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Busy busy day: ADP payrolls, Retail sales, Producer Price Index, Consumer Confidence 😱 UPDATED with LBN threads 4 progree Nov 25 Nov 25 10 422
ADP Announces National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate Publicly Available on a Weekly Cadence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 25 Nov 25 2 290
BLS: Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 23 3 317
S&P 500 closed Tuesday 12/2 at 6829, up 0.2% #F'ing Bitcoin up 6.0%. still underwater YTD. #Boring day OTW 19 progree Mar 2025 Nov 15 12 4433
'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Oct 22 18 1411
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 792
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 11/20/25 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 43184
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 2478
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 5093
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 2119
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1790
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1874
This week's (December 1 - December 5) and next week's (December 8 - December 12) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves 14 hrs ago 14 hrs ago 0 166
Construction labor crunch drives up costs and deepens America's housing affordability crisis 4 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 16 hrs ago 2 237
The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods Grocery Chain 🫒 12 appalachiablue Yesterday Yesterday 61 2245
Economic Policy Selling the Poor on Spending Like They're Rich 2 Passages Monday Yesterday 26 593
Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses 0 Passages Yesterday Yesterday 4 234
Economic Policy Sources of America's Hidden Inflation 1 Passages Monday Monday 5 249
Economic Policy The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability 0 Passages Monday Monday 1 220
Abercrombie & Fitch, Walmart, Nike, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices 2 Eugene Thursday Thursday 3 498
CBS News Journalist Uses Pie To Illustrate Wealth Inequality In America 🥧 8 appalachiablue Wednesday Thursday 30 1289
The Poverty Line is actually $140K for a family of 4. Why so many are struggling and angry. 8 jmbar2 Wednesday Thursday 21 1013
The 'S&P 493' reveals a very different U.S. economy WaPo 1 question everything Nov 25 Nov 25 12 595
The Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation 1 question everything Nov 22 Nov 22 5 410
This week's (November 17 - November 21) and next week's (November 24 - November 28) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 Nov 20 3 319
Delayed September Jobs Report Expected to Show Continued Weak Growth 12 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 7 907
What to expect in Thursday's jobs report 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 0 302
Crypto coins are all dropping. 6 multigraincracker Nov 19 Nov 19 5 685
US Department of Labor welcomes senior Trump Administration appointees 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 2 541
US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 7 389

Economy Continued...

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10 Reduced inequalities Progress and setbacks in reducing income inequalities 0 Passages Nov 16 Nov 16 2 248
Bill Maher on Mamdani, A.O.C., Bernie and Democratic Socialists. So he goes off on the failures of Socialism. 4 3Hotdogs Nov 16 Nov 16 3 658
World Inequality Report 2026 Coming out soon 0 Passages Nov 16 Nov 16 1 377
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 1 345
This week's (November 10 - November 14) and next week's (November 17 - November 21) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 14 2 243
Private Equity's Big Scheme, Gut Everything from Red Lobster to Hospitals, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA) 3 appalachiablue Nov 13 Nov 14 11 567
The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You're Fired 8 question everything Nov 11 Nov 11 4 672
Trump goes after America's meat producers over rising prices after failed bid to boost Argentine beef 8 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 2 532
Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report 1 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 10 530
U.S. freight-rail traffic drops 3.9% in Week 44 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 7 373
Let me relate my perspective on the Trump Tariff's...from an international. small business perspective. 4 OAITW r.2.0 Nov 7 Nov 8 11 405
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Nov 6 Nov 6 6 399
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran 1 AStern Nov 5 Nov 5 2 303
Looking to experts for how the Supreme Court will rule on tariffs? They aren't sure either. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 332
ADP Employment Report set to show modest rebound in October amid Fed policy uncertainty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 340
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 5 6 463
Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 4 571
Bitcoin plummets to $100,000 as selling pressure mounts, government shutdown 'stalls' tailwinds 2 modrepub Nov 4 Nov 4 3 455
169-year-old outdoor store chain to shutter half its stores by next year, citing tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 7 674
ADP Rolls Out Weekly Payrolls Data After Halting Data to Fed - Bloomberg Businessweek 0 SouthBayDem Oct 31 Oct 31 7 490
🧰 Jobs Are Harder To Find, It's Not Just You, Let's Talk About The Economy - Sen. Elizabeth Warren 5 appalachiablue Oct 31 Oct 31 7 477
AI and the Future of Work - 1 hour discussion at CUNY Graduate Center 2 BootinUp Oct 31 Oct 31 1 386
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them 4 Eugene Oct 30 Oct 31 8 517
This week's (November 3 - November 7) and next week's (November 10 - November 14) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 31 Oct 31 1 413
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard 7 Warpy Oct 23 Oct 24 5 819
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 24 3 439
Trump takes wrecking ball to U.S. Economy and White House (3 articles) 1 Ranting Randy Oct 22 Oct 22 7 758
Andrew Ross Sorkin Explains the 1929 Financial Crash and Lessons for Today - Amanpour and Company PBS 1 Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 Oct 21 11 432
US to publish CPI report for annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 8 457
This week's (October 20 - October 24) and next week's (October 27 - October 31) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 2 343

Economy Continued...

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The UPS chaos shows tariffs have finally arrived on our doorsteps (snafus abound) 2 progree Oct 18 Oct 19 12 677
Why is No One Talking About This? Economic Correction - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Oct 18 Oct 18 5 535
Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US 1 Eugene Oct 17 Oct 17 9 444
Coincidence? In three days, two items I ordered from Amazon --- 5 3Hotdogs Oct 15 Oct 17 6 687
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it 0 erronis Oct 13 Oct 13 5 446
Some are saying this was Barron Trump! 15 pbmus Oct 11 Oct 13 31 2243
Bailing out Bessent's buddies' bets on Argentina 2 peppertree Oct 9 Oct 9 5 486
Just looked at the commodities market. 1 multigraincracker Oct 9 Oct 9 3 660
Personal Finance IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 0 nitpicked Oct 9 Oct 9 1 603
This week's (October 6 - October 10) and next week's (October 13 - October 17) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 1 412
US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 4 579
USA Dollar Continues to Fall - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 5 Oct 5 6 735
Government Shutdown Leaves U.S. Treasury Operations Intact 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 3 1210
USA Shutdown - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 30 Sep 30 1 1093
CSX railroad replaces CEO after investor pressure and poor performance as Union Pacific merger looms 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 0 1140
Trump slaps fresh US tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets 2 Eugene Sep 25 Sep 27 13 1677
USA Faces Bitter Pill - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 27 Sep 27 6 2106
This week's (September 29 - October 3) and next week's (October 6 - October 10) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 2 776
When the Fed cuts their short-term interest rate, longer-term rates tend to fall, lifting bond prices, right???? 0 progree Sep 25 Sep 25 5 1302
What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 23 Sep 23 6 2811
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