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The real reason Trump is waging a global trade war -- economics gurus, can you parse this? 2 usonian Mar 9 Mar 13 8 687
USA Markets Crash - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Mar 12 Mar 12 3 480
What do LinkedIn, FedEx, BurgerKing, Hewlett Packard and Fortune magazine have in common? 4 GreatGazoo Mar 11 Mar 11 6 788
Tariffs Will Increase US Debt - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 11 Mar 11 5 298
Why the US Trade Deficit is Actually Getting Bigger - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Mar 11 Mar 11 3 204
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Mar 10 8 623
"Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 12 524
U.S. Moral Bankruptcy Could Lead to Economic Depression Fundraiser - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 10 Mar 10 6 494
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 9 9 394
Wall Street is turning its back on Elon Musk 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 10 394
A robocaller is trying to use Trump's anti-regulation rhetoric to get an FCC enforcement action reversed 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 0 328
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 0 356
US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 1 406
Retail observations 5 bucolic_frolic Mar 7 Mar 7 10 712
The US job market added fewer jobs than expected in February as unemployment unexpectedly rose 21 bucolic_frolic Mar 7 Mar 7 10 2032
Exploding SpaceX Starships, tumbling Tesla stock: Elon Musk business ventures on a downhill path? - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 7 Mar 7 11 654
This week's (March 10 - March 14) and next week's (March 17 - March 21) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 0 324
Fact check on aisle 47: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 4 485
February jobs report is expected to show hiring uptick, unemployment rate holding steady 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 0 460
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says 4 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 8 559
Venture Capital's government bailout begins (The hits just keep on coming) 0 usonian Mar 6 Mar 6 4 457
Intel defeats shareholder lawsuit over foundry losses, $32 billion plunge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 0 372
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 1 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 0 445
Congressional Republicans 'don't see a huge appetite' for Trump's push to repeal the CHIPS Act 2 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 2 436
Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 490
The Trump Depression 5 Tansy_Gold Mar 5 Mar 5 16 722
I was trying to explain to DH what I think is going to happen with housing, owned and rental, in this current insanity. 7 chowmama Mar 5 Mar 5 15 890
CFPB drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud 2 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 3 568
The Trump Election Bump Is Over. Tariffs Were the Fatal Blow 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 6 733
U.S. Economy Russiafied: Following the President's Orders - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 5 Mar 5 6 603

Economy Continued...

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The US national debt is going to skyrocket upwards under Trump - Richard J Murphy 1 TexasTowelie Mar 5 Mar 5 4 503
Elon Musk and DOGE promised up to $2 trillion in government savings. How much have they actually saved so far? 3 Eugene Mar 4 Mar 4 3 475
Economists expect Recession to hit by end of 2025, early 2026. 2 DetlefK Mar 4 Mar 4 5 499
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression 1 usonian Mar 4 Mar 4 8 440
I would like to take a moment... 7 Hugin Mar 3 Mar 4 14 639
Trump/Musk want to "revalue" Ft. Knox gold to buy crypto for the "Sovereign Wealth Fund" 27 jmbar2 Mar 3 Mar 3 35 2789
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Sells $33 Million in Stock 3 modrepub Mar 3 Mar 3 11 642
American farm exports were worth $179 billion in 2022 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 3 432
Dow drops 300 points, Nasdaq slides 1% to start March as economic and tariff worries swirl: Live updates 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 587
Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 1 417
Brilliant tactic for amplifying shopping boycotts by messing with ad targeting 6 jmbar2 Mar 3 Mar 3 10 893
This week's (March 3 - March 7) and next week's (March 10 - March 14) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 1 349
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts 3 Eugene Mar 2 Mar 2 4 642
Modeling the Tariff Pass‑Through as a First‑Order Lag 1 mikelewis Mar 2 Mar 2 5 375
Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan Tankus (cross-posted in GD) 0 usonian Mar 1 Mar 1 5 382
This is a serious question 19 JMCKUSICK Mar 1 Mar 1 10 1152
Atlanta Fed predicts negative 1.5 percent GDP growth in first quarter 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 1 Mar 1 5 528
"Disaster From Day One" Daily Economic Damage Report 13 usonian Jan 2025 Feb 27 34 2232
The CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more 1 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 5 443
AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down for Week 8 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 4 407
Oil Train Safety Megathread. Updated February 27, 2025 [View all] 79 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Feb 27 5 32835
Yanis Varoufakis 1 Be Leave On Feb 27 Feb 27 1 568
Gov. JB Pritzker and state's Democratic delegation in Washington say White House withholding $1.9 billion in federal fun 2 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 7 456
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled 2 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 4 444
Mass firing of federal workers by Trump White House not showing up in jobless claims. Yet. 6 progree Feb 23 Feb 26 4 706
Reuters Factbox-Where does the US get its copper? 1 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 2 476
Cryptocurrency firm founder extradited from Portugal to face US fraud charges 2 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 1 383
Unusual SEC Request on Musk Lawsuit Raises Internal Concerns 1 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 10 545
IRS: Contractor leaked more than 400k returns 0 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 16 771
International comparison of hours you have to work to escape poverty 5 jmbar2 Feb 24 Feb 26 12 743

Economy Continued...

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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 15, 2025 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 26 Feb 26 4 318
Joann to shutter all 800 fabric stores after failing to find a buyer to save its locations 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 10 757
Bitcoin slides below $90,000 as crypto selloff gathers steam 9 modrepub Feb 25 Feb 25 2 686
The Krasnov stock market is underwater - it closed below the last pre-inauguration level for the first time today 1 progree Feb 24 Feb 25 7 635
Antivirus software company Avast ordered to pay customer $16.5M 0 Eugene Feb 24 Feb 24 7 416
This week's (Feb. 24 - Feb. 28) and next week's (March 3 - March 7) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 0 289
Bank of America says growth stocks are in a bubble exceeding the 'dot-com' and 'nifty fifty' eras 4 Cattledog Feb 23 Feb 23 12 782
Wall Street firms are exiting the housing market. Big time. 8 roamer65 Feb 22 Feb 22 8 1350
Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 Feb 22 0 277
Home delistings soar 64% to the highest level in nearly a decade as buyers turn down sellers 9 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 22 13 1187
Is the New FTC Chairman Truly Pro-Enforcement? 0 Passages Feb 22 Feb 22 0 300
CEO confidence hits 3-year high amid optimism on labor market, economy 4 modrepub Feb 20 Feb 21 2 536
U.S. mid-Atlantic factory momentum slows as price inputs surge 2 modrepub Feb 20 Feb 20 8 400
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending February 15 7 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 3 613
Embattled EV maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 371
This week's (Feb. 17 - Feb. 21) and next week's (Feb. 24 - Feb. 28) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 282
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions 3 Eugene Feb 19 Feb 19 3 541
How to adjust your portfolio in the midst of all this madness... 3 mikelewis Feb 19 Feb 19 2 788
Guess Why Saudi Arabia is Hosting the Ukraine Truce Talks? 12 GreatGazoo Feb 18 Feb 18 8 1021
Target drops DEI initiatives and learns there are harsh consequences 2 Cattledog Feb 18 Feb 18 12 974
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