good news on the economy

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8:45a, 1/8/26
Productivity increased 4.9% in Q3. Highest level in 6 years. This will help keep inflation in check.

"Productivity increased 4.9 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the third quarter of 2025; unit labor costs decreased 1.9 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 3.3 percent and unit labor costs increased 1.5 percent. "

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm


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8:49a, 1/8/26
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Just wait when the transfer portal numbers come out.
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8:51a, 1/8/26
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Experts are stunned

LMFAO!!

Maybe I should change my user name again.

From Science Denier to Expert Denier.
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8:52a, 1/8/26
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But Trump is kidnapping and murdering all those who disagree with himmmmm!!!!!
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In reply to Muy • 9:08a, 1/8/26
Muy said:
But Trump is kidnapping and murdering all those who disagree with himmmmm!!!!!


Hmm, maybe all those people he's putting in the FEMA camps are net drains on the economy???
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9:10a, 1/8/26
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Quote:
Experts are stunned

Are they really experts if every quarter they are stunned at results?
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9:16a, 1/8/26
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honestly, I expect this. AI makes work so much easier for me. I can't see how anyone isn't using it at this point.
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9:16a, 1/8/26
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And more good news.

https://justthenews.com/nation/economy/us-trade-deficit-reduces-294-billion

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"The U.S. trade deficit has been reduced to $29.4 billion, after last being reported at $48.1 billion.
The forecasted deficit had been $58.1 billion, Investing.com reported. The deficit dropped by $18.7 billion, and was $28.7 billion less than the predicted figure."

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9:20a, 1/8/26
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Well, you don't have the gov't sloths dragging down productivity.*





*Note: I have no idea if they are included. Probably not, but I just wanted to take a jab at the useless dungeon crawlers in gov't.
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9:41a, 1/8/26
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With oil prices where they are Kudlow on Fox is predicting deflation over the next few months . If that happens I am sure the experts will once again be stunned.
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9:44a, 1/8/26
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"Unexpectedly"
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10:00a, 1/8/26
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10:07a, 1/8/26
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Trump took some big risks early on with some of the moves he made between tariffs and regulations and the BBB. The gamble has always been if the economy can be humming by November. If it is and people feel like it is. This means it needs to be humming by this Quarter maybe next because it takes time for people to notice because the media will do everything they can to suppress good news (hell you still see idiots out there talking about egg prices which only shows they are elites that don't actually buy eggs or care what they cost). Signs like this give me optimism. That said it can go sideways quickly as well, bad news hits a lot faster than good news and make no mistake there are forces out there that want to create bad news out of nothing as we have seen all too many times before.

I also think Trump needs to lean in HARD on limiting institutional investors buying single family homes. That message will resonate bigtime with Millennials and Gen Z especially if they understand what that means. If you want to make houses affordable and make young people into owners instead of renters there is no better path. Blackrock and others trying to buy up everything and make it much harder for middle class folks to buy a home because they want everyone to pay them rent is incredibly bad stuff.
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In reply to Muy • 10:12a, 1/8/26
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Muy said:
But Trump is kidnapping and murdering all those who disagree with himmmmm!!!!!


Spreadsheet updated
No, I don't care what CNN or Miss NOW said this time
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10:34a, 1/8/26
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10:37a, 1/8/26
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In reply to captkirk • 10:51a, 1/8/26
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captkirk said:

"We" cut it in half???
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10:55a, 1/8/26
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Define "Productivity".
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In reply to Logos Stick • 10:55a, 1/8/26
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But January 6 was two days ago.

Nothing else matters.
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11:01a, 1/8/26
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But I was specifically told that there is no magic wand to change things like this.

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In reply to BTKAG97 • 11:49a, 1/8/26
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BTKAG97 said:
Define "Productivity".

While similar to labor productivity ([earned workhours] / [expended workhours] ), it is based on cost of labor. They also cannot measure "earned" at that macro level, but use a number like COGS, a value for output...

Does that make sense?
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11:59a, 1/8/26
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Glad Trump put in new bean counters to make the numbers look good. Way to go.
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In reply to TexasAggie73 • 12:02p, 1/8/26
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TexasAggie73 said:
Glad Trump put in new bean counters to make the numbers look good. Way to go.

Got a link?
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12:04p, 1/8/26
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Tariffs need two more weeks to show effects on economy
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12:08p, 1/8/26
"Yet Trump wants to cut SNAP benefits and child care stipends. The children! What about the children? This is very concerning." - Concerned Moderate
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12:14p, 1/8/26
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12:17p, 1/8/26
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Who are these so-called "experts?"



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12:19p, 1/8/26
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What happens if we have a trade surplus?

Does that trigger the end of the world?
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12:29p, 1/8/26
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I sure hope we gain some confidence in the future economy. My industry, single family new construction…sales have been horrible the last 6 months. I haven't seen it this bad since the big recession.
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In reply to captkirk • 12:33p, 1/8/26
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captkirk said:

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We haven't been that small in a long time

That's what she said?

I would like to see more on this before I personally crow about it. This could be some statistical maneuvering here or not factoring some one-off comps.
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In reply to annie88 • 12:37p, 1/8/26
annie88 said:
But January 6 was two days ago.

Nothing else matters.


So close, no matter how faaaarrrrr.....
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In reply to The Kraken • 12:57p, 1/8/26
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I sure hope we gain some confidence in the future economy. My industry, single family new construction…sales have been horrible the last 6 months. I haven't seen it this bad since the big recession.



Could be folks waiting for mortgage rates to drop. They've been kind of sticky despite Fed cuts.
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In reply to YouBet • 1:07p, 1/8/26
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YouBet said:
captkirk said:

Quote:
We haven't been that small in a long time

That's what she said?

I would like to see more on this before I personally crow about it. This could be some statistical maneuvering here or not factoring some one-off comps.

I read gold exports are a big driver. Seems interesting.
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3:26p, 1/8/26

The Atlanta Fed increased their GDPNow prediction to 5.4% for Q4 based on this new data.

They've been off on the low side the previous 2 quarters by about a point. If that holds, GDP will be around 6.4% for Q4. That's a monster number!
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3:31p, 1/8/26
Don't be distracting me with any good news while I'm flying this F-16.
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