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This week's (February 16 - February 20) and next week's (February 23 - February 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 2 160
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Labor Dept announces jobs report and other reports') release dates after shutdown delay # ADDED: Feb 16-20 calendar 1 progree Feb 4 Monday 1 309
Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 17 Jan 14 11 662
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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 46749
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This week's (February 9 - February 13) and next week's (February 16 - February 20) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday 1 hr ago 3 278
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23. - Justin Wolfers 5 Rhiannon12866 Yesterday 3 hrs ago 5 493
Trump Economy Gets RUDE AWAKENING as REAL Data EMERGES - Meidas Touch 2 Rhiannon12866 Yesterday Yesterday 9 367
Noted economist Ron Vara is the economic expert behind Trump's Tariff policy.. 1 LessAspin Saturday Saturday 4 323
The one industry powering the U.S. labor market 8 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 10 462
USA Outlook Darkens - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Friday Friday 4 279
"The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 244
Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 2 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Thursday 1 281
Coming Wednesday: The 'Super Bowl of jobs reports' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Thursday 4 318
Year-onYear Change in US Construction Employment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 4 310
Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 296
The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect 2 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 327
CEO of Digital Asset Company SafeMoon Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Crypto-Fraud Scheme 5 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 6 309
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Monday Monday 7 488
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Monday Monday 5 564
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 7 5 556
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 7 Feb 7 6 589
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 6 Feb 6 4 425
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 2 312
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 1 Feb 1 4 395

Economy Continued...

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No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 417
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 320
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 589
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 341
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 3 360
Trump Says "Booming"--Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks The Economy - CNN 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 29 Jan 29 2 403
UPS to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in move away from low-profit Amazon shipments 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 7 509
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank's Independence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 28 Jan 28 3 329
Trump says dollar's value is 'great', sparking market skid - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Jan 28 Jan 28 3 485
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 27 Jan 27 14 699
"Are you ready for this Once-in-a-Lifetime Crash?" Top Economist warns 6 bucolic_frolic Jan 22 Jan 26 3 1031
As grocery prices soar, this German grocery chain is conquering America 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 24 Jan 24 18 943
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 1 419
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Eugene Jan 23 Jan 23 4 409
Justin Wolfers On The 'Day After' Hangover From Politicized Rate Cuts - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 23 Jan 23 3 405
"Six Lies In One Sentence" -- Justin Wolfers Fact-Checks Trump's Economy Claims - Justin Wolfers 2 Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 Jan 23 5 664
Trump vs Jamie Dimon at Davos: JPMorgan CEO Warns Credit Card Rate Cap Could Backfire - WION 2 TexasTowelie Jan 22 Jan 22 2 612
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 0 146
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 0 peppertree Jan 21 Jan 21 4 2034
Transcripts from the Fed's 2020 policy meetings are out. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 Jan 20 1 437
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All 0 question everything Jan 18 Jan 18 7 453
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 3 427
Canada could lose jobs and still see unemployment fall. Here's why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 15 Jan 15 3 361
Higher Oil Prices: Confused Mercantilism or Geopolitical Games? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 14 Jan 14 3 348
What Happens Every Time the POTUS Seizes the Fed? 0 GreatGazoo Jan 13 Jan 13 2 550
USA Dollar Crash Continues - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 13 Jan 13 5 524
Why Threatening to Jail Jerome Powell Threatens The Economy, Explained by Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 2 359
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Barry's Economics: How power really wins (and what we can do about it). 2 jmbar2 Jan 11 Jan 12 0 490
This Is What Tin Pot Dictators Do to Their Central Banks, Says Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 12 Jan 12 4 462

Economy Continued...

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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve 4 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 12 686
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 11 Jan 11 11 685
How Trump Broke the US Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 11 Jan 11 3 423
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck 1 question everything Jan 10 Jan 10 5 641
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 2 390
US exempts some foreign-made drones from Trump import ban on new models 1 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 3 520
December jobs report will provide a final read on U.S. employment in a year of uncertainty 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 9 Jan 9 2 532
Final jobs report for 2025 set for release on Friday 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 1 407
BLS report: November job openings and hires change little; total separations unchanged 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 3 617
They Are Building A Monument To Your Poverty: The Ultimate Insult⚡⚡ 0 appalachiablue Jan 7 Jan 7 9 538
Our Economy Is In Danger, Here's Why: Robert Reich 💸 4 appalachiablue Jan 6 Jan 6 10 658
Traders - The Pentagon Pizza index 1 jmbar2 Jan 5 Jan 5 6 562
Thinking of investing in AI? 6 mdbl Jan 2 Jan 5 3 784
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 2 387
USA Dollar Crashes - Joe Blogs 7 TexasTowelie Jan 2 Jan 2 3 820
Sprinkles Cupcakes abruptly closing all stores nationwide: Full list of current locations 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 2 669
They Want You Working Until You Die (Social Security In Danger) Retirement Is Dead - Large Man 7 appalachiablue Dec 31 Dec 31 13 984
List of H1-B jobs accepting applications, by state and agency 2 jmbar2 Dec 31 Dec 31 2 587
AI being deployed to cap future wages/layoffs of new recruits 3 jmbar2 Dec 29 Dec 30 7 585
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 5 TexasTowelie Dec 29 Dec 30 8 865
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