Retailers try to get just enough on the shelves for the holidays
Later this morning, we\u2019ll to get an update on how much inventory businesses built up in July, courtesy of the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the Logistics Managers\u2019 Index found that inventory levels picked up in August after contracting throughout the summer, ahead of this year\u2019s holiday shopping season. It appears to be a return to just-in-time inventory for companies. And later: the secretive and scandalous world of offshore finance.