this German grocery chain is conquering America 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 24 Jan 24 18 1051
This week's (January 19 - January 23) and next week's (January 26 - January 30) major U.S. economic reports 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 23 Jan 23 1 521
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Eugene Jan 23 Jan 23 4 496

Economy Continued...

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Justin Wolfers On The 'Day After' Hangover From Politicized Rate Cuts - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 23 Jan 23 3 490
"Six Lies In One Sentence" -- Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks Trump's Economy Claims - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 Jan 23 5 770
Trump vs Jamie Dimon at Davos: JPMorgan CEO Warns Credit Card Rate Cap Could Backfire - WION 2 TexasTowelie Jan 22 Jan 22 2 707
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 0 214
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 4 2131
Transcripts from the Fed's 2020 policy meetings are out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 1 519
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All 0 question everything Jan 18 Jan 18 7 524
BLS Report: November jobless rates up over the year in 259 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 3 504
Canada could lose jobs and still see unemployment fall. Here's why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 3 437
Higher Oil Prices: Confused Mercantilism or Geopolitical Games? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 14 Jan 14 3 418
What Happens Every Time the POTUS Seizes the Fed? 0 GreatGazoo Jan 13 Jan 13 2 624
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 13 Jan 13 5 603
Why Threatening to Jail Jerome Powell Threatens The Economy, Explained by Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 2 445
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Barry's Economics: How power really wins (and what we can do about it). 2 jmbar2 Jan 11 Jan 12 0 593
This Is What Tin Pot Dictators Do to Their Central Banks, Says Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 4 544
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve 4 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 12 778
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 11 Jan 11 11 760
How Trump Broke the US Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 3 502
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 5 714
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