About this episode
Kevin discusses various economic reports and insights related to jobless claims, productivity, and oil prices amidst geopolitical events.
Kevin discusses and covers the following stories: the U.S. Labor Department released the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Report; AI prepared stories are sometimes not as accurate as they should be; the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released non-farm business sector productivity; the S&P Global U.S. Services Purchasing Managers' Index was released, previously in the week; Iran seems to have responded to the latest peace proposal, issuing new rules for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz; oil prices had a wild rollercoaster ride reacting to events of the war with Iran; the data from the coupon platform RetailMeNot reported preliminary Mother's Day spending; Kevin has the details, digs into data, puts the information into historical perspective. offers his insights and a few opinions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin
Topics covered
- jobless claims
- AI accuracy
- productivity statistics
- services index
- Iran peace proposal
- oil prices
- Mother's Day spending
Keywords
- jobless claims
- AI
- productivity
- S&P Global
- Iran
- oil prices
- Mother's Day
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Labor Department, AI, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, S&P Global
Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz
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