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Canadian grocery stores are sidelining US products -- and American businesses are feeling the pinch 8 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1516
DOGE Is Trying to Make It Harder to Track All Its Savings Lies 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1034
Gold vaults $3,000 in rush for safety from market - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 907
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what borrowers should know 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 820
How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years 17 progree Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 2468
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending March 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 793
The real reason Trump is waging a global trade war -- economics gurus, can you parse this? 2 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1159
USA Markets Crash - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 988
What do LinkedIn, FedEx, BurgerKing, Hewlett Packard and Fortune magazine have in common? 4 GreatGazoo Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1444
Tariffs Will Increase US Debt - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 631
Why the US Trade Deficit is Actually Getting Bigger - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 567
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Mar 2025 8 1195
"Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1008
U.S. Moral Bankruptcy Could Lead to Economic Depression Fundraiser - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1031
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 942
Wall Street is turning its back on Elon Musk 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 824
A robocaller is trying to use Trump's anti-regulation rhetoric to get an FCC enforcement action reversed 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 694
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 691
US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 785
Retail observations 5 bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 1505
The US job market added fewer jobs than expected in February as unemployment unexpectedly rose 21 bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 3963
Exploding SpaceX Starships, tumbling Tesla stock: Elon Musk business ventures on a downhill path? - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1327
This week's (March 10 - March 14) and next week's (March 17 - March 21) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 678
Fact check on aisle 47: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 974
February jobs report is expected to show hiring uptick, unemployment rate holding steady 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 1085
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1164
Venture Capital's government bailout begins (The hits just keep on coming) 0 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 840
Intel defeats shareholder lawsuit over foundry losses, $32 billion plunge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 794
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 871
Congressional Republicans 'don't see a huge appetite' for Trump's push to repeal the CHIPS Act 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 867

Economy Continued...

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Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 871
The Trump Depression 5 Tansy_Gold Mar 2025 Mar 2025 16 1340
I was trying to explain to DH what I think is going to happen with housing, owned and rental, in this current insanity. 7 chowmama Mar 2025 Mar 2025 15 1935
CFPB drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1061
The Trump Election Bump Is Over. Tariffs Were the Fatal Blow 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1425
U.S. Economy Russiafied: Following the President's Orders - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1051
The US national debt is going to skyrocket upwards under Trump - Richard J Murphy 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 906
Elon Musk and DOGE promised up to $2 trillion in government savings. How much have they actually saved so far? 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1006
Economists expect Recession to hit by end of 2025, early 2026. 2 DetlefK Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1034
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression 1 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 859
I would like to take a moment... 7 Hugin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 14 1431
Trump/Musk want to "revalue" Ft. Knox gold to buy crypto for the "Sovereign Wealth Fund" 27 jmbar2 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 35 5387
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Sells $33 Million in Stock 3 modrepub Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1201
American farm exports were worth $179 billion in 2022 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 898
Dow drops 300 points, Nasdaq slides 1% to start March as economic and tariff worries swirl: Live updates 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1228
Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 788
Brilliant tactic for amplifying shopping boycotts by messing with ad targeting 6 jmbar2 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 1783
This week's (March 3 - March 7) and next week's (March 10 - March 14) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 798
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1179
Modeling the Tariff Pass‑Through as a First‑Order Lag 1 mikelewis Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 825
Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan Tankus (cross-posted in GD) 0 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 749
This is a serious question 19 JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 3249
Atlanta Fed predicts negative 1.5 percent GDP growth in first quarter 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1268
"Disaster From Day One" Daily Economic Damage Report 13 usonian Jan 2025 Feb 2025 34 3830
The CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 1005
AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down for Week 8 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1060
Oil Train Safety Megathread. Updated February 27, 2025 [View all] 79 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Feb 2025 5 42999
Yanis Varoufakis 1 Be Leave On Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 1074
Gov. JB Pritzker and state's Democratic delegation in Washington say White House withholding $1.9 billion in federal fun 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 975
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1005

Economy Continued...

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Mass firing of federal workers by Trump White House not showing up in jobless claims. Yet. 6 progree Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1389
Reuters Factbox-Where does the US get its copper? 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 967
Cryptocurrency firm founder extradited from Portugal to face US fraud charges 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 983
Unusual SEC Request on Musk Lawsuit Raises Internal Concerns 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 10 1021
IRS: Contractor leaked more than 400k returns 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 16 1355
International comparison of hours you have to work to escape poverty 5 jmbar2 Feb 2025 Feb 2025 12 1649
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 15, 2025 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 782
Joann to shutter all 800 fabric stores after failing to find a buyer to save its locations 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 10 1322
Bitcoin slides below $90,000 as crypto selloff gathers steam 9 modrepub Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 1608
The Krasnov stock market is underwater - it closed below the last pre-inauguration level for the first time today 1 progree Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 1172
Antivirus software company Avast ordered to pay customer $16.5M 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 910
This week's (Feb. 24 - Feb. 28) and next week's (March 3 - March 7) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 696
Bank of America says growth stocks are in a bubble exceeding the 'dot-com' and 'nifty fifty' eras 4 Cattledog Feb 2025 Feb 2025 12 1627
Wall Street firms are exiting the housing market. Big time. 8 roamer65 Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 2262
Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 782
Home delistings soar 64% to the highest level in nearly a decade as buyers turn down sellers 9 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 13 2232
Is the New FTC Chairman Truly Pro-Enforcement? 0 Passages Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 811
CEO confidence hits 3-year high amid optimism on labor market, economy 4 modrepub Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 1162
U.S. mid-Atlantic factory momentum slows as price inputs surge 2 modrepub Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 1183
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending February 15 7 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 1386
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