WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans' incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients did not get their usual cost of living boost.
editor@mercurynews.com (By Martin Crutsinger, San Jose Mercury News
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 2:57pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans' incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients did not get their usual cost of living boost.