Private Sector Ramps Up Hiring. Job Losses Mount at Federal & State Governments by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2026 • 13 Comments How much job growth is actually needed as population growth slows dramatically?
Growth of Nonfarm Jobs in 2024 and 2025 Much Weaker than Previously Reported: The Annual Benchmark Revisions by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2026 • 20 Comments Total nonfarm employment is 1.03 million jobs lower than previously estimated.
Household Debts, Debt-to-Income Ratio, Delinquencies, Collections, Foreclosures, and Bankruptcies in Q4 2025 by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2026 • 51 Comments Americans and their Debts. Long-defaulted federal student loans, after coming out of the woodwork, whack delinquency rates.
Not Seasonally Adjusted, Retail Sales Spiked by $80 billion, the Most for any December Ever by far, to $817 Billion, the Most Ever by Wolf Richter • Feb 10, 2026 • 29 Comments Seasonal Adjustments Gone Awry? They whacked $82 billion off December sales, by far the most ever.
Despite 4 Years of Mass-Layoffs at Alphabet & Amazon, Headcount Rose in 2025, Nearly Flat with Peak, as Hiring Continued by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2026 • 35 Comments After biggest hiring binge ever in 2020-2021, it was clear there’d be a lot of sorting out & cleaning up afterwards.
Software Company monday.com Plunges 22% today, -82% from High, -50% from IPO Price, into our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2026 • 41 Comments Is it finally time to bottom-fish this stock? Or is it a falling knife?
AMZN, GOOG, MSFT, META, ORCL Plan $700 Billion in Largely AI-Related Capex in 2026. Where the Cash Comes From by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2026 • 130 Comments Big Tech is finally plowing their cash & their investors’ cash into the economy.
Here We Go Again on Inflation: Used Vehicle Prices Jump in January, Expected to Jump More in Record Tax-Refund Season by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2026 • 71 Comments Tax refunds make great down-payments which are great for higher prices. Every year, the industry salivates over it. But this year will be special.
Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy [MSTR] Plunged 77% from its High, Joins our Imploded Stocks. Bitcoin Plunged only 50% by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2026 • 105 Comments The miracle of valuing the company’s stock far higher than its bitcoin holdings came unglued. Then bitcoin plunged.
Companies Hang on to their Workers, and Workers Cling to their Jobs: One More Factor why it’s Tough for Job Seekers by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2026 • 50 Comments Much slower turnover in the labor force leaves fewer job openings to be filled.
