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Fox Host: GOP 'Silently, Quietly Breathing A Sigh Of Relief' On Tariff Ruling
Heather, Crooksandliars.com
Fox's Shannon Bream discusses what Republicans are telling them behind closed doors on these illegal Trump tariffs. They all know they're a tax on Americans and inflation and the economy is going to hurt them in the midterm elections, but apparently, the cowa…
Feb 21, 2026, 1:58 PM
'We're just going to get worse': 3 reasons Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz thinks the US economy will keep weakening
Jennifer Sor, Business Insider
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz pointed to several concerns he had about the US economy, like the decline in blue-collar jobs & uncertainty over rates.
Feb 20, 2026, 10:15 AM
Gold price below $5,000 as investors wait on Fed guidance for clues
Pedro Goncalves, Yahoo Entertainment
Markets currently expect the Fed to cut rates in June
Feb 18, 2026, 9:32 AM
10 Presidents Day Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My three-day weekend reads: • Why a ‘K-Shaped’ Economy Means More Risk for Stock Investors: The wealthy are propping up consumer spending thanks to a multi-year bull run, while lower earners pinch pennies. That creates a fragile circular dynamic — if stocks s…
Feb 16, 2026, 11:30 AM
Gold prices dip on firmer U.S. dollar
Reuters, The Times of India
Monday brought a small drop in gold prices, a contrast to the robust gains of the previous trading day. The latest inflation report from the U.S. was softer than expected, raising expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Feb 16, 2026, 1:52 AM
Trump Tanked Job Growth in 2025 to Basically Nothing
Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
It’s official: the jobless boom of Donald Trump’s first year back in office was even worse than we originally thought. A jobs report published Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics contained significant downward revisions for the already weak job growth…
Feb 11, 2026, 4:45 PM
The Jobs Data Is Good, Bad and Trending Towards Recession. Got It? Me Neither
Jacob Weindling, Jezebel
Job growth in 2025 was already very bad, and it got worse in a good January jobs report.
Feb 11, 2026, 4:09 PM
U.S. unexpectedly adds 130,000 jobs in January after a weak 2025
Scott Horsley, NPR
U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% from 4.4% in December. Annual revisions show that job growth last year was far weaker than initially reported.
Feb 11, 2026, 1:57 PM
Trump’s Affordability Ideas Would Probably All Backfire
Rogé Karma, The Atlantic
How not to solve the cost-of-living crisis
Feb 10, 2026, 12:00 PM
In economic speeches, Trump claims inflation victory nearly 20 times even as prices bite
By Tim Reid, Yahoo Entertainment
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Donald Trump has cast himself as Republicans’ chief messenger on the cost of living in an election year, but a...
Feb 8, 2026, 9:50 AM
Consumer sentiment brightens, defying economists' expectations
Max Zahn, ABC News
Shopper attitudes remain below where they registered a year ago, data showed.
Feb 6, 2026, 3:40 PM
The Struggle for the Fed
Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books
The Fed is under attack. Can it be both protected and held accountable?
Feb 5, 2026, 1:00 PM
The Great Unwind
Occupywallst.com
The economy is crashing because Wall Street spent trillions shorting Japan's currency and now they're being squeezed.
Feb 4, 2026, 5:49 PM
Gold and silver prices soared, then plummeted. What’s going on?
John Power, Al Jazeera English
Analysts see various factors at play for price swings, from Trump's unpredictability to distrust in economic systems.
Feb 3, 2026, 9:10 AM
How the decline of economic data could end up with a lot of unemployed Americans
Andy Kiersz, Business Insider
The quality and availability of economic data is declining. That could end up with a lot of unemployed Americans and increase the chance of recession.
Feb 2, 2026, 9:14 AM
Donald Trump Is Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Going To Hate This Report On How His Economy Is Doing...
Alexa Lisitza, Buzzfeed
I'm keeping track of Trump's economy right here. Every month. Enjoy!View Entire Post ›
Feb 1, 2026, 2:45 PM
Utilities want $31 billion more from customers, and your electric bill is about to feel it
Ellen Thomas, Business Insider
Electric and gas providers more than doubled rate increase requests to state regulators last year, often citing soaring demand from AI data centers.
Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 AM
Gold prices cross $5,100 for the first time amid geopolitical uncertainties
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Spot gold price touches an all-time high of $5,110.50 for an ounce in the first hours of the day.
Jan 26, 2026, 10:29 AM
Gold and Silver Signal the End of American Financial Dominance
Jacob Weindling, Jezebel
“Gold heads for best week since 2008” is not exactly a headline that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but such is the present state of the American economy.
Jan 23, 2026, 3:51 PM
10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Five Reasons Gold Is Surging Toward $5,000 an Ounce: Buying the precious metal has become the antidote for market jitters (Wall Street Journal) • Rich Americans Had a Good 2025. Everyone Else Fell Behind: The top 1% o…
Jan 23, 2026, 11:30 AM
Gold price nears $5,000 as geopolitical worries linger
Vicky McKeever, Yahoo Entertainment
Gold prices rose on Friday, advancing closer to the $5,000 mark, as geopolitical concerns remained in focus.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:43 AM
7 charts show how the economy looked in Donald Trump's first year of his second presidency
Madison Hoff,Allie Kelly, Business Insider
President Donald Trump wrapped up his first year in his second term. Here's how inflation, the job market, tariffs, and spending have evolved.
Jan 20, 2026, 9:27 AM
Gold falls over 1% as profit‑taking, easing geopolitical risks weigh
Reuters, The Times of India
Gold prices dropped on Friday after reaching record highs. Investors took profits as geopolitical tensions eased, reducing gold's safe-haven appeal. Despite the dip, gold is set for its second consecutive weekly gain. Silver also saw a decline after hitting a…
Jan 17, 2026, 5:40 AM
Gold slips as upbeat US data boosts dollar, dims rate-cut bets
By Ishaan Arora, Yahoo Entertainment
By Ishaan Arora Jan 16 (Reuters) - Gold extended its losses on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data dampened expectations of the U.S.
Jan 16, 2026, 4:56 AM