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This week's (December 1 - December 5) and next week's (December 8 - December 12) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 222
Busy busy day: ADP payrolls, Retail sales, Producer Price Index, Consumer Confidence 😱 UPDATED with LBN threads 4 progree Nov 25 Nov 25 10 439
ADP Announces National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate Publicly Available on a Weekly Cadence 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 25 Nov 25 2 304
BLS: Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 23 3 334
S&P 500 closed Friday 12/5 at 6870, up 0.2% #Sept. PCE inflation rate about same as in August #Lower unemployment claims 19 progree Mar 2025 Nov 15 12 4481
'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 1436
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 802
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 43279
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 2504
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 5114
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 2144
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1808
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1885
Rail Safety Megathread. Updated December 6, 2025 [View all] 114 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 8 hrs ago 5 40832
I don't understand the employment data 6 question everything Yesterday 16 hrs ago 1 380
If you've seen the media ballyhooing today's positive consumer sentiment report 3 progree 23 hrs ago 22 hrs ago 6 414
Inflation Report: The Fed's Next Rate Move Depends on Today's PCE Release 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 1 224
Layoffs 2025: Tech and government hardest hit as more than 1 million job losses announced so far this year 3 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 277
Construction labor crunch drives up costs and deepens America's housing affordability crisis 4 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Wednesday 2 285
The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods Grocery Chain 🫒 12 appalachiablue Tuesday Tuesday 61 2337
Economic Policy Selling the Poor on Spending Like They're Rich 2 Passages Monday Tuesday 26 645
Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses 0 Passages Tuesday Tuesday 4 257
Economic Policy Sources of America's Hidden Inflation 1 Passages Monday Monday 5 277
Economic Policy The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability 0 Passages Monday Monday 1 242
Abercrombie & Fitch, Walmart, Nike, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices 2 Eugene Nov 27 Nov 27 3 542
CBS News Journalist Uses Pie To Illustrate Wealth Inequality In America 🥧 8 appalachiablue Nov 26 Nov 27 30 1325
The Poverty Line is actually $140K for a family of 4. Why so many are struggling and angry. 8 jmbar2 Nov 26 Nov 27 21 1050
The 'S&P 493' reveals a very different U.S. economy WaPo 1 question everything Nov 25 Nov 25 12 609
The Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation 1 question everything Nov 22 Nov 22 5 424
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 3 340

Economy Continued...

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Delayed September Jobs Report Expected to Show Continued Weak Growth 12 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 7 966
What to expect in Thursday's jobs report 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 0 322
Crypto coins are all dropping. 6 multigraincracker Nov 19 Nov 19 6 713
US Department of Labor welcomes senior Trump Administration appointees 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 2 579
US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 19 Nov 19 7 411
10 Reduced inequalities Progress and setbacks in reducing income inequalities 0 Passages Nov 16 Nov 16 2 261
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 3 673
World Inequality Report 2026 Coming out soon 0 Passages Nov 16 Nov 16 1 402
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 1 361
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 2 256
Private Equity's Big Scheme, Gut Everything from Red Lobster to Hospitals, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA) 3 appalachiablue Nov 13 Nov 14 11 584
The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You're Fired 8 question everything Nov 11 Nov 11 4 688
Trump goes after America's meat producers over rising prices after failed bid to boost Argentine beef 8 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 2 555
Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report 1 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 10 544
U.S. freight-rail traffic drops 3.9% in Week 44 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 7 389
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 11 427
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Nov 6 Nov 6 6 413
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran 1 AStern Nov 5 Nov 5 2 316
Looking to experts for how the Supreme Court will rule on tariffs? They aren't sure either. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 346
ADP Employment Report set to show modest rebound in October amid Fed policy uncertainty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 356
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 5 6 477
Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 4 591
Bitcoin plummets to $100,000 as selling pressure mounts, government shutdown 'stalls' tailwinds 2 modrepub Nov 4 Nov 4 3 468
169-year-old outdoor store chain to shutter half its stores by next year, citing tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 7 689
ADP Rolls Out Weekly Payrolls Data After Halting Data to Fed - Bloomberg Businessweek 0 SouthBayDem Oct 31 Oct 31 7 501
🧰 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 7 491
AI and the Future of Work - 1 hour discussion at CUNY Graduate Center 2 BootinUp Oct 31 Oct 31 1 398
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them 4 Eugene Oct 30 Oct 31 8 530
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 1 425
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard 7 Warpy Oct 23 Oct 24 5 833

Economy Continued...

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September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 24 3 453
Trump takes wrecking ball to U.S. Economy and White House (3 articles) 1 Ranting Randy Oct 22 Oct 22 7 771
Andrew Ross Sorkin Explains the 1929 Financial Crash and Lessons for Today - Amanpour and Company PBS 1 Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 Oct 21 11 447
US to publish CPI report for annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 8 472
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 2 357
The UPS chaos shows tariffs have finally arrived on our doorsteps (snafus abound) 2 progree Oct 18 Oct 19 12 691
Why is No One Talking About This? Economic Correction - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Oct 18 Oct 18 5 545
Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US 1 Eugene Oct 17 Oct 17 9 455
Coincidence? In three days, two items I ordered from Amazon --- 5 3Hotdogs Oct 15 Oct 17 6 701
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it 0 erronis Oct 13 Oct 13 5 457
Some are saying this was Barron Trump! 15 pbmus Oct 11 Oct 13 31 2261
Bailing out Bessent's buddies' bets on Argentina 2 peppertree Oct 9 Oct 9 5 498
Just looked at the commodities market. 1 multigraincracker Oct 9 Oct 9 3 670
Personal Finance IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 0 nitpicked Oct 9 Oct 9 1 613
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 1 422
US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 4 605
USA Dollar Continues to Fall - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 5 Oct 5 6 746
Government Shutdown Leaves U.S. Treasury Operations Intact 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 3 1238
USA Shutdown - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 30 Sep 30 1 1106
CSX railroad replaces CEO after investor pressure and poor performance as Union Pacific merger looms 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 0 1151
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