Consumer sentiment lifted in late Dec: U.Mich
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U.S. consumers' mood brightened a bit in late December, but still soured for the month as a whole, the third straight month that it did so, leaving sentiment near its lowest since Hurricane Katrina, a report showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumer confidence grew to a  five-month high in December, bolstered by improved employment  opportunities and cheaper energy, according to a report  released on Tuesday.
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US consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released on Wednesday showed.
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U.S. consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released on Wednesday showed.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly in December with a marginal improvement in the outlook for business conditions, employment and inflation, according to a private report on Thursday.
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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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US consumers headed into the holiday shopping season with their confidence near a 15-month high in November after gasoline prices and the unemployment rate dropped.
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U.S. consumer confidence grew to a five-month high in December, bolstered by improved employment opportunities and cheaper energy, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Consumer confidence dipped at the end of December to begin the new year almost exactly where it stood at the start of 2004, according to the Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort Index survey.
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Investor's Business Daily - The University of Michigan&#39;s preliminary consumer sentiment index fell to 83.7 in June from 88.3 in May, the lowest in 10 months. The drop reflected inflation worries driven by a third week of gasoline prices above $3 a gallon. The index of consumer expectations fell to 73 from 77.6 at the end of May.
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U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday as  strong durable goods data and an improvement in consumer  sentiment for December signaled economic strength, but trading  volumes were slim before the Christmas holiday.
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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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BERLIN - German business sentiment improved unexpectedly in December after slumping sharply in November over concerns about high oil prices and worries that the strengthening euro could damage exports, a closely watched survey showed Friday.
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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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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As the all-important holiday shopping season moved into its final frenzy, US consumer sentiment rose more than expected, according to a report Thursday.
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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.