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DOGE looks to shrink the federal workforce by making buildings and commutes 'so crappy' that employees will quit, report 3 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 711
Is a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Actually a Good Idea? - TLDR News Global 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 499
This week's (Feb. 10 - Feb. 14) and next week's (Feb. 17 - Feb. 21) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 404
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 681
How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Feb 2025 11 1826
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Trump Media Registers Trademarks for Truth.Fi Investment Vehicles 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 716
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates 6 WhiteTara Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 931
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Live Updates: U.S. Jobs Report Expected to Show a January Gain of 175,000 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 650
January jobs report expected to show hiring slowed, unemployment rate held steady to start 2025 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 483
Honeywell to break up in latest corporate split after pressure from activist investor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 527
Bank of England cuts rates, sees weaker growth and inflation spike 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 414
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 430
Trump administration cancels study on impact of trade on under-served communities 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 501
BLS Report: December job openings decrease; hires and total separations change little 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 497
JOLTS Job openings expected to reflect a stable US labor market in December 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 493

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Reuters: LIVE: Wall Street reacts as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war fears (Dow down -600) 2 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 747
This week's (Feb. 3 - Feb. 7) and next week's (Feb. 10 - Feb. 14) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 583
Proposal for billboard Copy ---- January 20., price of eggs: $6.20 per doz. 0 3Hotdogs Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 517
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There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good. 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1529
US Charges Former Fed Official With Spying For China 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 651
Compensation costs up 0.9% Sep 2024 to Dec 2024 and up 3.8% over the year ending Dec 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 455
Bureau of Economic Analysis: Streamlining of News Release Packages Continues 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 528
Job Cuts Rise 5.5% Over Last Year; 38,792 in December 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 725
PCE Report Today: Inflation Likely Sped Up in December, Based on Fed's Favored Gauge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 497
US President signs executive order banning CBDCs 4 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1322
'It's an Illegal Executive Order. And It's Stealing.' (The Atlantic) 3 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 17 1114
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here's Why. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 988
December jobless rates up in 6 states, down in 2; payroll jobs up in 2 states 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 485
Trump asks federal agencies to make RTO plans for workers living more than 50 miles from an office 6 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1218
Musk visits OPM following workforce assignments for DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 745
This week's (Jan. 27 - Jan. 31) and next week's (Feb. 3 - Feb. 7) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 404
US FCC will drop Biden plan to ban bulk broadband billing for tenants 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 546
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What Is China's DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World? 2 Passages Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 825
BLS: System maintenance scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2025 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 785
Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 931
Trump challenges BofA CEO Moynihan: 'I hope you start opening your bank to conservatives' 3 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 809
Boeing lost $3.5 billion due to labor strikes and layoffs in the fourth quarter 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 588
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 511
F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 615
Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1325
Why US Bond Yields are Rising (and why it's bad for Trump) - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 722
Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 498

Economy Continued...

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This week's (Jan. 20 - Jan. 24) and next week's (Jan. 27 - Jan. 31) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 465
Why the US Dollar is Surging (and why it's bad for Trump) - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 795
Vanguard to pay more than $100 million to SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 638
Stocks could be 'protected' from steep declines by Trump: BofA 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 1089
Opinion: Is Trump's bitcoin embrace the biggest 'pump-and-dump' ever? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 1036
Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 710
Stock investors brace for possibly the 'most important inflation reading in recent memory' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 868
NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 12 1615
Stock-market investors are getting nervous about this bond-market move that's only happened twice in over 40 years 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 1463
China's Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 745
This week's (Jan. 13 - Jan. 17) and next week's (Jan. 20 - Jan. 24) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 570
IRS 'prepared' for 2025 filing season, but potential spending cuts loom for the agency 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 614
Altice to spend millions on internet upgrades in settlement with West Virginia 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 500
A delay in GOP's tax plans could push up costs by hundreds of billions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 819
WATCH: Biden speaks on jobs and the economy days before leaving White House - MSNBC 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 551
December jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, steady unemployment rate 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 557
BLS Report: November job openings, hires, and total separations change little; quits decrease 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 519
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This week's (Dec. 30 - Jan. 03) and next week's (Jan. 06 - Jan. 10) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 594
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