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Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to 'fund war and weapons', report finds 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 1148
"Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free jobs for citizens. Here's what really happens" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 1139
This week's (July 7 - July 11) and next week's (July 14 - July 18) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 793
Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 847
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 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1454
The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools 5 PSPS Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 1734
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 1041
"Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 1194
Gen Z is ditching college for 'more secure' trade jobs--but ... 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1750
June jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1013
WSJ news about the tax that passed the Senate 2 question everything Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 1151
USA Independence at Risk - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 917
BLS Report: May job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 930
This week's (June 30 - July 4) and next week's (July 7 - July 11) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 797
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1170
'We can do whatever we want': Trump sows confusion on his summer tariff timeline 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 905
GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment 4 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1389
Thursday (tomorrow) will see a ton of economic data drop 1 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1003
Republican senators' proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states 'backwards' 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 986
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1368
Leading Economic Indicators down 0.1% in May after declining 1.4% in April, Conference Board, 6/20/25 2 progree Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1235
This week's (June 16 - June 20) and next week's (June 23 - June 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 802
Economists WARN Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Will Cause a Recession For Working Americans - Thom Hartmann 1 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 826
New Real-Estate Math: Half a Million More Sellers Than Buyers 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1745
Consumer sentiment surges blah blah, University of Michigan 3 progree Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1313
The market for houses must be good in Central Michigan. 7 multigraincracker Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1657
There's a Fascinating Hidden Reason That So Many High-Earning Tech Workers Are Getting Laid Off Now 12 littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 Jun 2025 63 4637
The US labor market is creating new jobs, but maybe not yours 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1193
Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1066
Top CFPB enforcement official to resign, citing 'devastating' shifts under Trump 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 941

Economy Continued...

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What they're hell we going to do 1 chowmama Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1146
How the Maker of the 'Most Complex Machine Humans Ever Created' Is Navigating Trade Fights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 1325
7 Nations Flee to Canada: Trump's Tariffs Trigger a U.S. Economic Collapse! Electric Vehicles, Trade - Piston Pundit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1521
Dish TV and Boost Mobile owner EchoStar prepares potential bankruptcy filing amid FCC review, WSJ reports 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1193
Trump-Musk Spat Creates More Problems for Tesla 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1004
Tariffs are causing Alaska Airlines to cancel flights. Here's why. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1180
Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 10 1470
IRS needs 11,000 hires to 'maintain' phone support for 2026 filing season, plans on 60% cut to IT staffing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 960
Yahoo Finance: May jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, flat unemployment rate 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1044
BLS Report: April job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 927
This week's (June 1 - June 6) and next week's (June 9 - June 13) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1099
Economic WARNING: Trump's Banking Rules Will Crash Economy WORSE THAN 2008 Financial Crisis - Thom Hartmann 2 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1295
Trump administration requests another pause in tariff ruling on two toy companies 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1123
Trump budget proposes closing Northeast heating oil reserve 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1066
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1374
US Supreme Court turns away challenge by Alpine Securities to FINRA 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1155
'No one knows what the end goal is': Economics reporter reveals insider info on Trump's tariffs - MSNBC Reports 4 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 2828
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. 12 littlemissmartypants May 2025 May 2025 13 2922
Trump humiliated on the international stage by his own courts - David Cay Johnston - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 4 1088
CEO confidence registers sharpest fall-off in a half-century, new survey finds 1 Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 May 2025 6 1059
Why Trump's Tariffs Are Doomed To Fail 4 Warpy May 2025 May 2025 7 1577
Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 4 k_buddy762 May 2025 May 2025 0 1590
Fed Quietly Buys $43,600,000,000 in US Treasuries in Alleged 'Stealth QE' Operation After China Abruptly Dumps Billions 10 littlemissmartypants May 2025 May 2025 44 4596
Trump's New Plan for the Economy is Worse Than You Think - Paul Warburg 0 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 9 1256
This week's (May 19 - May 25) and this week's (May 26 - May 30) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 1 907
Target badly misses on earnings, slashes guidance as it battles DEI backlash and reinvigorated Walmart 6 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 6 1833
USA Bond Crisis Deepens - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 4 1039
What Trump could do if he's serious about trying to make companies 'eat' tariff price hikes 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1189
Trump warns America's businesses: Eat my tariffs, or pay the price 14 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 17 3091
USA Bond Costs Soar - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 6 1538

Economy Continued...

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USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 8 1457
Why More Americans Are Being Pushed Into Poverty CNBC Marathon 0 IronLionZion May 2025 May 2025 3 1141
Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 2 1137
The bottom 60% of US households -- the vast majority -- don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living. 5 Efilroft Sul May 2025 May 2025 11 1587
Trump wants Apple to stop building iPhones in India -- just as production ramps up 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 1382
US wholesale prices unexpectedly drop 0.5% in April 16 progree May 2025 May 2025 2 2891
Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns' economies. A GOP plan targets that 1 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 5 1050
Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault 4 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 1394
Last week's (May 5 - May 9) and this week's (May 12 - May 16) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 2 1064
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump's Tariffs 2 littlemissmartypants May 2025 May 2025 8 1221
April CPI report expected to show first signs of Trump tariffs' inflationary impact 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 4 1144
Who owns the world's debt? 11 min video that explains how the US debt actually works 2 jmbar2 May 2025 May 2025 1 1287
Senators demand probe into Trump family's ties with Binance 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 6 1238
'We don't have a choice': A business group decides to push back on Trump 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 11 1628
USA Announces UK Trade Deal - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 2 1001
Manufacturers Say Trump Has Made Opening U.S. Factories Impossible 14 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 73 4713
China's exports surge as shipments to Southeast Asian countries offset plunge in U.S. trade 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 5 1135
More than $220 million in contracts canceled by Musk and DOGE have been brought back 0 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 3 891
U.S. farm economy is starting to see first hits from Trump tariffs 2 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 10 1608
Trump aims at 'fool' Powell after Fed rate hold ... "too late" Powell who "doesn't have a clue", May 8 4 progree May 2025 May 2025 7 1435
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