Tag Archives: Great Recession

“Liberty Day” Has Come!

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Dow opens 1,200 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq plunge as Trump tariffs roil markets; Apple, Nvidia and Nike slump; dollar and gold dive. U.S. stocks are plunging a day after U.S. President Trump outlined new tariffs aimed … Continue reading →

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Why Kill Social Security?

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Let’s say social security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother who’s 94, she wouldn’t call and complain. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the … Continue reading →

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How Long Must We Wait?

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Total existing-home sales[1] – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – progressed 4.2% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million in February. Year-over-year, sales slid 1.2% (down from 4.31 … Continue reading →

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Incompetence = Recession

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Trumpian Incompetence will provoke a counterreaction, which will prove to be an opportunity and rebirth. When that happens people will be ready to hear the truth that Trump will never understand—that when you turn America into a … Continue reading →

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It’s the Law of the Jungle

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “Trumpian Incompetence will provoke a counterreaction, which will prove to be an opportunity and rebirth. When that happens people will be ready to hear the truth that Trump will never understand—that when you turn America into a vast … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Animal Spirits?

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “We’re seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we’re actually seeing unfold from businesses and business leaders,” a White House official told reporters Monday, CNBC reported, adding, “The latter is obviously more … Continue reading →

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White Patriarchy In Decline

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever.” Random House It … Continue reading →

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Was Inflation the Problem?

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The West Wing may believe Bidenomics is working because the macroeconomic gurus at the Federal Reserve are telling the White House it’s working. But Bidenomics has failed to create sufficient tangible improvement in the lives of most … Continue reading →

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Job Market Still Booming

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsreported today. Employment trended up in health care, leisure and hospitality, government, and social … Continue reading →

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No Art of the Deal

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING KENNEDY’S CALL “After all, it is mathematically impossible to cut taxes for corporations and billionaires, sustain basic programs like defense and Social Security, and lower the deficit simultaneously:” Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. Huffington Post Historians will puzzle over the … Continue reading →

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