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S&P 500 closed Friday 11/7 at 6729, up 0.1% for the day, down 1.6% for the week # Lousy consumer sentiment 16 progree Mar 2025 Yesterday 12 4046
This week's (November 3 - November 7) and next week's (November 10 - November 14) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 272
'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 31 Oct 22 17 1202
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 664
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 9/5/25 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 42605
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 2287
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 4875
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 1988
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1663
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1769
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Yesterday Yesterday 6 257
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran 1 AStern Wednesday Wednesday 1 168
Looking to experts for how the Supreme Court will rule on tariffs? They aren't sure either. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 188
ADP Employment Report set to show modest rebound in October amid Fed policy uncertainty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 192
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir 3 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Wednesday 6 300
Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million 5 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 4 374
Bitcoin plummets to $100,000 as selling pressure mounts, government shutdown 'stalls' tailwinds 2 modrepub Tuesday Tuesday 3 309
169-year-old outdoor store chain to shutter half its stores by next year, citing tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 7 530
ADP Rolls Out Weekly Payrolls Data After Halting Data to Fed - Bloomberg Businessweek 0 SouthBayDem Friday Friday 7 375
🧰 Jobs Are Harder To Find, It's Not Just You, Let's Talk About The Economy - Sen. Elizabeth Warren 5 appalachiablue Friday Friday 7 308
AI and the Future of Work - 1 hour discussion at CUNY Graduate Center 2 BootinUp Friday Friday 1 263
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them 4 Eugene Oct 30 Friday 8 346
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard 7 Warpy Oct 23 Oct 24 5 639
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 24 3 318
Trump takes wrecking ball to U.S. Economy and White House (3 articles) 1 Ranting Randy Oct 22 Oct 22 7 622
Andrew Ross Sorkin Explains the 1929 Financial Crash and Lessons for Today - Amanpour and Company PBS 1 Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 Oct 21 11 295
US to publish CPI report for annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 8 346
This week's (October 20 - October 24) and next week's (October 27 - October 31) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 2 216
The UPS chaos shows tariffs have finally arrived on our doorsteps (snafus abound) 2 progree Oct 18 Oct 19 12 562
Why is No One Talking About This? Economic Correction - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Oct 18 Oct 18 5 424

Economy Continued...

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Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US 1 Eugene Oct 17 Oct 17 9 327
Coincidence? In three days, two items I ordered from Amazon --- 5 3Hotdogs Oct 15 Oct 17 6 550
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it 0 erronis Oct 13 Oct 13 5 334
Some are saying this was Barron Trump! 15 pbmus Oct 11 Oct 13 31 2005
Donald Trump's fortress economy is starting to hurt America (Economist) 2 usonian Oct 10 Oct 10 3 479
Bailing out Bessent's buddies' bets on Argentina 2 peppertree Oct 9 Oct 9 4 351
Just looked at the commodities market. 1 multigraincracker Oct 9 Oct 9 3 542
Personal Finance IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 0 nitpicked Oct 9 Oct 9 1 495
This week's (October 6 - October 10) and next week's (October 13 - October 17) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 1 289
US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 4 451
USA Dollar Continues to Fall - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 5 Oct 5 6 638
Government Shutdown Leaves U.S. Treasury Operations Intact 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 3 1068
USA Shutdown - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 30 Sep 30 1 997
CSX railroad replaces CEO after investor pressure and poor performance as Union Pacific merger looms 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 0 1038
Trump slaps fresh US tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets 2 Eugene Sep 25 Sep 27 13 1571
USA Faces Bitter Pill - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 27 Sep 27 6 1992
This week's (September 29 - October 3) and next week's (October 6 - October 10) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 659
When the Fed cuts their short-term interest rate, longer-term rates tend to fall, lifting bond prices, right???? 0 progree Sep 25 Sep 25 5 1191
What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 23 Sep 23 6 2688
The White House says it blocked US Steel's decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant 2 Eugene Sep 22 Sep 22 2 821
This week's (September 22 - September 26) and next week's (September 29 - October 3) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 22 2 676
Bureau Of Labor Statistics Postpones Report With No Reason 5 Hugin Sep 20 Sep 20 9 1931
USA Bets on Growth - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 19 Sep 19 3 2402
'The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday 3 elleng Sep 17 Sep 17 1 854
What makes this week's Federal Reserve meeting unprecedented - PBS NewsHour 0 Rhiannon12866 Sep 17 Sep 17 4 1410
Adidas, Walmart, Home Depot, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices 0 Eugene Sep 16 Sep 16 14 2239
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports (wants semi-annual reporting) 7 Eugene Sep 15 Sep 15 4 1236
USA Dollar Fall Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 15 Sep 15 7 2652
This week's (September 15 - September 19) and next week's (September 22 - September 26) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 Sep 15 2 1030
August CPI preview: Inflation expected to stay sticky as Fed readies rate cut 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 11 Sep 11 3 1186

Economy Continued...

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Does PPI lead and CPI lag? 4 Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 Sep 11 0 893
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 6 Sep 6 5 1325
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 progree Sep 4 Sep 5 3 542
Scherwin - Williams cutting matching 401k contributions 3 Raven123 Sep 5 Sep 5 5 2323
This week's (September 8 - September 12) and next week's (September 15 - September 19) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 3 1209
August jobs report to show further 'softness growing' in the US labor market as Fed rate cuts near 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 5 5 2154
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to 6.5%, the lowest since last October 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 476
Stephen Miran to pledge upholding Fed independence at nomination hearing Thursday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 3 502
USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 3 Sep 3 5 677
Inflation rumbles on 0 bucolic_frolic Sep 3 Sep 3 1 594
BLS report: July job openings change little; hires and total separations unchanged 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 3 4 618
U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in July as firms raced to avoid tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 5 554
Mr. Primus was the dissenting vote in the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. 1 elleng Aug 28 Aug 28 0 539
Mexico's Olinia EV - target: 2026 $5000-$9000 5 LVZ Aug 26 Aug 27 10 1899
USA Fed Under Attack - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Aug 26 Aug 26 3 484
This week's (August 25 - August 29) and next week's (September 1 - September 5) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 26 Aug 26 1 514
Trump DISASTER MOVE Triggers TOTAL IMPLOSION - Meidas Touch 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 22 Aug 22 4 893
This week's (August 18 - August 22) and next week's (August 25 - August 29) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 Aug 20 1 534
"Lutnick says government wants Intel stake in exchange for grant funding. Just plain thuggery." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 19 Aug 19 8 584
This number is bad news for the economy - Mark Zandi, WaPo 5 question everything Aug 18 Aug 18 9 1065
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