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It took a lot to get us here,
but we Americans are saving more. The
personal savings rate increased to 5.7 percent--the highest in
nearly 14 years, the Commerce Department reports. Consumers have
been… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (8) | Blog
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Few of us are probably
surprised to learn that consumer spending dipped for the sixth
straight month in December, as end-of-the-year layoffs hit and
worries there would be more settled in with workers everywhere. But
there's an upside to the drop in consumer spending, which
accounts for the… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (7) | Blog
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