The economy will not be much help from now until Nov.

[CK_John]

Output at American manufacturers fell more than economists forecast in August, a sign the industry is having trouble finding its footing.
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Sales at U.S. retailers dropped more than forecast in August, indicating a pause in recent consumer-spending strength that has carried the economy.
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The United States is falling short on a number of critical measures of competitiveness, with small businesses bearing the most pain due to the shortfalls, a new study by Harvard Business School finds.
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Samples taken from Bloomberg and Reuters.

Read more;

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN11L1K8

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-15/political-paralysis-is-the-biggest-threat-to-u-s-competitiveness

[raging moderate]

1. Small businesses do have legitimate concerns.

The Clinton campaign would do well to focus on specific solutions to the problems of small businessmen.

[CK_John]

2. Do you really think it's about issues. IMO it's about gender only.

[raging moderate]

3. Having canvassed door to door, I know what you mean.

However, there are still some reasonable people with reasonable concerns, as Hillary Clinton recently said. At one door, I was rudely run off the property, but my canvassing partner, a small businesswoman, confronted the small businessman, and she got through to him. Banks have been denying these small businessmen the loans they used to rely on routinely, and there have been other ordeals for them. There are some people we can win over, and they could make the crucial difference here.