Consumer sentiment up, recession talk prevails
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U.S. consumers' mood unexpectedly brightened a bit in January but failed to silence the drumbeat of talk about a possible economic downturn.
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NEW YORK: Wall Street resumed its year-end rally on Tuesday, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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Consumers became a bit more optimistic toward the end of the August but still felt more cautious on the U.S. economy than they did a month ago, according to survey by the University of Michigan.
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An index of consumer confidence in the United States jumped more than forecast in May, signaling consumers will continue to spend in the face of record gasoline prices and a slumping housing market.
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Falling energy prices and better job  prospects boosted U.S. consumer confidence in September, while  a regional manufacturing index rose, tempering some concerns  about an economic slowdown, according to reports on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumers' mood brightened   slightly more than expected in September, a report showed on   Friday, and their inflation expectations slipped.
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U.S. consumers' mood unexpectedly  brightened a bit in January but failed to silence the drumbeat  of talk about a possible economic downturn.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose more  sharply than expected in September as energy costs fell and job  prospects improved slightly, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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Economy: With consumer confidence down and spending up, shoppers wrestle with &#39;stop-and-go&#39; mixed signals. By Andrea K. Walker.
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The mood of consumers brightened a bit in January, even amid the constant drumbeat of talk about a possible recession, weak jobs market and falling stock prices.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose in  January after improving in December, as consumers registered  greater satisfaction with the short-term outlook for the  economy than its longer-term prospects, a private business  group said.
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NEW YORK - US consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, but came in below market expectations, a survey released Wednesday showed.
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NEW YORK -- Falling gasoline prices helped ease US shoppers' worries in September, sending a gauge of consumer sentiment higher than analysts expected.
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Falling gasoline prices helped brighten the mood of American consumers in September, sending a barometer of consumer sentiment higher than analysts expected.
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US consumers fed a pick-up in US economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits
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US consumer sentiment rose in early December, according to a survey released on Friday. The University of Michigan&#39;s preliminary reading of its consumer confidence index for December was
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Consumer sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July to its highest in six months due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.