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This week's (July 7 - July 11) and next week's (July 14 - July 18) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 1 253
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 9 11 1522
S&P 500 closed Wednesday 7/16 at 6264, up 0.3% for the day, and up 6.5% year-to-date. Trump v. Powell & +0% PPI 14 progree Mar 2025 Jul 4 12 2788
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 3816
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 1419
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1119
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1271
Prices are now starting to rise because of tariffs. Economists say this is just the beginning 6 mahatmakanejeeves Friday 5 hrs ago 12 667
Wednesday, July 16: OSHA Hearing Today 0 mahatmakanejeeves 7 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 1 126
Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to 'fund war and weapons', report finds 2 Eugene Thursday Thursday 5 430
"Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free jobs for citizens. Here's what really happens" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 11 492
Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 9 Jul 9 2 240
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 6 Jul 8 6 594
The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools 5 PSPS Jul 5 Jul 7 8 828
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe 1 Eugene Jul 5 Jul 5 8 471
"Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 4 Jul 4 6 476
Gen Z is ditching college for 'more secure' trade jobs--but ... 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 3 Jul 4 3 694
June jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 3 3 372
WSJ news about the tax that passed the Senate 2 question everything Jul 2 Jul 2 6 519
USA Independence at Risk - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2 Jul 2 4 423
BLS Report: May job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 4 330
This week's (June 30 - July 4) and next week's (July 7 - July 11) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2 Jul 2 2 286
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jun 30 Jun 30 7 639
'We can do whatever we want': Trump sows confusion on his summer tariff timeline 0 Eugene Jun 28 Jun 28 2 376
GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment 4 Eugene Jun 26 Jun 26 6 621
Thursday (tomorrow) will see a ton of economic data drop 1 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 25 Jun 25 3 480
Republican senators' proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states 'backwards' 1 Eugene Jun 23 Jun 23 1 452
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 21 Jun 21 3 756
Leading Economic Indicators down 0.1% in May after declining 1.4% in April, Conference Board, 6/20/25 2 progree Jun 20 Jun 20 3 517
This week's (June 16 - June 20) and next week's (June 23 - June 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 Jun 17 1 348

Economy Continued...

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Economists WARN Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Will Cause a Recession For Working Americans - Thom Hartmann 1 Rhiannon12866 Jun 17 Jun 17 4 355
New Real-Estate Math: Half a Million More Sellers Than Buyers 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 14 Jun 14 4 924
Consumer sentiment surges blah blah, University of Michigan 3 progree Jun 13 Jun 13 4 684
The market for houses must be good in Central Michigan. 7 multigraincracker Jun 11 Jun 12 9 850
There's a Fascinating Hidden Reason That So Many High-Earning Tech Workers Are Getting Laid Off Now 12 littlemissmartypants Jun 11 Jun 11 63 3151
The US labor market is creating new jobs, but maybe not yours 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 Jun 10 6 634
Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning 3 Eugene Jun 10 Jun 10 7 508
Top CFPB enforcement official to resign, citing 'devastating' shifts under Trump 0 Eugene Jun 10 Jun 10 5 495
What they're hell we going to do 1 chowmama Jun 10 Jun 10 3 675
How the Maker of the 'Most Complex Machine Humans Ever Created' Is Navigating Trade Fights 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 8 777
7 Nations Flee to Canada: Trump's Tariffs Trigger a U.S. Economic Collapse! Electric Vehicles, Trade - Piston Pundit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 7 Jun 7 7 1018
Dish TV and Boost Mobile owner EchoStar prepares potential bankruptcy filing amid FCC review, WSJ reports 3 Eugene Jun 7 Jun 7 4 640
Trump-Musk Spat Creates More Problems for Tesla 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 3 494
Tariffs are causing Alaska Airlines to cancel flights. Here's why. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 7 675
Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 4 Jun 6 10 802
IRS needs 11,000 hires to 'maintain' phone support for 2026 filing season, plans on 60% cut to IT staffing 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 6 Jun 6 1 497
Yahoo Finance: May jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, flat unemployment rate 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 5 Jun 5 1 511
BLS Report: April job openings, hires, and total separations change little 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 3 Jun 3 1 423
This week's (June 1 - June 6) and next week's (June 9 - June 13) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 3 Jun 3 3 506
Economic WARNING: Trump's Banking Rules Will Crash Economy WORSE THAN 2008 Financial Crisis - Thom Hartmann 2 Rhiannon12866 Jun 3 Jun 3 6 759
Trump administration requests another pause in tariff ruling on two toy companies 1 Eugene Jun 3 Jun 3 7 621
Trump budget proposes closing Northeast heating oil reserve 1 Eugene Jun 2 Jun 2 1 595
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2 Jun 2 7 857
US Supreme Court turns away challenge by Alpine Securities to FINRA 1 Eugene Jun 2 Jun 2 1 702
'No one knows what the end goal is': Economics reporter reveals insider info on Trump's tariffs - MSNBC Reports 4 Rhiannon12866 Jun 1 Jun 1 9 2177
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. 12 littlemissmartypants May 31 May 31 13 1460
Trump humiliated on the international stage by his own courts - David Cay Johnston - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie May 29 May 29 4 652
CEO confidence registers sharpest fall-off in a half-century, new survey finds 1 Bernardo de La Paz May 29 May 29 6 595
Why Trump's Tariffs Are Doomed To Fail 4 Warpy May 29 May 29 7 951
Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 4 k_buddy762 May 27 May 27 0 916

Economy Continued...

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Fed Quietly Buys $43,600,000,000 in US Treasuries in Alleged 'Stealth QE' Operation After China Abruptly Dumps Billions 10 littlemissmartypants May 26 May 27 44 3565
Trump's New Plan for the Economy is Worse Than You Think - Paul Warburg 0 TexasTowelie May 26 May 26 9 856
This week's (May 19 - May 25) and this week's (May 26 - May 30) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 23 May 23 1 542
Target badly misses on earnings, slashes guidance as it battles DEI backlash and reinvigorated Walmart 6 Eugene May 21 May 22 6 1068
USA Bond Crisis Deepens - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie May 22 May 22 4 675
What Trump could do if he's serious about trying to make companies 'eat' tariff price hikes 2 Eugene May 21 May 21 2 727
Trump warns America's businesses: Eat my tariffs, or pay the price 14 Eugene May 19 May 20 17 1559
USA Bond Costs Soar - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 19 May 19 6 931
USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 17 May 17 8 851
Why More Americans Are Being Pushed Into Poverty CNBC Marathon 0 IronLionZion May 16 May 16 3 727
Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 2 703
The bottom 60% of US households -- the vast majority -- don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living. 5 Efilroft Sul May 15 May 15 11 897
Trump wants Apple to stop building iPhones in India -- just as production ramps up 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 15 5 763
US wholesale prices unexpectedly drop 0.5% in April 16 progree May 15 May 15 2 1280
Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns' economies. A GOP plan targets that 1 Eugene May 14 May 14 5 635
Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault 4 Eugene May 14 May 14 3 818
Last week's (May 5 - May 9) and this week's (May 12 - May 16) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 14 May 14 2 632
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump's Tariffs 2 littlemissmartypants May 14 May 14 8 769
April CPI report expected to show first signs of Trump tariffs' inflationary impact 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 13 May 13 4 700
Who owns the world's debt? 11 min video that explains how the US debt actually works 2 jmbar2 May 12 May 12 1 778
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