December Income Surge Sets Up January Collapse
From Real Time Economics
January 31, 2013 - 2:00pm
Personal income jumped as expected last month, although the size of the gain, 2.6%, was much bigger than economists had expected. But the windfall was all about the tax code, not a sign of economic strength.
January 31, 2013 - 2:00pm
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