Marty Cantor, economic development consultant and CPA, joined Cheddar News to talk about the state of the labor market, particularly as numbers suggest it is cooling down. Cantor said people are holding on to their jobs rather than exploring the market because of lower wages and a smaller pool of options to go elsewhere.
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
