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Project 2025 Tracker + Trump Action Tracker 2 Hugin Dec 2025 Jan 14 11 850
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Canada: Labour Force Survey, February 2026 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 0 206
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Prices for any available supplies of fertilizer have spiked more than a third since the war in Iran 4 progree Saturday Thursday 6 395
BLS Report: January job openings and total separations change little; hires unchanged 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 3 214
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Trump's Dumb Ideas To Save The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Sunday Sunday 5 539
How the Iran war could start to impact U.S. retail prices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 8 413
Retail sales January delayed report: December: 0.0%, January: Minus 0.2%, THESE ARE NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, 3/6/26 2 progree Mar 12 Mar 13 7 417
In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, Fortune, 2/23 3 progree Mar 11 Mar 11 18 588
Grocery Outlet closing 36 stores, including several in SoCal 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 11 7 662
White House Removes Republican Member of N.T.S.B. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 10 5 852
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 21, 2026 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 3 407
In 1976, studies showed that less than 40% of jobs in America paid enough to support a family of four on their own. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 8 535
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 0 102
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Trump Met Privately With Coinbase CEO Before Blasting Banks Over Crypto Bill: Report 1 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 4 441
Iran war spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 8 Mar 8 7 474
USA Jobs Shock - Joe Blogs 4 TexasTowelie Mar 7 Mar 7 5 807
The February jobs numbers are coming out Friday. Here's what to expect 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 1 393
What to Expect from the February Jobs Report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 366
What to expect in Friday's jobs report 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 2 318
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 1 353
Private Credit Cracks: The Warning Signs Are Growing - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Mar 4 Mar 4 4 543
This week's (March 2 - March 6) and next week's (March 9 - March 13) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 376
Major Pizza Chain Closing 300 Locations: What To Know In VA 11 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 12 1008
Exclusive: Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 1 nitpicked Feb 26 Feb 26 6 419
Justin Wolfers: Uncertainty Is an Economic Shock--And Tariffs Create It - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 26 Feb 26 1 424
USA's $900 Billion Problem - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 25 Feb 25 8 441
This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 23 Feb 24 10 804
Rick Woldenberg, one of the plaintiffs who helped take down Trump's tariffs, speaks to DW - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Feb 24 Feb 24 5 381
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 7, 2026 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 24 Feb 24 3 527
Tariffs On Goods vs. Tariffs On Countries: Justin Wolfers Breaks Down The Crucial Difference - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 24 Feb 24 1 405
Potential impacts of the AI revolution, written like a sci-fi story. 2 jmbar2 Feb 22 Feb 23 5 609
USA in Chaos - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 23 Feb 23 2 376
The Hidden Cost Of On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs--Justin Wolfers Breaks It Down - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 23 Feb 23 3 374
Justin Wolfers: Court Curbs Trump's Tariffs--Markets Cheer - Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 21 Feb 21 5 435
Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 18 Feb 19 7 723
USA Debt Crisis - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 17 Feb 17 2 469
This week's (February 9 - February 13) and next week's (February 16 - February 20) major U.S. economic reports 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 16 4 528
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23. - Justin Wolfers 5 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 16 7 805
This week's (February 16 - February 20) and next week's (February 23 - February 27) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 16 Feb 16 2 455
Trump Economy Gets RUDE AWAKENING as REAL Data EMERGES - Meidas Touch 2 Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 Feb 15 9 605
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The one industry powering the U.S. labor market 8 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 14 Feb 14 10 758
USA Outlook Darkens - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 13 Feb 13 4 452

Economy Continued...

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"The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 12 Feb 12 2 428
Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 12 1 467
Coming Wednesday: The 'Super Bowl of jobs reports' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 10 Feb 12 4 516
Year-onYear Change in US Construction Employment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 4 484
Trump's latest pick to lead the BLS faces challenging job ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 11 Feb 11 1 481
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CEO of Digital Asset Company SafeMoon Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Crypto-Fraud Scheme 5 Eugene Feb 10 Feb 10 6 537
USA Bond Crisis - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 9 Feb 9 7 666
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 progree Feb 4 Feb 9 1 487
Justin Wolfers Explains How The Dow Can Hit 50,000 While The Job Market Weakens(!) - CNN Newsroom 3 Rhiannon12866 Feb 9 Feb 9 5 785
NYT Opinion Round Table: What if Labor Becomes Unnecessary? 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 4 Feb 7 5 809
Why Trump Is WRECKING THE DOLLAR w/ Justin Wolfers - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Justin Wolfers 0 Rhiannon12866 Feb 7 Feb 7 6 739
Leaked: THEY Now Control the FED (Most Aren't Ready) 0 bucolic_frolic Feb 6 Feb 6 4 582
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 2 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 2 495
USA Dollar Whipsaws - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2 Feb 2 4 536
No One Knows How Many Deadly Air Bags Are on U.S. Roads 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 Jan 31 5 616
Trump's Inflation Report Card - Senator Elizabeth Warren 0 Rhiannon12866 Jan 30 Jan 30 4 465
Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 1 751
Falling Dollar, Skyrocketing Debt, and Trade Deficits -- But Why? - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 30 Jan 30 4 493
This week's (January 26 - January 30) and next week's (February 2 - February 6) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 29 Jan 29 3 528
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