Aaron Gregg

Senior Policy Impacts Analyst, Bloomberg Government. Former Washington Post business writer.

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

We analyzed about a thousand corporate earnings transcripts to get a sense of how corporate American views the economy, and how that changed over the course of a year like no other. Our findings in full: https://t.co/sO3V6PFirc

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

Where would the stock market be without AI? What about the economy?

@federicacocco and I ran the numbers. Here’s what the “S&P 493” says about the economy.

https://t.co/KsyJ1495to

[Juliet Eilperin @eilperin]

Don't just look at the S&P 500 to know how the U.S. is doing, reports @Post_AG and @federicacocco Check out the S&P 493 instead https://t.co/zTBV5jgRPJ

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

It's often said that the stock market is not the economy. But the two seem particularly far apart lately.

- S&P 500 up ~12% year to date
- Nasdaq up 15%
- AI stocks surging: Nvidia (+28%), Meta (+27%) , Microsoft (+22%), Palantir (+126%), Oracle (+80%)

BUT:

- Consumer sentiment is down
- jobless claims (layoffs) at highest level since 2021
- inflation at 2.9 percent
- Employers added just 22,000 jobs in August

It boils down to a mix of AI-fueled speculation and expectations for future rate cuts, according to investment analysts and economists I spoke with (@Claudia_Sahm @DianeSwonk @rwbaird @usbank @DivesTech @Michael_K_Farr):
https://t.co/gwaIIrFyWM

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

SpaceX Starship breaks its recent losing streak in 10th test launch, as both the spacecraft and rocket booster splash down intact. https://t.co/ZLq0vr4zhW

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

NEW: SpaceX's plan to do 100 Starship launches a year from Florida's Space Coast has alarmed Elon Musk's rivals. Several rocket companies told the Space Force that bringing the massive rocket to Cape Canaveral will make it all-but-impossible for others to work there, according to "public comments" obtained by the Washington Post. https://t.co/30DqRCL0QV

[Steve Inskeep @NPRinskeep]

For what it’s worth the news columns of the paper are still pretty lively

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@okaymikaela Hi there, I’m a Washington Post reporter writing about the Save This Life closure. Can I send you a direct message about this? Did you confirm that your pet’s chip came from save this life?

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@connacraig Hi Conna, I’m a Washington Post reporter writing about the SaveThisLife closure. Was your pet’s chip from SaveThisLife? Would love to chat if so; my DM’s are open

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@loudouncats @loudouncats can you send me a DM? I’m writing about this with Washington Post and would appreciate any info you can share.

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@LVMPD Hi, can you provide any official information about reports that 1 person was killed and 7 injured in this morning’s cybertruck explosion?

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@felandostephen1 Hey Stephen, I hope everyone’s ok. Where did you take this video from? Did you evacuate, and are there any other details you can share?

[Jaclyn Peiser @jackiepeiser]

@jennykleeman You know what would have been the right and collegial thing to a fellow journalist? To not copy a story she worked on for THREE years almost line for line and still not even give her credit or link to her story. This includes family tree and PORTRAITS that we commissioned.

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@dogwhizz @tiff4mahogany @thehill @MerylKornfield It’s a real story. It was published as part of our elections live updates, so it would appear at this link rather than on our author pages https://t.co/DpxnB4CHyl

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@AmandaBFloral @Delta Hi Amanda, I'm a Washington Post reporter writing about the issues in Atlanta. Can I send you a DM about this?

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@Saguaro78701 @ctlyle1 @Delta Hi, I'm a Washington Post reporter writing about the issues in Atlanta. Can I send you a DM about this?

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@AyoSekai great, can you follow me back? It won't let me send a message

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@rlmalmquist @Delta Hi Rebecca, I'm a Washington Post reporter writing about the issues in Atlanta. I'm so sorry this happened. Can I send you a DM?

[Aaron Gregg @Post_AG]

@AyoSekai Hi Ayo, I'm so sorry about this. I'm a Washington Post reporter writing about the issues in Atlanta and I saw your post. Can I send you a DM?