Consumer Confidence Hits 7-Month Low
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U.S. consumers turned more gloomy in October, beset by soaring energy prices, relentless violence in Iraq and the increasingly bitter end of the presidential election campaign.
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Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions last week sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.
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NEW YORK - Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index dropped 7.5 points to 98.2 from a revised reading of 105.7 in July, according to a report from The Conference Board...
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A steep consumer confidence slide released Friday would hobble the overall economy.
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Optimism in Hawaii remains high while employment woes nationwide have driven consumer confidence to lower levels. US consumer confidence dropped to lower levels in October for the third consecutive month, according
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Consumer sentiment fell further than  expected in late October to its lowest in more than a year as  concerns about the housing slump darkened the economic outlook,  a survey released on Friday showed.
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US consumer confidence hasdropped to its lowest levels since the middle of the northern summer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety
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Worries about job prospects sent consumer confidence in the United States to a seven-month low in October, its third consecutive monthly decline.
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Consumer sentiment fell further than previously estimated in February, as concerns over incomes and jobs in a slowing economy weighed on confidence.
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US consumer confidence has hit its lowest level in seven months as Americans react negatively to a combination of surging energy prices and a lacklustre recovery in the nation&#39;s labour market in the final weeks leading to the presidential election.
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Consumer confidence in the US falls by more than expected to its lowest level since November 2005.
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Consumer confidence declined in November for a fourth consecutive month, a private research group reported Tuesday, reflecting doubts about the economy once the holidays are past.
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A perceived weakening of economic growth and employment prospects hurt US consumer confidence in June.
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NEW YORK - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.9 points to 96.8 from a revised reading of 98.7 in August, according to The Conference Board...
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The dollar fell to a seven-month low versus the yen and hovered just above a record low against the euro Monday as it resumed its slide amid concerns about the US ability to fund its current account gap.
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The pace of new home sales fell to a seven-year low in August, according to a government report Thursday that showed the battered housing and home building markets even worse than forecasts.
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The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday, due in part to market views that Washington is happy