Pink slips continue to fly in the oil patch, with nearly 18,000 layoffs in July alone. That brings the sum of job cuts due to cheap oil to 195,000 since mid-2014, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
When it comes to investing in the stock market, Warren Buffett said he trusts a monkey to make a better pick than Donald Trump -- whose company's stock lost 90 cents on the dollar when it was traded publicly.
There are growing concerns about slowing sales at Macy's, JC Penney, Kohl's and other retailers. Weak auto sales also are making people worried that the consumer may be tapped out. But Amazon and Home Depot continue to thrive.