Consumer Spending

Economy Watch: Thanksgiving Travel Busiest Since Before 2008

Travel for the holidays has recovered to pre-recession levels, providing some good news for the hospitality and other travel-dependent real estate sectors.

Economy Watch Weekly: Fed Rate Hike Likely in December

The betting money is on an interest rate increase in December. Economy Editor Dees Stribling explains why, for the week ending Nov. 18, 2016.