Kevin discusses and covers the following stories: updates on Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes/tropical storms; the U.S. Labor Department reported Weekly Initial Jobless Claims; global Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported planned layoffs by U.S. based employers; the U.S. Commerce Department reported the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) and Core PCE; the U.S. Census Bureau reported median American household incomes and the U.S. Poverty Rate; the Commerce Department reported August Construction Spending; oil prices react to China' export decisions, Germany and France's diesel inventories; Kevin has the details, digs into the details, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.