…holiday government shutdown. Extremist Republicans immediately opposed the measure, but this was not a surprise. There were likely enough Democratic votes to pass it without them. What WAS a surprise…

…Something to keep in mind while traveling for Christmas. Take precautions. Illnesses caused by respiratory viruses increase in US Ahead of the Christmas holiday week, respiratory virus activity triggering healthcare…

…which he sold women’s clothing to the wives of factory workers. This time of year reminds me of his anxious dependence on holiday sales (and in the days after Christmas,…

…important in the midst of Holiday seasonality, declined -3,500 to 223,250, about average for the past six weeks. With the typical one week delay, continuing claims declined -52,000 to 1.844…

…invitation to the Chicago Bears holiday get together (called a dinner and a party) by Gale Sayers. The only problem with this being, I was the granter of purchase orders…

…heading into the holiday season. With Thanksgiving coming later than usual this year, some stores may have held off hiring. Worker pay continued to rise, with average hourly earnings up…

…treatment—so well that after two years, I was able to enjoy what is cheerfully described as a medication holiday, which lasted for another two years, at which time my labs…

…Are you participating in the tradition of engaging in community service to celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday? Share your good ideas with the rest of us in the comments….

…claimed). They are somewhat noisy, especially around the Holiday season, and they do get significantly revised, both of which were apparent in January’s report. In nominal terms, retail sales declined…

…way towards the Holiday Season beginning in April. By contrast, this year intermodal traffic continued to trend downwards in April. And although it isn’t shown in the graph above, in…