Things looked grim on the transportation front when Amtrak announced on September 14 that it had suspended long-distance passenger service for September 15 and the National Retail Federation issued a warning about the crippling impact of a nationwide rail strike...
Inflation gained last month according to the United States Department of Labor, with the Consumer Price Index up 1% from April and 8.6%, a situation that has the National Retail Federation pushing on two issues, tariffs and biofuels. Although observers have cited...