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Market metrics thru 5/8 - stock indexes, treasury yields and gold, silver, and WTI oil over the past 4 weeks 7 progree Mar 16 May 9 3 933
This week's (May 4 - May 8) and next week's (May 11 - May 15) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 2 422
SP500 closed Tue. 5/12 at 7401 etc. # The promised Friday 5/15 update never happened. No updates expected before 5/25 21 progree Mar 2025 Mar 21 14 7265
Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 2025 Jan 2026 11 1314
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1748
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 5/8/26 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 50697
Please help track data suppression and alternative sources. 7 jmbar2 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 11 4122
Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 6820
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 2718
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 2729
Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years 13 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday 12 hrs ago 28 1491
This week's (May 18 - May 22) and next week's (May 25 - May 29) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 1 175
Sell high, Buy low. I think it's about time. 7 multigraincracker Saturday Monday 10 648
Ominous bond trades point to much higher rates 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 5 367
The Fed will have to raise interest rates in July to appease 'bond vigilantes,' Yardeni says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 0 317
Starbucks to lay off 300 U.S. employees, shutter some regional support offices 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 357
Nick Hanauer, billionaire, launches new channel to address income inequality - "Class Traitor" 2 jmbar2 Thursday Thursday 1 366
This week's (May 11 - May 15) and next week's (May 18 - May 22) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 13 May 13 1 343
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for April 25, 2026 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 13 May 13 2 343
GM laying off hundreds of IT workers globally, citing need for new skills 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 12 May 13 3 626
Inflation could hit 4% next month and stay elevated for rest of year, economist warns - PBS NewsHour 0 Rhiannon12866 May 13 May 13 6 345
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 3 TexasTowelie May 11 May 12 9 554
Massive Damage - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie May 12 May 12 8 479
Spirit's collapse left dozens of bright yellow jets scattered around the country. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 11 May 11 2 1140
Researchers find 42% drop in Canadians visiting US metro areas amid Trump 2.0 1 Eugene May 11 May 11 7 394
Massive Shock - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie May 11 May 11 13 1597
Gartner Report: AI job cuts are not saving companies money. What's really behind the cuts? 1 jmbar2 May 10 May 10 3 701
Collapse Widens - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie May 9 May 9 7 642
What to expect in Friday's jobs report 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 8 May 8 1 356
The Latest Hero of the 'Yimby' Movement Is a Massachusetts Man in a Hoodie 0 question everything May 8 May 8 5 635

Economy Continued...

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Over 20,000 Sailors Are Stranded by the Iran War. This Is Who They Call. 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 7 May 7 9 655
Jobs report coming Friday as layoff announcements mount, but hiring appears to be on the upswing 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 7 May 7 0 402
Jet-Fuel Prices Are Spiking and Trump's Advisers Are Worried 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 7 May 7 13 1113
Collapse Spreads - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie May 6 May 6 8 642
The House That Built America 3 question everything May 5 May 6 15 642
A Federal Housing Handout Has Ended. Foreclosures Will Follow. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 4 May 4 5 1559
'Godspeed my friend': Inside the final hours of Spirit Airlines 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 3 May 4 21 1476
Collapse Starts - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie May 3 May 3 10 666
Beyond H-1B: How US Tech Firms Exploit PERM Process to Discriminate Against American Tech Workers 0 jmbar2 May 3 May 3 5 344
The Real Cost Of Trump's Iran Escalation, According To Justin Wolfers - Justin Wolfers 3 Rhiannon12866 May 3 May 3 6 468
CSX says more businesses are shipping via rail to avoid surging fuel costs 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2 May 3 10 475
America's Pandemic Car Bubble Is Now Trapping Buyers in Debt 4 question everything Apr 29 Apr 30 11 757
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores 0 Eugene Apr 29 Apr 29 8 418
Aircraft Technicians Make Six Figures and Airlines Can't Find Enough of Them 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 26 Apr 26 3 484
The Bank of England is now warning of a market crash 5 bucolic_frolic Apr 25 Apr 25 23 1349
U.S. inflation picture is the worst in almost 4 years 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 24 Apr 25 6 506
This week's (April 20 - April 24) and next week's (April 27 - May 1) major U.S. economic reports 9 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 22 Apr 23 1 529
Another grotesque stock market manipulation today 8 jmbar2 Apr 21 Apr 22 15 988
AbbVie to build $1.4B pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in NC, create hundreds of jobs in Durham, North Carolina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 22 Apr 22 2 413
Trump ECONOMIC COLLAPSE Hidden in Plain Sight - MeidasTouch 2 Rhiannon12866 Apr 21 Apr 21 7 849
AI Is Already Replacing These Workers in the U.S. 👤 0 appalachiablue Apr 20 Apr 20 9 617
'If We Net Export Oil, Why Are Gas Prices Going Up?' 2 sop Apr 19 Apr 19 6 641
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 18 Apr 18 2 611
The Financial Product That Blew Up the Global Economy Is Back 2 LiberalArkie Apr 18 Apr 18 10 772
Wall Street Journal announces the era of the "mega layoff" 3 jmbar2 Apr 18 Apr 18 11 739
Worst Consumer Sentiment In History: Why Now Is Worse Than 2008 Joanne Hsu 1 bucolic_frolic Apr 17 Apr 18 5 537
Wall Street Is Spending Its Big Windfall on Wall Street 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 Apr 17 1 554
IMF Warning - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Apr 16 Apr 16 4 444
Trump's War Fallout Hits FAST Sparking Fears of GLOBAL RECESSION - Talking Feds 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 16 Apr 16 3 415
Is the "AI Boom" already over? Tech Valuations Back to Pre-AI Boom Levels 8 usonian Apr 12 Apr 13 10 1092

Economy Continued...

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NorthEast Radio Watch 4/6/2026: No More Local Managers at Audacy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 11 1 484
Why Trump Keeps Wrecking The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 1 Rhiannon12866 Apr 11 Apr 11 3 624
The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 10 Apr 10 6 731
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav's 'extraordinary' $887 million golden parachute gets ripped by proxy advisory firm ISS 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 10 Apr 10 1 490
Ford Asks Trump Administration for Relief as Tariffs Pummel F-150 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 8 Apr 8 9 754
A Fire Sale Has U.S. Office Buildings Going for 90% Off 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 7 Apr 7 8 940
U.S. Ford Motor Company Sales In The Red During Q1 2026 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 6 Apr 6 8 902
Gary's Economics: "The Iran Economic Shock: How to Protect Yourself" 15 jmbar2 Apr 5 Apr 6 11 1577
For 10 straight months, monthly job growth has alternated between positive and negative - excellent graph 5 progree Apr 5 Apr 5 6 996
The U.S. Plastics Industry Was in the Doldrums. Then the Iran War Began. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 5 Apr 5 2 689
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 5 Apr 5 1 288
The US economy added a higher-than-expected 178,000 jobs last month 9 MichMan Apr 3 Apr 3 0 1144
The March jobs report will be released on Friday. Here's what to expect 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 3 Apr 3 1 666
March jobs report to show updated view of fragile labor market as war unfolded 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 0 524
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 1 734
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 1 576
Slow Growth Impacts Nation's Largest Counties Hardest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 29 2 994
US court overturns $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina over oil firm seizure 2 peppertree Mar 28 Mar 28 1 733
Is There Any Sane Reason Why the Market has Not Fallen 10%+ ? 30 GreatGazoo Mar 13 Mar 27 5 2536
Damn... 0 SonOfNebanaube Mar 27 Mar 27 3 762
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