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Rail Safety Megathread. Updated February 11, 2025 [View all] 113 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Feb 2025 5 35929
US January NFIB small business optimism index 102.8 vs 104.6 expected 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 360
DOGE looks to shrink the federal workforce by making buildings and commutes 'so crappy' that employees will quit, report 3 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 581
Is a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Actually a Good Idea? - TLDR News Global 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 427
This week's (Feb. 10 - Feb. 14) and next week's (Feb. 17 - Feb. 21) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 329
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 590
How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Feb 2025 11 1532
There's a reason Silicon Valley investors hate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 0 Passages Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 438
Trump Media Registers Trademarks for Truth.Fi Investment Vehicles 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 611
Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 664
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates 6 WhiteTara Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 763
Trump pauses de minimis repeal as packages pile up at US customs 3 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 610
Live Updates: U.S. Jobs Report Expected to Show a January Gain of 175,000 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 509
January jobs report expected to show hiring slowed, unemployment rate held steady to start 2025 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 399
Honeywell to break up in latest corporate split after pressure from activist investor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 460
Bank of England cuts rates, sees weaker growth and inflation spike 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 348
Friday's Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here's How to Make Sense of It. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 950
Jobless claims rise slightly, but no sign of trouble brewing in labor market 8 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 638
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 367
Trump administration cancels study on impact of trade on under-served communities 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 443
BLS Report: December job openings decrease; hires and total separations change little 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 380
JOLTS Job openings expected to reflect a stable US labor market in December 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 401
Reuters: LIVE: Wall Street reacts as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war fears (Dow down -600) 2 Dennis Donovan Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 644
This week's (Feb. 3 - Feb. 7) and next week's (Feb. 10 - Feb. 14) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 452
Proposal for billboard Copy ---- January 20., price of eggs: $6.20 per doz. 0 3Hotdogs Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 448
Jenkinjones, West Virginia - The Trump economy 4 Norrrm Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 813
How do export duties work? 12 Buzz cook Jan 2025 Feb 2025 1 1018
There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good. 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1367
US Charges Former Fed Official With Spying For China 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 553
Compensation costs up 0.9% Sep 2024 to Dec 2024 and up 3.8% over the year ending Dec 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 378

Economy Continued...

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Bureau of Economic Analysis: Streamlining of News Release Packages Continues 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 446
Job Cuts Rise 5.5% Over Last Year; 38,792 in December 2024 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 525
PCE Report Today: Inflation Likely Sped Up in December, Based on Fed's Favored Gauge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 416
US President signs executive order banning CBDCs 4 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1196
'It's an Illegal Executive Order. And It's Stealing.' (The Atlantic) 3 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 17 1001
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on Rate Cuts. Here's Why. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 843
December jobless rates up in 6 states, down in 2; payroll jobs up in 2 states 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 423
Trump asks federal agencies to make RTO plans for workers living more than 50 miles from an office 6 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1035
Musk visits OPM following workforce assignments for DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 593
This week's (Jan. 27 - Jan. 31) and next week's (Feb. 3 - Feb. 7) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 350
US FCC will drop Biden plan to ban bulk broadband billing for tenants 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 481
Retirees -- Opinions? Experiences? Is 14% Div Too Good To Be True? 10 GreatGazoo Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 1050
What Is China's DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World? 2 Passages Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 706
BLS: System maintenance scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2025 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 645
Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 788
Trump challenges BofA CEO Moynihan: 'I hope you start opening your bank to conservatives' 3 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 693
Boeing lost $3.5 billion due to labor strikes and layoffs in the fourth quarter 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 502
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 442
F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 547
Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1131
Why US Bond Yields are Rising (and why it's bad for Trump) - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 647
Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 444
This week's (Jan. 20 - Jan. 24) and next week's (Jan. 27 - Jan. 31) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 386
Why the US Dollar is Surging (and why it's bad for Trump) - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 721
Vanguard to pay more than $100 million to SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 538
Stocks could be 'protected' from steep declines by Trump: BofA 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 949
Opinion: Is Trump's bitcoin embrace the biggest 'pump-and-dump' ever? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 892
Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 626
Stock investors brace for possibly the 'most important inflation reading in recent memory' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 738
NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 12 1399

Economy Continued...

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Stock-market investors are getting nervous about this bond-market move that's only happened twice in over 40 years 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 1308
China's Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 654
This week's (Jan. 13 - Jan. 17) and next week's (Jan. 20 - Jan. 24) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 476
IRS 'prepared' for 2025 filing season, but potential spending cuts loom for the agency 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 536
Altice to spend millions on internet upgrades in settlement with West Virginia 0 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 425
A delay in GOP's tax plans could push up costs by hundreds of billions 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 5 747
WATCH: Biden speaks on jobs and the economy days before leaving White House - MSNBC 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 484
December jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, steady unemployment rate 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 465
BLS Report: November job openings, hires, and total separations change little; quits decrease 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 448
Editorial: Why Canada should join the EU 4 Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 1205
This week's (Dec. 30 - Jan. 03) and next week's (Jan. 06 - Jan. 10) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 526
30Y Mortgage rate 6.91%, highest level since early July. AND NO, INTEREST RATES ARE NOT COMING DOWN 12 nmmi Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 1850
Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash 2 nitpicked Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 710
Yellen Warns 'Extraordinary Measures' Will Be Needed to Avoid Default. 3 elleng Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1026
The 10 Biggest Myths About Our Economy - Robert Reich 3 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 1086
S Korean crypto-boss Do Kwon to be extradited to US 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 521
Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1217
Wall St. Is Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 1384
Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, dies at age 76 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 618
USDOT issues 2021-24 supply chain review 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 472
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