US consumer confidence slumps in latest week - ABC

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  1. green shoots everywere. i guess people have more problems than a $6 trillion increase in stock values can erase




    US consumer confidence slumps in latest week - ABC
    Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:02pm EDT
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    NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday that
    its weekly U.S. consumer confidence gauge slipped further, as
    Americans became increasingly cautious about the current buying
    climate. The Consumer Comfort Index fell to -50 in the week ended
    Oct. 18 from -48 in the previous week, nearing its record low. The index first hit an all-time low of -54 in the week to
    Dec. 1, 2008, and again in the week to Jan. 25, 2009





    Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:02pm EDT
    Email | Print | Share| Reprints | Single Page[-] Text [+] Market News Wall Street ends lower on profit taking | Video Yahoo triples profit, beats expectations Dollar rallies from 14-month low vs euro More Business & Investing News... Featured Broker sponsored link
    NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday that
    its weekly U.S. consumer confidence gauge slipped further, as
    Americans became increasingly cautious about the current buying
    climate. The Consumer Comfort Index fell to -50 in the week ended
    Oct. 18 from -48 in the previous week, nearing its record low. The index first hit an all-time low of -54 in the week to
    Dec. 1, 2008, and again in the week to Jan. 25, 2009
     
  2. Green shits!