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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 2 317
S&P 500 closed Tuesday 2/24 at 6890, up 0.8% ## Slight upticks on still very lousy consumer confidence and ADP payrolls 20 progree Mar 2025 Feb 15 13 5673
Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 17 Jan 14 11 712
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1212
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Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 2241
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 2305
Exclusive: Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 1 nitpicked 11 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 6 258
Justin Wolfers: Uncertainty Is an Economic Shock--And Tariffs Create It - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago 14 hrs ago 1 207
USA's $900 Billion Problem - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Yesterday 22 hrs ago 8 302
This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Tuesday 10 597
Rick Woldenberg, one of the plaintiffs who helped take down Trump's tariffs, speaks to DW - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Tuesday Tuesday 5 244
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 7, 2026 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 360
Tariffs On Goods vs. Tariffs On Countries: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down The Crucial Difference - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Tuesday Tuesday 1 284
Potential impacts of the AI revolution, written like a sci-fi story. 2 jmbar2 Sunday Monday 5 404
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Monday Monday 2 238
The Hidden Cost Of On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs--Justin Wolfers Breaks It Down - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Monday Monday 3 255
Justin Wolfers: Court Curbs Trump's Tariffs--Markets Cheer - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 5 331
Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 18 7 561
USA Debt Crisis - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 17 Feb 17 2 355
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 4 376
"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 7 630
Trump Economy Gets RUDE AWAKENING as REAL Data EMERGES - Meidas Touch 2 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 15 9 483
Noted economist Ron Vara is the economic expert behind Trump's Tariff policy.. 1 LessAspin Feb 14 Feb 14 4 394
The one industry powering the U.S. labor market 8 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 14 Feb 14 10 572
USA Outlook Darkens - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 13 Feb 13 4 338
"The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 2 306
Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 12 1 333

Economy Continued...

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Coming Wednesday: The 'Super Bowl of jobs reports' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 12 4 375
Year-onYear Change in US Construction Employment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 4 363
Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 348
The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 3 386
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 6 377
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 9 Feb 9 7 539
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 progree Feb 4 Feb 9 1 369
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Feb 9 Feb 9 5 647
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 7 5 642
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 7 Feb 7 6 640
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 6 Feb 6 4 473
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 2 363
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 1 Feb 1 4 435
No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 478
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 365
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 640
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 385
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 3 413
Trump Says "Booming"--Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks The Economy - CNN 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 29 Jan 29 2 453
UPS to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in move away from low-profit Amazon shipments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 7 559
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank's Independence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 3 377
Trump says dollar's value is 'great', sparking market skid - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Jan 28 Jan 28 3 534
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 27 Jan 27 14 752
"Are you ready for this Once-in-a-Lifetime Crash?" Top Economist warns 6 bucolic_frolic Jan 22 Jan 26 3 1082
As grocery prices soar, this German grocery chain is conquering America 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 24 Jan 24 18 1011
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 1 479
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Eugene Jan 23 Jan 23 4 469
Justin Wolfers On The 'Day After' Hangover From Politicized Rate Cuts - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 23 Jan 23 3 461
"Six Lies In One Sentence" -- Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks Trump's Economy Claims - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 Jan 23 5 734
Trump vs Jamie Dimon at Davos: JPMorgan CEO Warns Credit Card Rate Cap Could Backfire - WION 2 TexasTowelie Jan 22 Jan 22 2 669

Economy Continued...

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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 0 186
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 4 2094
Transcripts from the Fed's 2020 policy meetings are out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 1 488
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All 0 question everything Jan 18 Jan 18 7 495
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 3 478
Canada could lose jobs and still see unemployment fall. Here's why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 3 411
Higher Oil Prices: Confused Mercantilism or Geopolitical Games? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 14 Jan 14 3 389
What Happens Every Time the POTUS Seizes the Fed? 0 GreatGazoo Jan 13 Jan 13 2 597
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 13 Jan 13 5 573
Why Threatening to Jail Jerome Powell Threatens The Economy, Explained by Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 2 419
Rail Safety Megathread. Updated January 12, 2026 [View all] 115 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jan 12 5 46844
Barry's Economics: How power really wins (and what we can do about it). 2 jmbar2 Jan 11 Jan 12 0 561
This Is What Tin Pot Dictators Do to Their Central Banks, Says Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 4 516
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve 4 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 12 742
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 11 Jan 11 11 728
How Trump Broke the US Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 3 468
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 5 684
This week's (January 12 - January 16) and next week's (January 19 - January 23) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 443
US exempts some foreign-made drones from Trump import ban on new models 1 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 3 568
December jobs report will provide a final read on U.S. employment in a year of uncertainty 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 579
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