Low oil prices? Low interest rates? Jobs galore? Wages pressures? Time for a rate hike? Then explain this... Welcome to the 'recovery' h/t @Not_Jim_Cramer And by way of the most recent example - the once-was-a-bellwether... GAP: *GAP: BANANA REPUBLIC AUGUST COMP SALES DOWN 11%, EST. DOWN 2.2% *GAP INC. AUGUST COMP SALES DOWN DOWN 2%, EST. DOWN 0.4% *GAP BRAND AUGUST COMP SALES DOWN 8%, EST. DOWN 4.4% Apparently this is due to Labor Day's timing... not the weather.