…positive results to total tests keeps rising only heightens that concern — i.e., we are not looking for new potential breakouts. US States and population in total lockdown, business lockdown,…

…total: 5.3:1 (vs. 5.8:1 peak on March 28) US States and population in total lockdown, business lockdown, and partial restrictions – no changes in past 24 hours Below are the…

…Ratio of positive tests to total: 6.2:1 (new daily peak) US States and population in total lockdown, business lockdown, and partial restrictions – no changes Below are the States that…

…of positive tests to total: 8.4:1 (vs. 8.7 on April 27) In the past two weeks, as shown in the graph above, the percentage of positive to total tests has…

…that have “reopened” start to increase significantly again. The preliminary evidence is that customers are largely staying away from reopened businesses in those States. Number of new and total reported…

…740,000 jobs in the past 5 months, or 5.8% of the total. Since the worst loss was 10.6% of the total, 45% of that loss has been regained. Construction jobs…

Steve Hutkins authors Save the Post Office on issues affecting the Post Office. First, a disclaimer. The following analysis is largely speculative. It’s not based on insider information. The evidence…

…average of production estimates by six “secondary sources”, namely the International Energy Agency (IEA), the oil-pricing agencies Platts and Argus, ‎the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the oil consultancy Cambridge…

…1999-2021. More than 106,000 persons in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdose in 2021, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids. The bar and line graph to the right details the total…

Back to the basics: how do initial claims, total hours worked, aggregate real payrolls, and job growth relate? – by New Deal democratFed One of the most important reasons why…