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This number is bad news for the economy - Mark Zandi, WaPo 5 question everything Aug 18 Aug 18 9 1070
Millions Of American Workers Just Appeared. Why That Might Be A Mirage 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 Aug 16 8 1071
Trump's Worst Economic Move Yet? - Robert Reich 1 Rhiannon12866 Aug 14 Aug 14 5 725
Trump revokes Biden-era order on competition, White House says 1 Eugene Aug 14 Aug 14 7 621
Tapestry shares plunge 15% as Coach parent says tariffs will bite into profits 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 14 Aug 14 0 606
Job site helps American workers apply to hidden job ads targeted to H1-B visa holders 1 jmbar2 Aug 14 Aug 14 6 752
The Political Economy of Incompetence. How Hannah Arendt predicted Stephen Moore 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 14 Aug 14 9 777
Florida Thought It Didn't Need Canada -- And It's Costing Them Big 27 marmar Aug 13 Aug 13 59 4148
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics - Ip, WSJ 3 question everything Aug 12 Aug 12 4 808
'Worst jobs reading in three years' raises odds of Bank of Canada rate cut next month 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 12 Aug 12 2 639
Reuters: Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk 5 Mike 03 Aug 12 Aug 12 10 1000
July CPI report expected to show inflation accelerated amid tariff pressures 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 12 Aug 12 3 674
Inflation likely moved higher last month as tariffs bite, putting the Fed in bind 1 Eugene Aug 11 Aug 12 3 553
Trump FEELS His Own WRATH from HIS OWN DISASTER - Legal AF 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 12 Aug 12 3 608
Trump Cashes In After Digging Buddy Out of $5.5 Billion Hole 2 Eugene Aug 11 Aug 11 1 683
Recently discovered numbers, secret until now, show that 1.5 million jobs created under Biden did not exist. 18 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 11 11 1743
"Americans are giving up from insane grocery prices 9 BigmanPigman Aug 2025 Aug 11 20 1844
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Seeks Pardon From Trump For Money-Laundering Violations 2 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 11 0 580
Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 770
Restaurants are under threat as costs skyrocket and consumers cut back 13 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 13 1444
This week's (August 11 - August 15) and next week's (August 18 - August 22) major U.S. economic reports 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 658
Trump order 'clarifying misinformation' on gold bar tariffs expected soon 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 665
Trump Administration Moving To Shrink Disability Benefits For Some Recipients 3 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 801
This week's (August 4 - August 8) and next week's (August 11 - August 15) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 520
Trump Fired America's Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 792
With Trump firing the BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, will Jerome Powell 5 no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 625
USA Dollar Crashing - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 809
Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a 'scam.' Here's how the jobs report really works 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 652
The Bureau of Labor Denial. It isn't easy being an economic adviser to President Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 523
Trump's Bid To Fire BLS Commissioner 'Preposterously Stupid And Deeply Dangerous' 2 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 10 684

Economy Continued...

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When the tsf does manage to tank the dollar, what happens 7 WhiteTara Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 871
DU economy experts: please explain why trump and his sycophants... 9 brush Jul 2025 Aug 2025 3 857
Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Aug 2025 1 528
US government turmoil stalls thousands of export approvals, sources say 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 533
July jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 519
Google loses appeal in antitrust battle with Fortnite maker 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 428
Apple beats Q3 expectations on strong iPhone sales 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 449
US private payrolls increase in July 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 613
All Schedule G employees require White House approval, OPM says 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 658
BLS Report: June job openings, hires, and total separations change little 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 629
This week's (July 28 - August 1) and next week's (August 4 - August 8) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 548
'Not How Numbers Work': Critics School Trump After Baffling New Claim (drug prices) 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 648
CNN: Get ready for more bad news from Tesla 3 Mike 03 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 12 1050
This week's (July 21 - July 25) and next week's (July 28 - August 1) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 478
Coke's shift to cane sugar would be expensive, hurt US farmers 9 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 951
USA Facing Empty Shelves - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 806
FTC reverses bans on two executives joining Chevron, Exxon boards 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 588
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source says 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 537
Prices are now starting to rise because of tariffs. Economists say this is just the beginning 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 13 1190
Wednesday, July 16: OSHA Hearing Today 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 483
Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to 'fund war and weapons', report finds 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 820
"Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free jobs for citizens. Here's what really happens" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 834
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 1 572
Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 562
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 1000
The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools 5 PSPS Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 1287
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 776
"Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 822
Gen Z is ditching college for 'more secure' trade jobs--but ... 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1166
June jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 700

Economy Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
WSJ news about the tax that passed the Senate 2 question everything Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 858
USA Independence at Risk - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 692
BLS Report: May job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 628
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 2 568
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 938
'We can do whatever we want': Trump sows confusion on his summer tariff timeline 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 632
GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment 4 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 980
Thursday (tomorrow) will see a ton of economic data drop 1 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 750
Republican senators' proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states 'backwards' 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 728
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1064
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 3 826
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 1 584
Economists WARN Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Will Cause a Recession For Working Americans - Thom Hartmann 1 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 585
New Real-Estate Math: Half a Million More Sellers Than Buyers 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1260
Consumer sentiment surges blah blah, University of Michigan 3 progree Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 964
The market for houses must be good in Central Michigan. 7 multigraincracker Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1191
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 3768
The US labor market is creating new jobs, but maybe not yours 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 886
Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 751
Top CFPB enforcement official to resign, citing 'devastating' shifts under Trump 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 704
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