…(*******). This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880s in the United States, with the fight for an eight-hour work day. Update: My apologies to South Africa…

by Bruce Webb What special holiday falls on March 31st? Yep is is Social Security Report Release Day. Now as I type it turns out that the Social Security Bunny…

…and no one returned the messages. So she called back the collections agency – PMR Progressive – and perhaps because its the holiday season, nobody answered. She’s called back. Nobody…

…you published it on a Friday, or the day before a holiday. This seems to be what the NYT is doing with Casey Mulligan (previously discussed here here), who dropped…

…for Retail Trade and Food Services: Nov 2008 12/14 – SpendingPulse 2008 Holiday Midseason Update 12/15 – States Worry About Slumping Retail Sales Revenues 12/16 – Mall Owners Sent Reeling…

…few economists in agreement until things fell apart in September. I would still argue for October 2007;the “peak” in December was related more to a Certain Holiday than anything real….

UPDATE: For those who read here and not at CR, a link for Donations. We knew she was home with her family, but it was over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday……

Ken Houghton Not Veteran’s Day, which is a U.S. construction to make certain we don’t have to give another Federal holiday to Those Who Served. And arguably not Remembrance Day,…

…celebrate the holiday. From elaborate lawn decorations to couture costumes, Americans will spend nearly $5 billion this Halloween, or about $60 a person-roughly 50% more than last year, says the…

…numbers are not seasonally adjusted and I couldn’t tell you the relative impact on total wages of summer employment vs harvest vs holiday. Each are marked by the entry of…