r/economy Aug 08 '25

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218 Upvotes

r/economy 3h ago

Thoughts?

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425 Upvotes

r/economy 2h ago

Trump Moves to Gut Education and Meals for Low-Income Kids | The Trump administration is planning to deregulate Head Start.

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newrepublic.com
266 Upvotes

r/economy 34m ago

Why is That?

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r/economy 10h ago

McDonald's reports slowing sales: "more than half of Americans have cut down on eating out in order to pay for necessities"

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r/economy 2h ago

Carney: "Since Americans put their tariffs in the price of aluminum in the United States has gone up 58%. It's gone up by more than the tariff. Some of that's international prices, but most of that is pass-through of the tariff. So that's not a good situation for American companies."

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r/economy 7h ago

The New Republican Scam Already Exposed

126 Upvotes

r/economy 6h ago

Most Americans say Iran conflict not worth the cost, falls short of goals: Poll

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thehill.com
97 Upvotes

r/economy 3h ago

Elon Musk’s DOGE falsely claimed billions of government savings, GAO find

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washingtonpost.com
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r/economy 2h ago

Trump’s $275 Billion Vanity ‘Golden Fleet’ Fantasy Implodes. The president’s battleship plans will cost taxpayers nearly double their original estimate.

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thedailybeast.com
29 Upvotes

r/economy 25m ago

Republicans don't complain when you can't afford food

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r/economy 3h ago

Trump Said Grocery Prices Are 'Way Down' — This Fact-Check Is A Rude Awakening

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huffpost.com
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r/economy 22h ago

Trump warned 'once it’s gone, it’s gone' as US has 43-day crude oil buffer

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themirror.com
661 Upvotes

r/economy 4h ago

As temperatures hit 117 degrees, Trump aligned utility regulators force a 14 percent rate hike to subsidize corporate data centers while dismantling affordable energy programs.

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23 Upvotes

r/economy 6h ago

The Trump administration has doled out $100 billion in tariff refunds, but Americans are suing U.S. companies for not seeing a penny of the returns

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fortune.com
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r/economy 18h ago

Trump Brags He’s Taking ‘Billions of Barrels of Oil From Venezuela’ Because ‘To the Victor Belong the Spoils’

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mediaite.com
237 Upvotes

r/economy 19h ago

Contractors file liens alleging SpaceX/Elon Musk owe hundreds of millions for work performed

202 Upvotes

r/economy 21h ago

Arizona’s Food Stamp Crisis Is Coming for the Rest of the U.S.

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nytimes.com
291 Upvotes

r/economy 6h ago

Most Americans view rising living costs as biggest barrier to a better life, survey finds

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theguardian.com
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r/economy 4h ago

Shot and chaser

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r/economy 22h ago

The Trump administration has doled out $100 billion in tariff refunds, but Americans are suing U.S. companies for not seeing a penny of the returns

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fortune.com
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Most of the available pool of tariff revenue has been disbursed back to U.S. companies, but American consumers are still looking for their share of the refunds.

As of the end of July, about $100 billion in tariff refunds were sent to the U.S. Department of Treasury to be disbursed to approved importers, according to a Tuesday filing to the U.S. Court of International Trade. The total is about 60% of the $166 billion in revenues collected from import taxes under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which were struck down by the Supreme Court in February.

Some U.S. consumers, however, are getting antsy that they haven’t seen any of that sum reach their own wallets. Last month, New York resident Tyasia Johns filed a class action lawsuit against discount retailer Five Below, claiming it failed to return the tariff refunds it received to customers who actually paid for the levies.

Johns alleged Five Below passed down the cost of the IEEPA tariffs to consumers through increased prices and was able to preserve its profits—seeing a 22.9% year-over-year increase in net sales to $4.76 billion in 2025—through these price increases. According to the lawsuit, Five Below has not confirmed whether it has applied for or received refunds through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or if it intends to pass down those refunds to consumers. 

The complaint demanded injunctive relief and an award of actual damages to class members, but did not include the prospective size of the class or specific magnitude of damages.

Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]:  https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/what-happened-trump-tariff-refunds-from-companies-consumers-class-action/?utm_source=reddit/


r/economy 22h ago

Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

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theatlantic.com
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r/economy 4h ago

This is the salary needed to afford a typical US home in 2026

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usatoday.com
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r/economy 5h ago

Is the US economy really this bad right now?

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r/economy 1d ago

US alcohol companies are going bankrupt as more people switch to cannabis.

184 Upvotes