Kevin covers the following stories: update on Hurricane Melissa's path; the Federal Reserve announced its decision on interest rate cuts; the Conference Board released their Consumer Confidence Index; the difference between what is being reported vs what the people are concerned about; Kevin has the details, sifts through the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covers the following stories: an update on Hurricane Melissa; are tariffs to blame for higher coffee prices?; the National Association of Realtors reported September existing home sales; President Trump offers a plan to lower beef prices; cattlemen look for a long-term solution for beef supply; U.S., and China trade deal is drawing closer; U.S. - Canada trade deal talks terminated "Reagan ad", sighted as one of the reasons; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covered the following stories: Hurricane Melissa has her eye on Jamaica; the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its 21st annual Top Industry Issues; differing U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims have been estimated by economists at 4 separate companies, Citigroup, Nationwide, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan; the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Core CPI; the Social Security Administration announced the Cost-Of-Living Allowance (COLA) for Social Security recipients; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.

Kevin covered the following story: Hurricane Melissa is making news in the Southern Caribbean; yet another illegal Indian national truck driver causes an accident, this time in Southern California, killing 3 people; illegal immigrant trucker accused in fatal California crash, released by Biden administration after 2022 border crossing; the trucker according to CBS news "He's an amazing guy..."; Overdrive magazine revealed the true story of the active non-domiciled CDLs; States targeted by DOT respond to non-domiciled CDL freeze; oil and gas prices are on the move; Kevin has the details, Digs through the data, discusses the information, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covered the following stories: Mortgage Bankers Association reported applications to refinance home loans; Walmart U.S. CEO, John Furner, participated in CNBC's Invest in America Forum and an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos; Walmart announced Thanksgiving grocery prices; the latest oil and gas prices; Kevin has the details, digs through the data, discusses the information, puts the particulars into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covers the following stories: tariff and trade negotiations are falling into place and the effects are coming into focus with companies looking forward with optimism; many in the media, continue to talk about the release of the of Federal Reserve minutes from their September meeting, Kevin sees contradiction from reality; former Obama Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and current Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President, Austan Goolsbee, discussed on Fox Business News his "independent" view of the impact of the government shutdown, inflation and tariffs; September Class 8 Truck Sales were reported by Wards Intelligence; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, discusses the information, puts the particulars into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covered the following stories: Due to the Government (Schumer) Shutdown, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs released their individual estimates of Weekly Jobless Claims and the number of people receiving unemployment benefits after the initial week; 5 more Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) have been removed from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration's registered devices list; last week the Federal Reserve released their periodic Beige Book report; Kevin has the details, digs through the data, puts the information into historical perspective and offers his insights and a few opinions.

Kevin covers the following stories: despite the rhetoric last week, New Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) release date confirmed amid Government shutdown; the Department of Energy terminated $7.5 Billion in grants for last minute Biden-approved projects; oil and gas prices react to U.S.-China trade tensions; International Energy Agency's prediction of crude oil supply surplus in 2026; a possible meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jingping later this month; comments by Fed-Chair Jerome Powell indicating further rate cuts this year; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions.

Kevin covers the following stories: last Friday, the University of Michigan released their first reading of the October Consumer Sentiment Survey; the truth about inflation - current vs recent years; Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co. (ACT) released the preliminary data on September Class 8 Truck Orders and Freight Transportation Research Associates – Transportation Intelligence (FTR) reported their preliminary net orders for September; the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released their September NFIB Small Business Optimism Index; Kevin has the details, digs in to the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions along the way.

Kevin talks about the return of Israeli hostages by Hamas, peace breaking out in the Middle East and the next steps toward a sustainable peace in the Region; the hostages' release occurred on the 108th anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun"; a story reporting on the final revision of the 2nd quarter GDP numbers, including a "What's really going on with the economy; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and few opinions.