Troubled consumer discretionary sector leads insolvency surge
Rise in debt led by refinancing activity among higher-rated companies
Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier
Filings on pace to hit highest mark since the financial crisis
Tariff threats cloud an otherwise positive North American outlook
Median GDP call revised sharply higher, SIFMA reports
Resilient U.S. consumers, tariff threats, immigration shifts potentially inflationary
By noon Friday, the average online shopping cart in Canada totalled $220: Shopify
Economic wisdom on GST holiday, rebates is questionable, economists say
Delinquencies, charge-off rates largely stable, despite financial stresses