"Nor'easter" has got to be the black sheep of the contraction family. Doesn't even save a syllable.
September 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Nor'easter" has got to be the black sheep of the contraction family. Doesn't even save a syllable.
Growth through contraction
SBA administrator Kelly Loeffler claims the job market is "spring loaded" and that "we are seeing capex booms all across the country in every sector"
March 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Growth through contraction
This is the Atlanta Fed warning us of a big economic contraction. Trump owns this.
March 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is the Atlanta Fed warning us of a big economic contraction. Trump owns this.
Democracy goes through periods of expansion and periods of contraction.
We are in a moment of contraction.
But if we raise our voices together, we will emerge stronger from this moment.
We are in a moment of contraction.
But if we raise our voices together, we will emerge stronger from this moment.
September 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Democracy goes through periods of expansion and periods of contraction.
We are in a moment of contraction.
But if we raise our voices together, we will emerge stronger from this moment.
We are in a moment of contraction.
But if we raise our voices together, we will emerge stronger from this moment.
they’re calling it the biggest contraction the economy has ever seen folks. it’s going to be more beautiful than thought possible
April 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
they’re calling it the biggest contraction the economy has ever seen folks. it’s going to be more beautiful than thought possible
Economic contraction in the US is attributable entirely to tariffs
April 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Economic contraction in the US is attributable entirely to tariffs
I just realized never is a contraction of 'not ever'.
And blush is a contraction of 'blood rush'.
And studying is a contraction of 'student dying'.
And blush is a contraction of 'blood rush'.
And studying is a contraction of 'student dying'.
December 6, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I just realized never is a contraction of 'not ever'.
And blush is a contraction of 'blood rush'.
And studying is a contraction of 'student dying'.
And blush is a contraction of 'blood rush'.
And studying is a contraction of 'student dying'.
BARTIROMO: Investors are on edge over the possibility of a recession after the Atlanta Fed predicted a 2.4% contraction this quarter
LUTNICK: What? Say that again? 2.4% contraction?! Right here right now -- that is ridiculous
B: Have you spoken to the Atlanta Fed president?
L: Absolutely not
LUTNICK: What? Say that again? 2.4% contraction?! Right here right now -- that is ridiculous
B: Have you spoken to the Atlanta Fed president?
L: Absolutely not
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
BARTIROMO: Investors are on edge over the possibility of a recession after the Atlanta Fed predicted a 2.4% contraction this quarter
LUTNICK: What? Say that again? 2.4% contraction?! Right here right now -- that is ridiculous
B: Have you spoken to the Atlanta Fed president?
L: Absolutely not
LUTNICK: What? Say that again? 2.4% contraction?! Right here right now -- that is ridiculous
B: Have you spoken to the Atlanta Fed president?
L: Absolutely not
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Economic contraction:
FED'S WILLIAMS: GDP LIKELY UNDER 1% THIS YEAR, JOBLESS RATE UP TO 4.5%-5%
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Economic contraction:
💡 DID YOU KNOW?
The surname “Farage” is an old English contraction of “far right rage”.
The surname “Farage” is an old English contraction of “far right rage”.
June 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
💡 DID YOU KNOW?
The surname “Farage” is an old English contraction of “far right rage”.
The surname “Farage” is an old English contraction of “far right rage”.
Chicago PMI, surprise contraction 47.1. Weakest of the year.
August 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Chicago PMI, surprise contraction 47.1. Weakest of the year.
Grammarly started telling my kids to use the contraction “amn’t” for “am not” earlier this school year.
March 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Grammarly started telling my kids to use the contraction “amn’t” for “am not” earlier this school year.
"Malaise" is a contraction of "bad mayonnaise"
December 27, 2023 at 7:17 AM
"Malaise" is a contraction of "bad mayonnaise"
typing out a double contraction shouldn’t’ve been this hard
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
typing out a double contraction shouldn’t’ve been this hard
The verb ‘to don’, as in ‘to wear’, is a contraction of ‘to do on’, and the verb ‘to doff’, as in ‘to doff a cap’, is a contraction of ‘to do off’.
March 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The verb ‘to don’, as in ‘to wear’, is a contraction of ‘to do on’, and the verb ‘to doff’, as in ‘to doff a cap’, is a contraction of ‘to do off’.
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first quarter of 2022.
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
Regional Fed bank sees negative growth rate in first quarter, first contraction in three years
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first quart...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first quarter of 2022.
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
U.S. Economy contracted by 0.5% during the first quarter, the first contraction in 3 years 🚨🚨
June 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
U.S. Economy contracted by 0.5% during the first quarter, the first contraction in 3 years 🚨🚨
this was meant as a possessive apostrophe not a contraction!
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 AM
this was meant as a possessive apostrophe not a contraction!
JPM: “.. Incoming US labor market signals for September are sending a worrying sign of intensifying weakness. The ADP report showed a 32k contraction in private payrolls in September––the worst this year .. The contraction is all the more worrying because it was quite widespread ..”
October 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
JPM: “.. Incoming US labor market signals for September are sending a worrying sign of intensifying weakness. The ADP report showed a 32k contraction in private payrolls in September––the worst this year .. The contraction is all the more worrying because it was quite widespread ..”
Highest prices paid since Aug 2022.
Employment has been in contraction since February.
Employment has been in contraction since February.
US ISM Services Index May: 54.5 (est 53.8; prev 53.6)
- Prices Paid: 71.3 (est 72.3; prev 70.7)
- New Orders: 57.3 (est 53.4; prev 53.5)
- Employment: 47.9 (est 48.8; prev 48.0)
- Prices Paid: 71.3 (est 72.3; prev 70.7)
- New Orders: 57.3 (est 53.4; prev 53.5)
- Employment: 47.9 (est 48.8; prev 48.0)
June 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Highest prices paid since Aug 2022.
Employment has been in contraction since February.
Employment has been in contraction since February.
* Euro-Zone Private Sector Unexpectedly Slips Into Contraction
November 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM
* Euro-Zone Private Sector Unexpectedly Slips Into Contraction
Notable that this puts the 95% confidence interval (+-2.4%) based on the 10-year historical performance into the contraction side. Meaning that that it's a high certainty of contraction and the actual number could be -0.4% to -5.2%(!).
The Atlanta Fed just updated their GDP tracker and it showed an even worse drop in GDP for the 1st quarter of -2.8%, down from +3% at the start of the Trump administration. The closest precedent to this was the economic crisis at the start of COVID.
March 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Notable that this puts the 95% confidence interval (+-2.4%) based on the 10-year historical performance into the contraction side. Meaning that that it's a high certainty of contraction and the actual number could be -0.4% to -5.2%(!).
Temporal muscle contraction bulge because why not?
February 20, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Temporal muscle contraction bulge because why not?
