Here's what we are reading this morning:
Consumer spending fell in October, according to new CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor tracking card transactions: The new Retail Monitor, debuting Monday, is a joint product of CNBC and the National Retail Federation based on real card data from Affinity Solutions.
The Clearest Sign Yet That Commercial Real Estate Is in Trouble - WSJ: Foreclosures are surging in an opaque and risky corner of commercial real-estate finance, offering one of the starkest signs yet that turmoil in the property market is worsening.
Ban On Surprise Medical Bills Pushes More Health Bonds To Brink: Credit-rating assessors have been warning about a drag from the new rules, which stand to magnify other risks, like elevated interest rates and labor costs.
Veritas-Backed Anthology Hires PJT Partners as Adviser on Debt: Anthology Inc. named PJT Partners to advise the higher education software provider on its rising debt costs, according to people familiar with the situation, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter.