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October Retail Sales Inch Upward

October Retail Sales Inch Upward

Washington, DC, November 13, 2015— The U.S. Census Bureau announced that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October were $447.3 billion, an increase of 0.1% from the previous month, and 1.7% above October 2014.

Foreclosure Filings Up 6% in October, RealtyTrac

Foreclosure Filings Up 6% in October, RealtyTrac

Irvine, CA, November 12, 2015—Foreclosure filings were reported on 115,134 U.S. properties in October, an increase of 6% from the previous month but still down 6% from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for October 2015.

NFIB Small Business Index Unchanged in October

NFIB Small Business Index Unchanged in October

Nashville, TN, November 11, 2015—The National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index was unchanged in October, posting no change after a rise of only 0.2 points in September and a gain of only 0.5 in August.