The year behind us delivered one of the better runs in publishing for finance and economic books. What follows are some of the more memorable names from my weekly Book Bits column over the past 12 months. Next week I’ll follow up with Part II. Meanwhile, here’s the first installment of a somewhat arbitrary listing of worthy titles from 2011:
Daily Archives: December 23, 2011
November’s Weak Spending & Income Report Clouds Outlook
Disposable personal income (DPI) fell slightly last month while personal consumption spending for November rose by a mere 0.1%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports. It’s a disappointing report overall and one that adds up to the softest month for spending and income since August.