US Wages Share of GDI at 75 Year Low(fred.stlouisfed.org)
74 points by omgwtfbyobbq | 30 comments
FRED data series page showing wage and salary disbursements as a percentage share of US gross domestic income, annually since 1948 (42.0% in 2025).
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US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect(theconversation.com)
19 points by JKCalhoun | 19 comments
The Conversation article by an economist on how US wealth inequality is worsening, citing Fed data on the top 0.1%, 2025 tax cuts, tariffs, and energy costs.
US federal budget deficit jumps 12% in one year to nearly $2 Trillion(finance.yahoo.com)
74 points by ck2 | 59 comments
Yahoo Finance article reporting that the US federal budget deficit for fiscal 2026 came in at about $1.992 trillion.
90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered well by AI benchmarks(mercor.com)
558 points by speckx | 495 comments
Mercor research page presenting a Benchmark Map that measures how well existing AI benchmarks cover tasks across American jobs.
10-year Treasury yield climbs above 5.3% to a level not seen in 24 years(wsj.com)
68 points by kaycebasques | 79 comments
Wall Street Journal article on the 10-year US Treasury yield rising above 5.3%, its highest level in about 24 years.
China’s open-weights AI strategy is winning(werd.io)
1182 points by benwerd | 894 comments
Blog post by Ben Werdmuller arguing China's open-weights AI strategy is winning while America's closed, proprietary approach is failing.
US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says(marketscreener.com)
413 points by JumpCrisscross | 442 comments
MarketScreener news article reporting Fitch's finding that US private credit default rates reached a record 9.2% in 2025.
US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February(bbc.com)
429 points by smartbit | 552 comments
BBC News article reporting that the US economy unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February.
Surely the crash of the US economy has to be soon(wilsoniumite.com)
466 points by Wilsoniumite | 597 comments
A personal blog post revisiting the author's failed prediction of a 2025 US economic crash and arguing a crash may still be coming, using data such as FRED unemployment charts.
Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff burden(kielinstitut.de)
559 points by 47282847 | 434 comments
Kiel Institute policy brief "America's Own Goal: Who Pays the Tariffs?" analyzing the incidence of US tariffs, finding Americans bear most of the cost.
America is getting an AI gold rush instead of a factory boom(washingtonpost.com)
441 points by voxleone | 607 comments
Washington Post business article on how US investment is flowing into an AI boom rather than a manufacturing revival.
Private sector lost 33k jobs, badly missing expectations of 100k increase(cnbc.com)
444 points by ceejayoz | 269 comments
CNBC news article reporting that ADP data showed US private employers shed 33,000 jobs in June 2025, versus expectations of a 100,000 gain.
U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter(wsj.com)
382 points by bko | 370 comments
Wall Street Journal article reporting that U.S. GDP contracted at a 0.3% annual rate in the first quarter of 2025; page shows a captcha verification.
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries(cnbc.com)
605 points by bhouston | 1137 comments
CNBC live updates article on President Trump announcing a 90-day pause lowering tariffs to 10% for most countries, sparking a major stock rally.
Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals(ft.com)
447 points by kvee | 2007 comments
Financial Times article examining why the US economy is outperforming other major economies, shown behind a subscription paywall.
Private equity is devouring the U.S. economy(theatlantic.com)
359 points by fortran77 | 401 comments
An Atlantic Ideas essay by Rogé Karma arguing private equity now controls about one-fifth of the U.S. market, largely invisible to investors, media, and regulators.