When being the 1% was something to brag about

Amazon’s Prime Day sales event propelled ecommerce sales up 1.9%, while strong retail sales across the economy, led by sportswear, restaurants, and apparel, rose 0.7% month-over-month and 3.2% year-over-year.

Builder discounts failed to propel transactions last month, with new home sales weakening in October despite price incentives and interest rate concessions.

Some see an oil rebound in the third quarter