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Market metrics - stock indexes, treasury yields and gold, silver, and WTI oil over the past 3 weeks thru 4/10 5 progree Mar 16 Monday 3 633

This week's (April 6 - April 10) and next week's (April 13 - April 17) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 1 504

S&P 500 closed Tuesday 4/14 at 6967, up 1.2%. Hot PPI, not as hot as expected but Hot 21 progree Mar 2025 Mar 21 14 6568

Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 2025 Jan 2026 11 1081

How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1531

EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 3/6/26 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 49031

Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 3796

Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 6395

Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 2526

Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 2543

IMF Warning - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie 6 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 4 232

Trump's War Fallout Hits FAST Sparking Fears of GLOBAL RECESSION - Talking Feds 0 Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 2 172

Is the "AI Boom" already over? Tech Valuations Back to Pre-AI Boom Levels 8 usonian Sunday Monday 10 622

NorthEast Radio Watch 4/6/2026: No More Local Managers at Audacy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 304

Why Trump Keeps Wrecking The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 1 Rhiannon12866 Saturday Saturday 3 425

The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows 4 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 6 496

Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav's 'extraordinary' $887 million golden parachute gets ripped by proxy advisory firm ISS 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 291

Ford Asks Trump Administration for Relief as Tariffs Pummel F-150 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 8 Apr 8 9 533

A Fire Sale Has U.S. Office Buildings Going for 90% Off 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 7 Apr 7 8 704

U.S. Ford Motor Company Sales In The Red During Q1 2026 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 6 Apr 6 8 661

Gary's Economics: "The Iran Economic Shock: How to Protect Yourself" 15 jmbar2 Apr 5 Apr 6 11 1122

For 10 straight months, monthly job growth has alternated between positive and negative - excellent graph 5 progree Apr 5 Apr 5 6 681

The U.S. Plastics Industry Was in the Doldrums. Then the Iran War Began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 5 Apr 5 2 460

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 5 Apr 5 1 107

The US economy added a higher-than-expected 178,000 jobs last month 9 MichMan Apr 3 Apr 3 0 810

The March jobs report will be released on Friday. Here's what to expect 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 3 Apr 3 1 429

March jobs report to show updated view of fragile labor market as war unfolded 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 0 339

Last week's (March 23 - March 27) and this week's (March 30 - April 3) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 1 354

Slow Growth Impacts Nation's Largest Counties Hardest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 2 702

US court overturns $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina over oil firm seizure 2 peppertree Mar 28 Mar 28 1 527

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Is There Any Sane Reason Why the Market has Not Fallen 10%+ ? 30 GreatGazoo Mar 13 Mar 27 5 1952

Damn... 0 SonOfNebanaube Mar 27 Mar 27 3 569

Current price of fuel in the United States. 4 patphil Mar 22 Mar 22 5 743

Fuel Surcharges Are Pushing Up Package-Delivery Costs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 6 563

Trump in Economic DEATH SPIRAL as WAR THREATENS IT ALL - Meidas Touch 5 Rhiannon12866 Mar 20 Mar 20 1 680

Canada: Labour Force Survey, February 2026 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 0 440

Bernie Sanders: I spoke to AI agent Claude 0 peppertree Mar 19 Mar 19 6 656

Done With Corporate Life, Black Women Are Starting Businesses in Droves 1 question everything Mar 17 Mar 19 8 596

Prices for any available supplies of fertilizer have spiked more than a third since the war in Iran 4 progree Mar 14 Mar 19 6 652

BLS Report: January job openings and total separations change little; hires unchanged 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 3 453

This is Spreading - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Mar 17 Mar 17 9 855

The Obscure Judge Presiding Over $166 Billion in Tariff Refunds 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 Mar 15 7 676

Trump's Dumb Ideas To Save The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Mar 15 Mar 15 5 709

How the Iran war could start to impact U.S. retail prices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 8 603

Retail sales January delayed report: December: 0.0%, January: Minus 0.2%, THESE ARE NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, 3/6/26 2 progree Mar 12 Mar 13 7 616

In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, Fortune, 2/23 3 progree Mar 11 Mar 11 18 857

Grocery Outlet closing 36 stores, including several in SoCal 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 11 7 901

White House Removes Republican Member of N.T.S.B. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 10 5 1267

ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 21, 2026 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 3 601

In 1976, studies showed that less than 40% of jobs in America paid enough to support a family of four on their own. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 8 778

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 0 250

Dow futures tumble nearly 600 points as oil tops $100 a barrel, raising stagflation fear: Live updates 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 6 747

How cargo thieves are stealing millions of dollars in tech hardware 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 14 845

Rail Safety Megathread. Updated March 9, 2026 [View all] 116 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Mar 9 5 54305

Trump Met Privately With Coinbase CEO Before Blasting Banks Over Crypto Bill: Report 1 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 4 618

Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 7 651

USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 4 TexasTowelie Mar 7 Mar 7 5 1051

The February jobs numbers are coming out Friday. Here's what to expect 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 1 549

What to Expect from the February Jobs Report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 540

What to expect in Friday's jobs report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 494

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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 1 493

Private Credit Cracks: The Warning Signs Are Growing - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Mar 4 Mar 4 4 729

This week's (March 2 - March 6) and next week's (March 9 - March 13) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 967

Major Pizza Chain Closing 300 Locations: What To Know In VA 11 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 12 1326

Exclusive: Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 1 nitpicked Feb 26 Feb 26 6 569

Justin Wolfers: Uncertainty Is an Economic Shock--And Tariffs Create It - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 26 Feb 26 1 586

USA's $900 Billion Problem - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 25 Feb 25 8 592

This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 23 Feb 24 10 1011

Rick Woldenberg, one of the plaintiffs who helped take down Trump's tariffs, speaks to DW - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Feb 24 Feb 24 5 548

ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 7, 2026 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 3 708

Tariffs On Goods vs. Tariffs On Countries: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down The Crucial Difference - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 24 Feb 24 1 564

Potential impacts of the AI revolution, written like a sci-fi story. 2 jmbar2 Feb 22 Feb 23 5 825

USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 23 Feb 23 2 519

The Hidden Cost Of On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs--Justin Wolfers Breaks It Down - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 23 Feb 23 3 547

Justin Wolfers: Court Curbs Trump's Tariffs--Markets Cheer - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 21 Feb 21 5 582

Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 19 7 925

USA Debt Crisis - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 17 Feb 17 2 617

This week's (February 9 - February 13) and next week's (February 16 - February 20) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 16 4 740

"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23. - Justin Wolfers 5 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 16 7 1097

This week's (February 16 - February 20) and next week's (February 23 - February 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 614

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