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Consumer Confidence Rebounds in February

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:35:18 +0000

Americans seem to be more confident in the economy than they have been in the past few months. But that doesn't mean they're willing to spend more money.

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Retail Sales To See 2013 Spike [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:58:23 +0000

Retail sales are expected to go up 3.4 percent in 2013 which is slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent growth seen in 2012.

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Consumer Confidence Drops On Fiscal Cliff Fears

Stacy Proebstle — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:47:27 +0000

U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in December, driven lower by fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week.

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Consumer Confidence Continues To Rise

David Matthau — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:34:52 +0000

Consumers in Jersey and across the country are starting to feel better about the economy. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index has risen to 73.7 this month, up from 55 at this same time last year.

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Consumer Confidence Improves, But Still Not Healthy [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:19:28 +0000

Consumer confidence has jumped to a seven-month high, partly because of the prospect of better hiring.

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US Consumer Confidence Jumps to 7-Month High

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:37:41 +0000

U.S. consumer confidence jumped this month to the highest level since February, bolstered by a brighter hiring outlook.

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Consumer Confidence Hits A Nine Month Low [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:36:52 +0000

We're feeling worse about the economy. Consumer confidence unexpectedly dipped to its lowest level in nine months.

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Consumer Confidence Hits Nine Month Low

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:51:43 +0000

We're feeling worse about the economy. Consumer confidence unexpectedly dipped to its lowest level in nine months. The Conference Board says its index of consumer attitudes fell to 60.6 from a downwardly revised 65.4 in July. Economists had expected an increase to 66.

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Consumer Spending Flat, But Confidence Rises Slightly [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:34:15 +0000

The news from the consumer spending/consumer confidence front seems to be better, but not by much.

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NJ Residents Try To Figure Out The Up And Down Economy [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:00:29 +0000

There's some good economic news - the Labor Department reports weekly unemployment benefit applications dropped by 14 thousand, to a seasonally adjusted 374,000, the fewest since the week of May 19th.

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