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S&P 500 closed Monday 11/17 at 6672, down 0.9% ## AI worries # Bitcoin down 2.2% # More than half homes lost value 19 progree Mar 2025 Saturday 12 4192
This week's (November 10 - November 14) and next week's (November 17 - November 21) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Friday 2 138
'It's like when you see the tsunami coming in': Agricultural economists sound the alarm about produce prices doubling 10 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 31 Oct 22 18 1269
How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 709
EF-0. Economy Stats with links to original sources. Links to LBN jobs threads thru 9/5/25 40 progree Sep 2012 Jul 2025 17 42797
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Markets - auto-self-updating embedded graphs: Dow, Oil, Dollar, Pound, Euro. Also: bonds and Listmania 5 progree Sep 2024 Apr 2025 8 4963
Notes on the Crises: Currently: Comprehensive coverage of the T&M Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025 2 usonian Feb 2025 Feb 2025 9 2031
Baloney Detection Kit 0 Hugin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 17 1710
Welcome to the Economy Group 0 Hugin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1805
10 Reduced inequalities Progress and setbacks in reducing income inequalities 0 Passages Sunday Sunday 2 165
Bill Maher on Mamdani, A.O.C., Bernie and Democratic Socialists. So he goes off on the failures of Socialism. 4 3Hotdogs Sunday Sunday 3 509
World Inequality Report 2026 Coming out soon 0 Passages Sunday Sunday 1 277
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 1 262
Private Equity's Big Scheme, Gut Everything from Red Lobster to Hospitals, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA) 3 appalachiablue Thursday Friday 11 448
The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You're Fired 8 question everything Tuesday Tuesday 4 499
Trump goes after America's meat producers over rising prices after failed bid to boost Argentine beef 8 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 2 417
Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report 1 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 10 434
U.S. freight-rail traffic drops 3.9% in Week 44 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 7 269
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 11 312
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Nov 6 Nov 6 6 326
'Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran 1 AStern Nov 5 Nov 5 2 226
Looking to experts for how the Supreme Court will rule on tariffs? They aren't sure either. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 261
ADP Employment Report set to show modest rebound in October amid Fed policy uncertainty 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 1 272
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 5 6 395
Denny's to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $620 million 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 4 479
Bitcoin plummets to $100,000 as selling pressure mounts, government shutdown 'stalls' tailwinds 2 modrepub Nov 4 Nov 4 3 364
169-year-old outdoor store chain to shutter half its stores by next year, citing tariffs 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 7 589
ADP Rolls Out Weekly Payrolls Data After Halting Data to Fed - Bloomberg Businessweek 0 SouthBayDem Oct 31 Oct 31 7 420
🧰 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 7 371

Economy Continued...

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AI and the Future of Work - 1 hour discussion at CUNY Graduate Center 2 BootinUp Oct 31 Oct 31 1 309
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them 4 Eugene Oct 30 Oct 31 8 431
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 1 323
Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard 7 Warpy Oct 23 Oct 24 5 727
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 23 Oct 24 3 366
Trump takes wrecking ball to U.S. Economy and White House (3 articles) 1 Ranting Randy Oct 22 Oct 22 7 669
Andrew Ross Sorkin Explains the 1929 Financial Crash and Lessons for Today - Amanpour and Company PBS 1 Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 Oct 21 11 348
US to publish CPI report for annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 8 385
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 2 255
The UPS chaos shows tariffs have finally arrived on our doorsteps (snafus abound) 2 progree Oct 18 Oct 19 12 606
Why is No One Talking About This? Economic Correction - Thom Hartmann 0 Rhiannon12866 Oct 18 Oct 18 5 466
Tariff rollercoaster prompts Chinese exporters to 'give up' on US 1 Eugene Oct 17 Oct 17 9 371
Coincidence? In three days, two items I ordered from Amazon --- 5 3Hotdogs Oct 15 Oct 17 6 599
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it 0 erronis Oct 13 Oct 13 5 377
Some are saying this was Barron Trump! 15 pbmus Oct 11 Oct 13 31 2085
Bailing out Bessent's buddies' bets on Argentina 2 peppertree Oct 9 Oct 9 5 411
Just looked at the commodities market. 1 multigraincracker Oct 9 Oct 9 3 585
Personal Finance IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 0 nitpicked Oct 9 Oct 9 1 534
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 1 331
US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 4 508
USA Dollar Continues to Fall - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 5 Oct 5 6 678
Government Shutdown Leaves U.S. Treasury Operations Intact 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 3 1113
USA Shutdown - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 30 Sep 30 1 1029
CSX railroad replaces CEO after investor pressure and poor performance as Union Pacific merger looms 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 29 Sep 29 0 1078
Trump slaps fresh US tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets 2 Eugene Sep 25 Sep 27 13 1612
USA Faces Bitter Pill - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 27 Sep 27 6 2032
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 2 700
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 1234
What To Expect From Friday's Report On Inflation 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 23 Sep 23 6 2733
The White House says it blocked US Steel's decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant 2 Eugene Sep 22 Sep 22 2 862

Economy Continued...

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This week's (September 22 - September 26) and next week's (September 29 - October 3) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 22 2 717
Bureau Of Labor Statistics Postpones Report With No Reason 5 Hugin Sep 20 Sep 20 9 1982
USA Bets on Growth - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 19 Sep 19 3 2442
'The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday 3 elleng Sep 17 Sep 17 1 902
What makes this week's Federal Reserve meeting unprecedented - PBS NewsHour 0 Rhiannon12866 Sep 17 Sep 17 4 1442
Adidas, Walmart, Home Depot, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices 0 Eugene Sep 16 Sep 16 14 2282
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports (wants semi-annual reporting) 7 Eugene Sep 15 Sep 15 4 1271
USA Dollar Fall Continues - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Sep 15 Sep 15 7 2687
This week's (September 15 - September 19) and next week's (September 22 - September 26) major U.S. economic reports 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 Sep 15 2 1069
August CPI preview: Inflation expected to stay sticky as Fed readies rate cut 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 11 Sep 11 3 1225
Does PPI lead and CPI lag? 4 Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 Sep 11 0 940
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 6 Sep 6 5 1365
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 progree Sep 4 Sep 5 3 586
Scherwin - Williams cutting matching 401k contributions 3 Raven123 Sep 5 Sep 5 5 2378
This week's (September 8 - September 12) and next week's (September 15 - September 19) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 5 Sep 5 3 1255
August jobs report to show further 'softness growing' in the US labor market as Fed rate cuts near 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 5 5 2193
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to 6.5%, the lowest since last October 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 2 516
Stephen Miran to pledge upholding Fed independence at nomination hearing Thursday 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 4 Sep 4 3 543
USA Bonds Crisis - Joe Blogs 2 TexasTowelie Sep 3 Sep 3 5 719
Inflation rumbles on 0 bucolic_frolic Sep 3 Sep 3 1 630
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