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Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 576
The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 3 613
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 6 649
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 9 Feb 9 7 760
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 progree Feb 4 Feb 9 1 581
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Feb 9 Feb 9 5 893
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 7 5 930
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 7 Feb 7 6 812
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 6 Feb 6 4 657
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 2 603
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2 Feb 2 4 612
No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 704
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 528
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 847
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 551
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 3 576
Trump Says "Booming"--Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks The Economy - CNN 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 29 Jan 29 2 585
UPS to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in move away from low-profit Amazon shipments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 7 717
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank's Independence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 3 538
Trump says dollar's value is 'great', sparking market skid - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Jan 28 Jan 28 3 683
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 27 Jan 27 14 906
"Are you ready for this Once-in-a-Lifetime Crash?" Top Economist warns 6 bucolic_frolic Jan 22 Jan 27 3 1251
As grocery prices soar, this German grocery chain is conquering America 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 24 Jan 24 18 1191
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 1 618
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Eugene Jan 23 Jan 23 4 588
Justin Wolfers On The 'Day After' Hangover From Politicized Rate Cuts - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 23 Jan 23 3 586
"Six Lies In One Sentence" -- Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks Trump's Economy Claims - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 18 Jan 23 5 873
Trump vs Jamie Dimon at Davos: JPMorgan CEO Warns Credit Card Rate Cap Could Backfire - WION 2 TexasTowelie Jan 22 Jan 22 2 813
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 0 272
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 4 2226

Economy Continued...

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Transcripts from the Fed's 2020 policy meetings are out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 1 584
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All 0 question everything Jan 18 Jan 18 7 600
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 3 565
Canada could lose jobs and still see unemployment fall. Here's why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 3 512
Higher Oil Prices: Confused Mercantilism or Geopolitical Games? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 15 Jan 15 3 481
What Happens Every Time the POTUS Seizes the Fed? 0 GreatGazoo Jan 13 Jan 13 2 679
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 13 Jan 13 5 670
Why Threatening to Jail Jerome Powell Threatens The Economy, Explained by Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 13 Jan 13 2 510
Barry's Economics: How power really wins (and what we can do about it). 2 jmbar2 Jan 11 Jan 12 0 665
This Is What Tin Pot Dictators Do to Their Central Banks, Says Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 4 593
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve 4 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 12 12 863
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 11 Jan 11 11 813
How Trump Broke the US Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 3 551
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 5 773
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 2 517
US exempts some foreign-made drones from Trump import ban on new models 1 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 3 645
December jobs report will provide a final read on U.S. employment in a year of uncertainty 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 673
Final jobs report for 2025 set for release on Friday 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 1 520
BLS report: November job openings and hires change little; total separations unchanged 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 3 738
They Are Building A Monument To Your Poverty: The Ultimate Insult⚡⚡ 0 appalachiablue Jan 7 Jan 7 9 632
Our Economy Is In Danger, Here's Why: Robert Reich 💸 4 appalachiablue Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 805
Traders - The Pentagon Pizza index 1 jmbar2 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 677
Thinking of investing in AI? 6 mdbl Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 908
This week's (January 5 - January 9) and next week's (January 12 - January 16) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 468
USA Dollar Crashes - Joe Blogs 7 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 982
Sprinkles Cupcakes abruptly closing all stores nationwide: Full list of current locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 757
They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man 7 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1183
List of H1-B jobs accepting applications, by state and agency 2 jmbar2 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 721
AI being deployed to cap future wages/layoffs of new recruits 3 jmbar2 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 685
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 967

Economy Continued...

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Bank of America CEO says "the market will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed" - Face the Nation 8 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 946
50% of Americans Can No Longer Afford Rent, IT'S OVER. Private Equity. Half of Americans Risk Homelessness 8 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1680
This week's (December 28 - January 2) and next week's (January 5 - January 9) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 483
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 29 1584
One Strong GDP Print vs. Zero Job Growth: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down the Data - Justin Wolfers BBC News 1 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 676
Justin Wolfers: Why the Media Gets the Economy--and the Market--Wrong - The 11th Hour - MS NOW 0 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 735
Jobs Could Soon Replace Prices as Focus of Anxiety - Greg Ip 2 question everything Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 715
Healthcare Future, A CEO Wanted To Run Healthcare Like TACO BELL Fast Food Restaurant 🔔 How His Patients Are Doing 0 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 1091
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file historic $85 billion rail merger proposal with federal regulators 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 548
Mitt Romney: Tax the rich, like me 0 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 650
Economic Confidence Slips; Holiday Spending Plans Plummet 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 887
Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats 4 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 712
Inflation expected to remain above Fed target in November as economic data schedule gets back on track 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 639
Trump says he plans to send more checks, this time to service members 10 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 917
Employers likely added 40,000 jobs in November as government releases report delayed by shutdown 9 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1031
'FIRED FOR THE HOLIDAYS' Ford Lays Off Entire Factory As Job Market Collapses, Corporate Abandonment 5 appalachiablue Dec 2025 Dec 2025 19 1456
The White House spread tonight as Americans continue to struggle with high grocery prices 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1050
Exclusive-Tesla board made $3 billion via stock awards that dwarfed tech peers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 507
Ford takes $19.5B charge in hybrid pivot, cancels F-150 Lightning EV, launches new battery storage business 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 514
Robots everywhere is the 0.0000001% (whites only) ultimate goal. 0 Justice matters. Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 702
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