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    Monthly Jobs Report

    Don’t worry- that won’t happen again. Trump fires the person responsible for revising job numbers. From Slate: President Trump said in a social media post Friday afternoon that he directed members of his administration to fire Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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    The Tariff Talk

    Wait a day, and everything changes.. was that 15%? Or 25% or 35% , or an extra 40% for transshipments. Another attack on trans? Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35% from 25% Source: Reuters July 31, 2025 7:28 PM EDT Updated 27 mins ago WASHINGTON/TORONTO, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S...
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    The Tariff Talk

    Maybe you are missing the transactions here. European countries can, and DO, mantain sovereign wealth fund holdings. Investments in real businesses, overseen/monitored by the government of that country, that does make money in another market. Deals they are talking about is using their...
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    The Tariff Talk

    I tend to try and avoid foreign made products when I have USA made alternatives. https://allusaclothing.com/ Sent from my iPhone using TSP Talk Forums
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    The Tariff Talk

    EU says “Not so fast”. EU vowed $600B US economy investment from Trump trade deal. Hours later, European bloc admitted it can’t back that promise The Independent Less than a day after President Donald Trump claimed that the European Union had agreed to invest $600 billion into the United...
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    Beneficiary updating

    Another hit out of the park for the criminal handling of our TSP. It should never take a year to update a beneficiary.
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    Coffee Inflation Soars

    Ok- I’m seeing on line that coffee came in one pound, or 2.5 pound, or three pound cans. So what used to be a three pound can, has shrunk over the years from 48 ounces, down now to 40 ounces (Folgers), or to just 35.7 ounces (Maxwell House) ounces. It’s the corporations. Bigger price...
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    Celebrity RIP Garden

    Jazz Musician Chuck Mangione, of 'Feels So Good' and King of the Hill Fame, Dies at 84 Source: People Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, a two-time Grammy winner known for his ubiquitous ‘70s hit “Feels So Good,” has died. He was 84. Mangione died at home in his sleep on Tuesday, July 22, a...
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    Coffee Inflation Soars

    So- I remember as a kid- coffee came in ONE POUND (small) and (big was what, 3 pounds? Or five pounds?). A small can was one pound. What was the big can then? In the 1960’s?
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    Coffee Inflation Soars

    Coffee price check: (Current prices at Walmart) As of today, coffee at Walmart:,
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    James48843 Account Talk

    I’m continuously surprised at how resilient this market is. Can’t fight the flow. I’m moving all back into stocks again. COB TOMORROW i will go to: C= 30% S = 50% I = 20% Good luck.
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    Celebrity RIP Garden

    Bummer. Ozzy Osbourne, prince of darkness who rose to fame with Black Sabbath, dies aged 76 Source: The Independent Tuesday 22 July 2025 14:11 EDT The “Prince of Darkness”, Ozzy Osbourne, who shocked and awed with his heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died aged 76. News of his death was...
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    Mohamed El-Erian

    Powell needs to stay until his term is up. Period.
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    Retirement- keeping busy? Or making an impact?

    He been retired since the Covid debacle. I figured that was as good a time to retire as any other. He first couple of years I did a little radio show on our local radio station. Always wanted to do that, and the station was happy to have me work a few hours a week. Now I’m planning on...
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    Earthquake 7.3, - Tsunami reported Alaska

    Update: here is a video taken of that 7.3 earthquake, from 50 miles away from the center. 50 miles is a lot- but watch this! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16tKg7LSav/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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