Consumer confidence improves in January
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Consumers were feeling confident in January: The job market was chugging along and oil prices were down. Their optimism may dwindle, however, on concerns that job and wage growth may slow.
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Analysts expect a 0.1 percent rise when the consumer price index for January is released at 8:30 a.m. today. The CPI was up 0.5 percent in December.
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Consumer confidence bounced back unexpectedly in May, helped by optimism about the job market.
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WASHINGTON -- Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled retail sales to a surprising rebound following a dismal December.
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Consumers lured by clearance sales of winter merchandise gave many of the nation's merchants solid sales in January despite heavy snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast.
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Consumers are more confident about the state of the US economy than at any time in the past five months, new data suggests.
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U.S. consumer sentiment rose in  January to its highest in two years on favorable expectations  for the U.S. economy and for higher wage gains, a survey showed  on Friday.
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U.S. consumer sentiment rose in January to its highest in two years on favorable expectations for the U.S. economy and for higher wage gains, a survey showed on Friday.
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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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Consumer confidence fell sharply in January on worries over deteriorating business conditions and a weakening job market, a business research group said Tuesday.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second straight month in January, hinting that the US economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, but at a slower pace.
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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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Wall Street resumed its year-end rally, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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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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U.S. consumer sentiment finished  weaker in January, as respondents to a poll published on Friday  grew less certain about their financial outlook.
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Improving labor market conditions and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in a widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in December, a good sign for growth heading into the new year.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, hinting that the economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, a private research group reported Tuesday.