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One reason for the caution on holiday hiring: Americans’ willingness to spend during the holidays is looking iffy.

In the final month of the season, remember, the Dodgers entertained a flurry of ideas about how to best combine a talented rotation and an iffy bullpen into an effective October staff.

“Things are a little more iffy and there’s a lot more risk on the horizon,” Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet, told MarketWatch.

Even after success, Keaton remained iffy about her looks, her talent and her achievements.

This year the strategy has been iffy: The fund has posted a total return of just 5.4%, compared to the S&P 500’s nearly 16% gain this year.