Wrong, consumers will be spending during the 4th quarter and as for hiring, many companies are now starting to hire upper level staff while the temp business is also picking up.
Maven your reference quote by tim woods could be means tested; Hey, everything's great As Tim Wood on Financial Sense Online pointed out, the Trannies could be manipulated for just $12m/day..
Just check Yellow Freight, Fed EX etc current quarter news.
If transports are not rocking...than all those trucks etc are shipping empty containers just to engage in fraud....
Facts are everywhere....but you dont really care about them.