Key Points The government decided not to publish some of the economic data for October. The data probably didn't paint a good picture of the economy. The more important factor is how you decide to invest moving forward. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Investing is a lot easier when you have data about what's going on in the economy. Right now, those data are partially missing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Dec. 8 that October's readout of producer price index (PPI) d ...