“Feedback from ABC’s GRAP stakeholders on the proposed rule was overwhelmingly negative, with 94% of respondents stating that the proposal would increase the costs of participating in or sponsoring a ...
Economists project that spending slipped 0.1% in October from the previous month. That would follow a 0.1% rise in September that nudged spending to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.15 billion.
According to economic data, the answer appears, at least on the surface, to be “yes.” I spent some time with the reams of economic data at the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to ...