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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 47
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Prices for any available supplies of fertilizer have spiked more than a third since the war in Iran 4 progree Mar 14 Mar 19 6 560
BLS Report: January job openings and total separations change little; hires unchanged 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 3 387
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How the Iran war could start to impact U.S. retail prices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 8 528
Retail sales January delayed report: December: 0.0%, January: Minus 0.2%, THESE ARE NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, 3/6/26 2 progree Mar 12 Mar 13 7 545
In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, Fortune, 2/23 3 progree Mar 11 Mar 11 18 754
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White House Removes Republican Member of N.T.S.B. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 10 5 1072
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 21, 2026 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 3 529
In 1976, studies showed that less than 40% of jobs in America paid enough to support a family of four on their own. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 8 679
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 0 196
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Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 7 588
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 4 TexasTowelie Mar 7 Mar 7 5 959
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What to Expect from the February Jobs Report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 481
What to expect in Friday's jobs report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 430
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Private Credit Cracks: The Warning Signs Are Growing - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Mar 4 Mar 4 4 668
This week's (March 2 - March 6) and next week's (March 9 - March 13) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 595
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Exclusive: Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 1 nitpicked Feb 26 Feb 26 6 514
Justin Wolfers: Uncertainty Is an Economic Shock--And Tariffs Create It - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 26 Feb 26 1 540
USA's $900 Billion Problem - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 25 Feb 25 8 539
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ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 7, 2026 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 3 642
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USA Debt Crisis - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 17 Feb 17 2 567
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 4 659
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Trump Economy Gets RUDE AWAKENING as REAL Data EMERGES - Meidas Touch 2 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 15 9 719
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