30% drop in productivity, from 2.9% to 2% along with a drastic increase in unit quarterly labor costs – from -0.5% to 0.3%, which bumped the annual labor costs up by 60%, from 1.5% to 2.4%

After surging to a 28-month high last week, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX​) has fallen at least a point a day starting Oct. 16.