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This week's (February 9 - February 13) and next week's (February 16 - February 20) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 207
Labor Dept announces jobs report and other reports') release dates after shutdown delay # ADDED: Feb 9-13 calendar 1 progree Feb 4 Monday 1 277
Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 17 Jan 14 11 632
S&P 500 closed Tuesday 2/10 at 6942, down 0.3% # Real retail sales, adjusted for inflation, down, 🚨 delinquencies up 19 progree Mar 2025 Nov 15 13 5347
'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Oct 2025 18 1958
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1129
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 1/9/26 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 46576
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 3069
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 5716
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 2559
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 2168
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 2235
Coming Wednesday: The 'Super Bowl of jobs reports' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday 5 hrs ago 4 270
Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 1 mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago 18 hrs ago 1 225
Year-onYear Change in US Construction Employment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 4 277
Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 251
The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect 2 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 3 281
CEO of Digital Asset Company SafeMoon Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Crypto-Fraud Scheme 5 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 6 252
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Monday Monday 7 440
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Monday Monday 5 514
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Saturday 5 504
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 6 559
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Friday Friday 4 403
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Thursday Thursday 2 275
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 1 Feb 1 4 376
No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 378
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 294
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 561
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 317
This week's (January 26 - January 30) and next week's (February 2 - February 6) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 29 Jan 29 3 343

Economy Continued...

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Trump Says "Booming"--Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks The Economy - CNN 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 29 Jan 29 2 385
UPS to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in move away from low-profit Amazon shipments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 7 479
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank's Independence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 3 309
Trump says dollar's value is 'great', sparking market skid - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Jan 28 Jan 28 3 461
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 27 Jan 27 14 670
"Are you ready for this Once-in-a-Lifetime Crash?" Top Economist warns 6 bucolic_frolic Jan 22 Jan 26 3 994
As grocery prices soar, this German grocery chain is conquering America 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 24 Jan 24 18 908
This week's (January 19 - January 23) and next week's (January 26 - January 30) major U.S. economic reports 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 23 Jan 23 1 397
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Eugene Jan 23 Jan 23 4 385
Justin Wolfers On The 'Day After' Hangover From Politicized Rate Cuts - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 23 Jan 23 3 380
"Six Lies In One Sentence" -- Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks Trump's Economy Claims - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 Jan 23 5 630
Trump vs Jamie Dimon at Davos: JPMorgan CEO Warns Credit Card Rate Cap Could Backfire - WION 2 TexasTowelie Jan 22 Jan 22 2 580
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 0 128
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 4 2005
Transcripts from the Fed's 2020 policy meetings are out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 1 416
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All 0 question everything Jan 18 Jan 18 7 434
BLS Report: November jobless rates up over the year in 259 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 16 Jan 16 3 406
Canada could lose jobs and still see unemployment fall. Here's why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 3 333
Higher Oil Prices: Confused Mercantilism or Geopolitical Games? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 14 Jan 14 3 316
What Happens Every Time the POTUS Seizes the Fed? 0 GreatGazoo Jan 13 Jan 13 2 524
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 13 Jan 13 5 505
Why Threatening to Jail Jerome Powell Threatens The Economy, Explained by Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 2 336
Rail Safety Megathread. Updated January 12, 2026 [View all] 115 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jan 12 5 45054
Barry's Economics: How power really wins (and what we can do about it). 2 jmbar2 Jan 11 Jan 12 0 465
This Is What Tin Pot Dictators Do to Their Central Banks, Says Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 4 444
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve 4 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 12 654
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 11 Jan 11 11 662
How Trump Broke the US Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 3 402
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 5 620
This week's (January 12 - January 16) and next week's (January 19 - January 23) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 370

Economy Continued...

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US exempts some foreign-made drones from Trump import ban on new models 1 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 3 502
December jobs report will provide a final read on U.S. employment in a year of uncertainty 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 504
Final jobs report for 2025 set for release on Friday 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 1 388
BLS report: November job openings and hires change little; total separations unchanged 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 3 592
They Are Building A Monument To Your Poverty: The Ultimate Insult⚡⚡ 0 appalachiablue Jan 7 Jan 7 9 521
Our Economy Is In Danger, Here's Why: Robert Reich 💸 4 appalachiablue Jan 6 Jan 6 10 636
Traders - The Pentagon Pizza index 1 jmbar2 Jan 5 Jan 5 6 544
Thinking of investing in AI? 6 mdbl Jan 2 Jan 5 3 754
This week's (January 5 - January 9) and next week's (January 12 - January 16) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 Jan 5 2 369
USA Dollar Crashes - Joe Blogs 7 TexasTowelie Jan 2 Jan 2 3 798
Sprinkles Cupcakes abruptly closing all stores nationwide: Full list of current locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 2 643
They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man 7 appalachiablue Dec 31 Dec 31 13 956
List of H1-B jobs accepting applications, by state and agency 2 jmbar2 Dec 31 Dec 31 2 567
AI being deployed to cap future wages/layoffs of new recruits 3 jmbar2 Dec 29 Dec 30 7 568
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 5 TexasTowelie Dec 29 Dec 30 8 849
Bank of America CEO says "the market will punish people if we don't have an independent Fed" - Face the Nation 8 Rhiannon12866 Dec 29 Dec 29 5 783
50% of Americans Can No Longer Afford Rent, IT'S OVER. Private Equity. Half of Americans Risk Homelessness 8 appalachiablue Dec 27 Dec 27 15 1387
This week's (December 28 - January 2) and next week's (January 5 - January 9) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 27 Dec 27 1 411
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 27 29 1402
One Strong GDP Print vs. Zero Job Growth: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down the Data - Justin Wolfers BBC News 1 Rhiannon12866 Dec 25 Dec 25 4 569
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