The overall figures are the second lowest since 1969.

It’s a story of improvement that started in 2024.

Both Dollar Tree and Dollar General pointed to the holidays during their Q3 earnings calls.

Spending was up on a monthly basis but declined year-over-year.

In its December Supervision and Regulation Report, the Federal Reserve said that it remains focused particularly on CBOs and RBOs.

Enabling clear communications is important for smooth operations.

That may not be good for return-to-office plans.

While government data is on deck, it won’t be in time for the December 10 FOMC rate decision. Weakening jobs data from any source increases the chance of a cut.