Economy

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
BLS: 1.5 million permanent US job losses in August Economy	2	189	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	265	September 28, 2023
Marketwatch: Personal bankruptcy filings totaled 39,286 in August an 18% Y-o-Y increase Economy	7	264	September 26, 2023
Apollo: "Corporate Bond default rates have tripled" (to 3%) Economy	1	103	September 23, 2023
Fannie Mae predicts mild recession, 1st half of 2024 Economy	6	208	September 23, 2023
Taxes. Is the Gov't getting enough money? Economy	4	176	September 21, 2023
This is a heating oil chart Economy	37	666	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	327	September 19, 2023
Census Bureau: US Real median household income dropped $2,000 last year (to $74,580) Economy	7	331	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	586	September 16, 2023
Breaking: HUGE MISS August PPI 0.7% M-o-M, vs 0.4% expected Economy	3	167	September 14, 2023
Dallas Fed: U.S. economy on track for soft landing Economy	4	221	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	266	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	200	September 8, 2023
WSJ: Unemployment 3.8%, (up from 3.5% in July), Walmart Cuts Starting Pay for Some New Hires Economy	5	204	September 8, 2023
Bloomberg: Business Bankruptcies Soar in August Economy	7	214	September 7, 2023
Case-Shiller home price index shows home prices have fallen (only) 5% Economy	18	366	August 28, 2023
Zillow offers 1% down payment (what could possibly go wrong?) Economy	5	225	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	961	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	349	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	322	August 9, 2023
USA Credit Rating downgraded Economy	57	946	August 8, 2023
Metro Phoenix evictions hit a 15-year high Economy	7	360	August 6, 2023
Charting Stocks for Beginners Economy	0	173	August 5, 2023
Ya did it again Joe! Inflation adjusted wages down for the 24th consecutive month of the Biden Presidency Economy	23	824	August 5, 2023
US Treasury: "Receipts down 11% Y-o-Y. Outlays up 10%" . . . I'm sure it's nothing though Economy	2	147	August 4, 2023
The rent is too damn high Economy	32	423	July 27, 2023