The Rewards points due must be paid directly to the hotel on the day of the event or, if the cardholder is not attending the event, via a telephone conversation with the latter (meetings.accorhotels.com)
Economists blamed the slowdown on poor weather and the West Coast port strike, though a recent paper from the New York Federal Reserve found the latter event to have only a modest drag on growth. (cnbc.com)
Our sense is that the latter event is already priced into the market, as the consensus among economists the last few months is that the central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. (valueline.com)