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This week's (July 7 - July 11) and next week's (July 14 - July 18) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 1 200

Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 22 hrs ago 11 1425

S&P 500 closed Wednesday 7/9 at 6263, up 0.6% for the day, and up 6.5% year-to-date (since Dec 31) 14 progree Mar 2025 Friday 12 2633

Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 11 8 3731

Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 1370

Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1078

Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1232

"Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free jobs for citizens. Here's what really happens" 2 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 11 413

Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 2 193

As Trump pushes Apple to make iPhones in the U.S., Google's brief effort building smartphones in Texas 12 years ago offe 4 Eugene Sunday Tuesday 6 524

The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools 5 PSPS Saturday Monday 8 735

Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe 1 Eugene Saturday Saturday 8 418

"Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 6 410

Gen Z is ditching college for 'more secure' trade jobs--but ... 8 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Friday 3 623

June jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Thursday 3 323

WSJ news about the tax that passed the Senate 2 question everything Jul 2 Jul 2 6 471

USA Independence at Risk - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2 Jul 2 4 372

BLS Report: May job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 4 287

This week's (June 30 - July 4) and next week's (July 7 - July 11) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 2 251

USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jun 30 Jun 30 7 598

'We can do whatever we want': Trump sows confusion on his summer tariff timeline 0 Eugene Jun 28 Jun 28 2 338

GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment 4 Eugene Jun 26 Jun 26 6 570

Thursday (tomorrow) will see a ton of economic data drop 1 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 25 Jun 25 3 429

Republican senators' proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states 'backwards' 1 Eugene Jun 23 Jun 23 1 418

The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 21 Jun 21 3 705

Leading Economic Indicators down 0.1% in May after declining 1.4% in April, Conference Board, 6/20/25 2 progree Jun 20 Jun 20 3 468

This week's (June 16 - June 20) and next week's (June 23 - June 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 1 312

Economists WARN Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Will Cause a Recession For Working Americans - Thom Hartmann 1 Rhiannon12866 Jun 17 Jun 17 4 318

New Real-Estate Math: Half a Million More Sellers Than Buyers 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 4 872

Consumer sentiment surges blah blah, University of Michigan 3 progree Jun 13 Jun 13 4 636

Economy Continued...

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The market for houses must be good in Central Michigan. 7 multigraincracker Jun 11 Jun 12 9 751

There's a Fascinating Hidden Reason That So Many High-Earning Tech Workers Are Getting Laid Off Now 12 littlemissmartypants Jun 11 Jun 11 63 3048

The US labor market is creating new jobs, but maybe not yours 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 Jun 10 6 587

Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning 3 Eugene Jun 10 Jun 10 7 456

Top CFPB enforcement official to resign, citing 'devastating' shifts under Trump 0 Eugene Jun 10 Jun 10 5 455

What they're hell we going to do 1 chowmama Jun 10 Jun 10 3 620

How the Maker of the 'Most Complex Machine Humans Ever Created' Is Navigating Trade Fights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 8 723

7 Nations Flee to Canada: Trump's Tariffs Trigger a U.S. Economic Collapse! Electric Vehicles, Trade - Piston Pundit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 7 Jun 7 7 977

Dish TV and Boost Mobile owner EchoStar prepares potential bankruptcy filing amid FCC review, WSJ reports 3 Eugene Jun 7 Jun 7 4 571

Trump-Musk Spat Creates More Problems for Tesla 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 3 447

Tariffs are causing Alaska Airlines to cancel flights. Here's why. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 7 633

Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 4 Jun 6 10 753

IRS needs 11,000 hires to 'maintain' phone support for 2026 filing season, plans on 60% cut to IT staffing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 1 462

Yahoo Finance: May jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, flat unemployment rate 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 5 Jun 5 1 454

BLS Report: April job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 3 Jun 3 1 382

This week's (June 1 - June 6) and next week's (June 9 - June 13) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 3 Jun 3 3 452

Economic WARNING: Trump's Banking Rules Will Crash Economy WORSE THAN 2008 Financial Crisis - Thom Hartmann 2 Rhiannon12866 Jun 3 Jun 3 6 710

Trump administration requests another pause in tariff ruling on two toy companies 1 Eugene Jun 3 Jun 3 7 579

Trump budget proposes closing Northeast heating oil reserve 1 Eugene Jun 2 Jun 2 1 552

USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2 Jun 2 7 809

US Supreme Court turns away challenge by Alpine Securities to FINRA 1 Eugene Jun 2 Jun 2 1 652

'No one knows what the end goal is': Economics reporter reveals insider info on Trump's tariffs - MSNBC Reports 4 Rhiannon12866 Jun 1 Jun 1 9 2123

Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. 12 littlemissmartypants May 31 May 31 13 1318

Trump humiliated on the international stage by his own courts - David Cay Johnston - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie May 29 May 29 4 610

CEO confidence registers sharpest fall-off in a half-century, new survey finds 1 Bernardo de La Paz May 29 May 29 6 549

Why Trump's Tariffs Are Doomed To Fail 4 Warpy May 29 May 29 7 892

Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 4 k_buddy762 May 27 May 27 0 849

Fed Quietly Buys $43,600,000,000 in US Treasuries in Alleged 'Stealth QE' Operation After China Abruptly Dumps Billions 10 littlemissmartypants May 26 May 27 44 3468

Trump's New Plan for the Economy is Worse Than You Think - Paul Warburg 0 TexasTowelie May 26 May 26 9 814

This week's (May 19 - May 25) and this week's (May 26 - May 30) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 23 May 23 1 510

Economy Continued...

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Target badly misses on earnings, slashes guidance as it battles DEI backlash and reinvigorated Walmart 6 Eugene May 21 May 22 6 1014

USA Bond Crisis Deepens - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie May 22 May 22 4 641

What Trump could do if he's serious about trying to make companies 'eat' tariff price hikes 2 Eugene May 21 May 21 2 682

Trump warns America's businesses: Eat my tariffs, or pay the price 14 Eugene May 19 May 20 17 1455

USA Bond Costs Soar - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 19 May 19 6 873

USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 17 May 17 8 802

Why More Americans Are Being Pushed Into Poverty CNBC Marathon 0 IronLionZion May 16 May 16 3 694

Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 2 653

The bottom 60% of US households -- the vast majority -- don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living. 5 Efilroft Sul May 15 May 15 11 826

Trump wants Apple to stop building iPhones in India -- just as production ramps up 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 15 5 715

US wholesale prices unexpectedly drop 0.5% in April 16 progree May 15 May 15 2 1181

Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns' economies. A GOP plan targets that 1 Eugene May 14 May 14 5 598

Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault 4 Eugene May 14 May 14 3 756

Last week's (May 5 - May 9) and this week's (May 12 - May 16) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 14 May 14 2 594

The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump's Tariffs 2 littlemissmartypants May 14 May 14 8 725

April CPI report expected to show first signs of Trump tariffs' inflationary impact 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 13 May 13 4 650

Who owns the world's debt? 11 min video that explains how the US debt actually works 2 jmbar2 May 12 May 12 1 719

Senators demand probe into Trump family's ties with Binance 2 Eugene May 11 May 11 6 692

'We don't have a choice': A business group decides to push back on Trump 2 Eugene May 10 May 10 11 1086

USA Announces UK Trade Deal - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie May 10 May 10 2 539

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