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The holiday shopping season is what’s really spooky today

Diane Swonk Oct 31, 2013
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The holiday shopping season is what’s really spooky today

Diane Swonk Oct 31, 2013
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The Halloween parties may be full of Miley Cyrus impersonators and Daft Punk helmets tonight, but after the sugar high, there may be a reckoning for the U.S. economy. The advent of November brings the end-of-the year shopping season and some economists are worried about the mood. Among them is Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial in Chicago.

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