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Americans Spend Big On Christmas Cheer... And Mums

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With an expected per-person spending of $875, no other holiday rooted in long-standing tradition comes close to the winter holiday season...


Entrepreneurialism Isn't A Choice, It's A State Of Mind: The Genius Of Bernie Marcus

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“Get out of the car! Get the f**k out of my car.

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Unaffordable Housing And Homeless Encampments: How Did It Get This Bad?

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To reverse the damage wrought by financialization, we must reverse financialization...


Wedding-flation: The State-By-State Costs Of Tying-The-Knot

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...as a father of two girls...


Harvard Prof Says People Are Better Off Than They Think, Blames Media For Harris Loss

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If only the media would have told people they were better off than they were, people would have believed it...


​​​​​​​Mountain Miracle: One Of Maryland's Poorest Elementary Schools Outperforms Thanks To "Our Community"

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“We took the walls down to the school and open it up to the community. So, the community is part..." 

 


Surge In 'Hope' Lifts UMich Consumer Sentiment In Early November Survey

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Ironically, Democrats' confidence rose in the latest survey while Independents tumbled...


Americans Have Burned Through Their Pandemic Savings

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At the end of September 2024, Americans had collectively dis-saved $291 billion since March 2020


Government Employees Dominate US Union Membership

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Local, State, and Federal Government employees have by far the largest union memberships...


This Is The Median Home Price In Each US State

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Factors like local demand, land availability, economic conditions, and housing regulations all contribute to the median home prices in each state...


Worse Off Now? Real Wages Have Declined Since Nov. 2020

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46% of voters in key states said that their family was worse off now than it was four years ago, the highest ever in presidential exit polls...


Molson Coors Says US Beer Demand Sinks In "Challenged Macroeconomic Environment"

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Oops.


Continuing Jobless Claims Jump To 3-Year-Highs

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Is this the start of the 'unraveling' of the Biden admin 'adjustments'?


How American Households Have Changed Over The Last 65 Years

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The composition of American households has shifted significantly since 1960 as fewer people have kids and the scale of economic resources has declined...


Goodbye Middle Class: Half Of All American Workers Make Less Than $43,222.81 A Year

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We are in far more trouble than most people realize, and the months ahead are going to be extremely challenging...


Schiff: The Data Says Stagflation

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"Voters are not necessarily fooled. That’s why so many want change - they don’t want to stay the course..."


The Brookings Institute Wonders Why Consumer Sentiment Is So Bad, We Can Help

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Wow, what an amazing consortium of ivory tower thinking...


Homes In SoCal's Planned 'City Of Kindness' To Start In The Very Friendly $400,000s

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The development in San Bernardino County will include nearly 15,700 homes geared to families with active outdoor lifestyles.


US Working Poor Hit By "Weaker Credit Metrics & Mixed Confidence" As Black Friday Nears

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"... discretionary spending remaining selective." 


Rate-Cuts? ISM Services Soars To 27-Month-Highs

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...employment surged back into expansion (so no hurricane impact there?) while new orders and prices paid dipped...