Former Booth Newspapers business/economics reporter/columnist. Now freelance writer when not playing Papa.
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It's like the Republicans are thinking, "How disgusting can we be and still win?"nytimes.com/live/2026/10/22/…
Gotion battery plant? What Gotion battery plant? crainsdetroit.com/news/cdb-g…
Seems like Lutnick has been sent by Trump to kill the USMCA. First Canada, now Mexico. wsj.com/economy/trade/lutnic…
Horrible, disgusting people. cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-k…
Check out the SS COLA increases in the early 1980s.
Rick Haglund retweeted
Inflation has nearly wiped out all wage gains since January 2025.
That's how big of gamechanger the war in Iran has been on Americans' finances.
Since January 2025:
CPI Inflation has grown +5.4%
Wages (average hourly earnings) +5.5%
This is a very different picture from President Trump's first term when wages were up over 15%, well above about 8% inflation. It helps explain the frustration many households feel right now with the economy.
"If Republicans lose control of Congress, Mr. Trump and his ham-handed border taxes will deserve much of the blame." wsj.com/opinion/mike-rogers-…
Trump's $90 bribe to persuade me to vote for Republicans in the midterms landed in my bank account this morning. I think he's going to be sorely disappointed.
And the Nebraskans at the rally cheered. We are so united. cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/…
General Motors had a "lights-out" parts plant in Saginaw in the 1980s. detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews
Aug. jobs report: jobs wildly exceed expectations. Sign of sustained job growth.
Sept. jobs report: never mind. nytimes.com/live/2026/10/02/…
Next: investigating if Woodward and Bernstein were unfair to Tricky Dick. wsj.com/us-news/law/decades-…
Rick Haglund retweeted
(memories of Wisconsin's FOXCONN deal that imploded during Trump's first term) "Done deal? Despite White House claims, major hurdles remain for Iowa’s $15B steel plant" kwqc.com/2026/09/29/trump-ca…
Sounds like a lot.
A.I. companies will need to find at least $4.2 trillion a year in new revenue by 2031 to pay for their data center buildout, per @BainandCompany.
The pool boycott of his public appearances doesn't seem to be working.