Americans’ self-reported spending averaged $62 per day during the first four weeks of October — up from $59 in September 2010, but down from $66 in October 2009. Average daily spending remains in the 2009-2010 new normal monthly average range of $59 to $72.
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For more than three decades, I’ve believed one simple truth: you cannot have a rainbow without a storm first. Operation
