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Economy

North Coast Lawyer

(120 posts)

9. So Unexpected

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2025, 11:19 AM

Mar 2025

Who would have thought that firing thousands of people, tearing up international trade agreements, and generally ripping up the rule of law economies require for stability would have negative effects?

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The US job market added fewer jobs than expected in February as unemployment unexpectedly rose [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 OP

Gee 🤔 how'd that happen? underpants Mar 2025 #1

Talk about a stupidly blind headline... sheesh NotHardly Mar 2025 #19

Unexpectedly rose? SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2

Exactly what I was about to say! ms liberty Mar 2025 #3

The greedy sick billionaires want to normalize the lunatic in the WH so badly....... wolfie001 Mar 2025 #5

Oh I don't trust anything they say SheltieLover Mar 2025 #6

+33. Phony "expectations" intended to pre-manage our reactions. n/t Harker Mar 2025 #11

Yeah, but that doesn't work here. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #13

Right! We're not at home to weasels and their words. Harker Mar 2025 #16

Definitely not! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #17

Well all that firing................... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #4

"If he were still president the headline today would be brutal." markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #12

"Day one" Klarkashton Mar 2025 #7

These are the kind of meh numbers that are not immediately obviously either honest or dishonest. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #8

There are different unemployment metrics though, markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #14

So Unexpected North Coast Lawyer Mar 2025 #9

Yes...but we're looking for 25% tariffs to really turn things around next month!! Bengus81 Mar 2025 #10

Tens of thousands of laid-off government workers markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #15

Whose expectations are these? AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #18

The survey week for both surveys is usually the week containing the 12th. So this report's survey was done Feb 10-14 progree Mar 2025 #20

Gosh, I wondered what happened? NotHardly Mar 2025 #21