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Gold vaults $3,000 in rush for safety from market - Reuters 2 TexasTowelie Mar 14 Mar 14 3 373
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what borrowers should know 0 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 14 5 366
How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years 17 progree Mar 13 Mar 14 4 813
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending March 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 1 352
The real reason Trump is waging a global trade war -- economics gurus, can you parse this? 2 usonian Mar 9 Mar 13 8 635
USA Markets Crash - Joe Blogs 0 TexasTowelie Mar 12 Mar 12 3 450
What do LinkedIn, FedEx, BurgerKing, Hewlett Packard and Fortune magazine have in common? 4 GreatGazoo Mar 11 Mar 11 6 714
Tariffs Will Increase US Debt - Econ Lessons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 11 Mar 11 5 264
Why the US Trade Deficit is Actually Getting Bigger - TLDR News Global 0 TexasTowelie Mar 11 Mar 11 3 171
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Mar 10 8 588
"Pension funds, retail investors and money managers are worrying about the future of American capital markets." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 10 Mar 10 12 486
U.S. Moral Bankruptcy Could Lead to Economic Depression Fundraiser - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 10 Mar 10 6 450
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 9 9 350
Wall Street is turning its back on Elon Musk 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 9 Mar 9 10 362
A robocaller is trying to use Trump's anti-regulation rhetoric to get an FCC enforcement action reversed 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 0 300
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 0 328
US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections 0 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 1 372
Retail observations 5 bucolic_frolic Mar 7 Mar 7 10 625
The US job market added fewer jobs than expected in February as unemployment unexpectedly rose 21 bucolic_frolic Mar 7 Mar 7 10 1854
Exploding SpaceX Starships, tumbling Tesla stock: Elon Musk business ventures on a downhill path? - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 7 Mar 7 11 583
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 0 290
Fact check on aisle 47: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 4 418
February jobs report is expected to show hiring uptick, unemployment rate holding steady 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 0 405
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says 4 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 8 511
Venture Capital's government bailout begins (The hits just keep on coming) 0 usonian Mar 6 Mar 6 4 432
Intel defeats shareholder lawsuit over foundry losses, $32 billion plunge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 0 344
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 1 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 0 406
Congressional Republicans 'don't see a huge appetite' for Trump's push to repeal the CHIPS Act 2 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 2 396
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 2 465
The Trump Depression 5 Tansy_Gold Mar 5 Mar 5 16 671

Economy Continued...

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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 15 781
CFPB drops lawsuit against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud 2 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 3 485
The Trump Election Bump Is Over. Tariffs Were the Fatal Blow 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 6 668
U.S. Economy Russiafied: Following the President's Orders - Econ Lessons 2 TexasTowelie Mar 5 Mar 5 6 557
The US national debt is going to skyrocket upwards under Trump - Richard J Murphy 1 TexasTowelie Mar 5 Mar 5 4 468
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 3 427
Economists expect Recession to hit by end of 2025, early 2026. 2 DetlefK Mar 4 Mar 4 5 463
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression 1 usonian Mar 4 Mar 4 8 405
I would like to take a moment... 7 Hugin Mar 3 Mar 4 14 586
Trump/Musk want to "revalue" Ft. Knox gold to buy crypto for the "Sovereign Wealth Fund" 27 jmbar2 Mar 3 Mar 3 35 2570
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Sells $33 Million in Stock 3 modrepub Mar 3 Mar 3 11 602
American farm exports were worth $179 billion in 2022 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 3 393
Dow drops 300 points, Nasdaq slides 1% to start March as economic and tariff worries swirl: Live updates 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 2 553
Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 1 387
Brilliant tactic for amplifying shopping boycotts by messing with ad targeting 6 jmbar2 Mar 3 Mar 3 10 827
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 1 326
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts 3 Eugene Mar 2 Mar 2 4 576
Modeling the Tariff Pass‑Through as a First‑Order Lag 1 mikelewis Mar 2 Mar 2 5 358
Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan Tankus (cross-posted in GD) 0 usonian Mar 1 Mar 1 5 354
This is a serious question 19 JMCKUSICK Mar 1 Mar 1 10 999
Atlanta Fed predicts negative 1.5 percent GDP growth in first quarter 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 1 Mar 1 5 491
"Disaster From Day One" Daily Economic Damage Report 13 usonian Jan 22 Feb 27 34 2073
The CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more 1 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 5 397
AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down for Week 8 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 27 Feb 27 4 371
Oil Train Safety Megathread. Updated February 27, 2025 [View all] 79 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Feb 27 5 32290
Yanis Varoufakis 1 Be Leave On Feb 27 Feb 27 1 525
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 7 426
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled 2 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 4 417
Mass firing of federal workers by Trump White House not showing up in jobless claims. Yet. 6 progree Feb 23 Feb 26 4 658
Reuters Factbox-Where does the US get its copper? 1 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 2 446

Economy Continued...

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Cryptocurrency firm founder extradited from Portugal to face US fraud charges 2 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 1 347
Unusual SEC Request on Musk Lawsuit Raises Internal Concerns 1 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 10 511
IRS: Contractor leaked more than 400k returns 0 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 16 750
International comparison of hours you have to work to escape poverty 5 jmbar2 Feb 24 Feb 26 12 670
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 15, 2025 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 26 Feb 26 4 294
Joann to shutter all 800 fabric stores after failing to find a buyer to save its locations 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 25 Feb 25 10 713
Bitcoin slides below $90,000 as crypto selloff gathers steam 9 modrepub Feb 25 Feb 25 2 621
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 7 610
Antivirus software company Avast ordered to pay customer $16.5M 0 Eugene Feb 24 Feb 24 7 396
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 0 267
Bank of America says growth stocks are in a bubble exceeding the 'dot-com' and 'nifty fifty' eras 4 Cattledog Feb 23 Feb 23 12 731
Wall Street firms are exiting the housing market. Big time. 8 roamer65 Feb 22 Feb 22 8 1295
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 0 248
Home delistings soar 64% to the highest level in nearly a decade as buyers turn down sellers 9 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 17 Feb 22 13 1140
Is the New FTC Chairman Truly Pro-Enforcement? 0 Passages Feb 22 Feb 22 0 285
CEO confidence hits 3-year high amid optimism on labor market, economy 4 modrepub Feb 20 Feb 21 2 494
U.S. mid-Atlantic factory momentum slows as price inputs surge 2 modrepub Feb 20 Feb 20 8 379
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending February 15 7 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 20 Feb 20 3 556
Embattled EV maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 0 339
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 0 262
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