Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Independent intelligence built from official public data Official caches
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Timely reporting built from official economic, business and regional data already stored in the cache.
The unemployment rate moved lower at 4.1% while payrolls shed approximately 23,000 jobs in July 2026.
EU unemployment stands at 6.0%, inflation at 2.3% and the latest quarterly GDP move at +0.5%.
Current-dollar output per person provides a compact—but incomplete—comparison of economic scale.
A comparable look at the latest real GDP growth readings across four large Western economies.
Nvidia reported $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue, +105.9% from the comparable period, while net income changed +125.9%.
Amazon reported $200.6 billion in quarterly revenue, +19.6% from the comparable period, while net income changed +244.9%.
Alphabet reported $119.8 billion in quarterly revenue, +24.2% from the comparable period, while net income changed +297.9%.
Microsoft reported $82.9 billion in quarterly revenue, +18.3% from the comparable period, while net income changed +23.1%.
Manufacturing changed by 5,000 jobs while leisure and hospitality changed by -40,000 in July 2026.
Employers reported 7.36 million openings in June 2026, a change of -178,000 positions from the previous month.
United States population changed +0.5%; Canada population changed +0.9%; European Union population changed +0.2% in the latest comparable annual data.
Apple reported $109.4 billion in quarterly revenue, +16.4% from the comparable period, while net income changed +27.1%.
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
Headline prices changed +3.4% from a year earlier, compared with +2.5% for core prices and +4.7% at the producer level in July 2026.