The Consumer and the Economy

Dollar General plunging today after cutting its outlook, auto parts retailer Advanced Auto losing a third of its value yesterday. Target, Coles, Macy's and more have seen their stocks tumble recently. Goldman Sachs out with a new job cut warning saying it's a tougher environment on Wall Street. And then there is this, maybe the most watchworthy metric of all: people are beginning to pay their credit cards late or not at all.