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This week's (March 24 - March 28) and next week's (March 31 - April 4) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 825
US opens probe into nearly 1.3 million Ford F-150 trucks over unexpected gear shift 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 992
I think my opinions lack a certain 'prestige' at home. 4 chowmama Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1561
Trump allies press the White House to dial back Elon Musk's media interviews over his Social Security jabs 7 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1842
Trump's regulatory freeze throws US fishing industry into chaos 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 1174
Ripple effects of Trump's Agenda '25. 3 3Hotdogs Mar 2025 Mar 2025 13 1349
DU used to have a 'grateful dead' subgroup way back in the day 0 mdmc Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 922
Make me understand... Inflation is here to stay - why? 8 Trexmaster Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 1860
The Road Not Taken is Guaranteed Minimum Income - shared address by Jeff Atwood and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman 2 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 983
Trump says there will be no exemptions from steel and aluminum tariffs 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 929
Fascinating in the Extreme: How American Capitalists Industrialized China Without Tariffs. 3 NNadir Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1060
Chips and cookies have gotten too expensive. Shoppers are buying less 10 modrepub Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 2270
Dizzying Highs: Stock Market - Economics, Plato and PE - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1065
Dollar General CEO makes grim admission amid Trump's trade war 6 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 15 1740
Fed likely to pause rate cuts with clouds gathering over the economy 2 nitpicked Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 922
Tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 933
5 Trillion Wiped: US Stocks Crash; Europe's Defense Spending; Asia Responds To US Tariffs - Market Update 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 812
This week's (March 17 - March 21) and next week's (March 24 - March 28) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 545
Swiss National Bank (SNB) expected to cut 25 bps this week, nearing ZIRP. 2 roamer65 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 728
Expert economic forecasting with P. Krugman and his guest 1 BootinUp Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1116
Jamie Dimon raises concerns about tariffs two months after his now-famous 'get over it' line 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 824
Top Trump official Kevin Hassett blames 'Michigan people' for souring consumer confidence survey 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1192
Canadian grocery stores are sidelining US products -- and American businesses are feeling the pinch 8 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1592
DOGE Is Trying to Make It Harder to Track All Its Savings Lies 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1068
Gold vaults $3,000 in rush for safety from market - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 944
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what borrowers should know 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 853
How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years 17 progree Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 2603
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending March 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 817
The real reason Trump is waging a global trade war -- economics gurus, can you parse this? 2 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1204
USA Markets Crash - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1021

Economy Continued...

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What do LinkedIn, FedEx, BurgerKing, Hewlett Packard and Fortune magazine have in common? 4 GreatGazoo Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1483
Tariffs Will Increase US Debt - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 657
Why the US Trade Deficit is Actually Getting Bigger - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 591
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Mar 2025 8 1240
"Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1047
U.S. Moral Bankruptcy Could Lead to Economic Depression Fundraiser - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1081
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 993
Wall Street is turning its back on Elon Musk 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 850
A robocaller is trying to use Trump's anti-regulation rhetoric to get an FCC enforcement action reversed 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 715
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 716
US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 818
Retail observations 5 bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 1565
The US job market added fewer jobs than expected in February as unemployment unexpectedly rose 21 bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 4126
Exploding SpaceX Starships, tumbling Tesla stock: Elon Musk business ventures on a downhill path? - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1374
This week's (March 10 - March 14) and next week's (March 17 - March 21) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 703
Fact check on aisle 47: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1005
February jobs report is expected to show hiring uptick, unemployment rate holding steady 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 1133
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 1226
Venture Capital's government bailout begins (The hits just keep on coming) 0 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 869
Intel defeats shareholder lawsuit over foundry losses, $32 billion plunge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 829
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 894
Congressional Republicans 'don't see a huge appetite' for Trump's push to repeal the CHIPS Act 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 908
Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 913
The Trump Depression 5 Tansy_Gold Mar 2025 Mar 2025 16 1379
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 2025 Mar 2025 15 2016
CFPB drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1091
The Trump Election Bump Is Over. Tariffs Were the Fatal Blow 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1486
U.S. Economy Russiafied: Following the President's Orders - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1107
The US national debt is going to skyrocket upwards under Trump - Richard J Murphy 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 933
Elon Musk and DOGE promised up to $2 trillion in government savings. How much have they actually saved so far? 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1052

Economy Continued...

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Economists expect Recession to hit by end of 2025, early 2026. 2 DetlefK Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1068
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression 1 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 8 881
I would like to take a moment... 7 Hugin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 14 1514
Trump/Musk want to "revalue" Ft. Knox gold to buy crypto for the "Sovereign Wealth Fund" 27 jmbar2 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 35 5631
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Sells $33 Million in Stock 3 modrepub Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1244
American farm exports were worth $179 billion in 2022 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 935
Dow drops 300 points, Nasdaq slides 1% to start March as economic and tariff worries swirl: Live updates 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1293
Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 820
Brilliant tactic for amplifying shopping boycotts by messing with ad targeting 6 jmbar2 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 1857
This week's (March 3 - March 7) and next week's (March 10 - March 14) major U.S. economic reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 835
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1228
Modeling the Tariff Pass‑Through as a First‑Order Lag 1 mikelewis Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 859
Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan Tankus (cross-posted in GD) 0 usonian Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 770
This is a serious question 19 JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 3510
Atlanta Fed predicts negative 1.5 percent GDP growth in first quarter 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 1322
"Disaster From Day One" Daily Economic Damage Report 13 usonian Jan 2025 Feb 2025 34 4005
The CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 1027
AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down for Week 8 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 1118
Oil Train Safety Megathread. Updated February 27, 2025 [View all] 79 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Feb 2025 5 44856
Yanis Varoufakis 1 Be Leave On Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 1109
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