Economy

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Bloomberg: Big Banks Set to Write Off a Lot of Bad Loans Economy	3	281	October 12, 2023
Paying back debt? Why not? Economy	4	192	October 12, 2023
Samsung (World's #1 in Smart Phones and World #1 in memory chips) anticipates 78% drop in operating profit Economy	1	316	October 11, 2023
Oct 6 Jobs Report: One-third of new jobs (ttm) went to persons born abroad Economy	28	368	October 6, 2023
BLS: 1.5 million permanent US job losses in August Economy	2	192	October 1, 2023
Pending home sales fell 7.1% in August; 18.7% y-o-y Economy	2	180	September 29, 2023
NY Post (and CNN): Credit card and car loan defaults hit 10-year high as inflation squeezes families Economy	13	268	September 28, 2023
Marketwatch: Personal bankruptcy filings totaled 39,286 in August an 18% Y-o-Y increase Economy	7	269	September 26, 2023
Apollo: "Corporate Bond default rates have tripled" (to 3%) Economy	1	104	September 23, 2023
Fannie Mae predicts mild recession, 1st half of 2024 Economy	6	209	September 23, 2023
Taxes. Is the Gov't getting enough money? Economy	4	177	September 21, 2023
This is a heating oil chart Economy	37	673	September 20, 2023
BEA.gov: During the first 7 months of 2023, Americans paid a total of $3.3 TRILLION in personal interest Economy	4	332	September 19, 2023
Census Bureau: US Real median household income dropped $2,000 last year (to $74,580) Economy	7	336	September 16, 2023
UPDATE: $90/barrel .....Oil now $82/barrel Hmm Up 21% in one month. How much is that in annual terms? Economy	20	589	September 16, 2023
Breaking: HUGE MISS August PPI 0.7% M-o-M, vs 0.4% expected Economy	3	169	September 14, 2023
Dallas Fed: U.S. economy on track for soft landing Economy	4	222	September 10, 2023
Interesting tidbit from Bloomberg: For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. is importing more goods from Mexico than from China Economy	5	267	September 9, 2023
CNBC: 21% of older Americans rely on Social Security for their sole source of income. (In 2014, it was 13%.) Economy	0	201	September 8, 2023
WSJ: Unemployment 3.8%, (up from 3.5% in July), Walmart Cuts Starting Pay for Some New Hires Economy	5	205	September 8, 2023
Bloomberg: Business Bankruptcies Soar in August Economy	7	215	September 7, 2023
Case-Shiller home price index shows home prices have fallen (only) 5% Economy	18	367	August 28, 2023
Zillow offers 1% down payment (what could possibly go wrong?) Economy	5	226	August 25, 2023
Another metals trader has been stung after buying fake nickel (turned out to be full of near-worthless rubble) Economy	0	392	August 24, 2023
Philly Fed report claims BLS jobs data overstated by 1.1 million jobs Economy	32	962	August 23, 2023
China, new home sales fall 28.6% in a month, 39+% in a year, Exports plummet 14.5% Y-o-Y, Youth unemployment over 20%! No longer to be reported . . . . (goodbye BRICS) Economy	3	350	August 16, 2023
Stock Market unhappy today as Moody's downgrades 10 major banks Economy	1	216	August 8, 2023
Americans' Credit Card Balances approaching $1 Trillion (surged 15.8% in 12 mos.) Economy	20	325	August 9, 2023
USA Credit Rating downgraded Economy	57	948	August 8, 2023
Metro Phoenix evictions hit a 15-year high Economy	7	363	August 6, 2023