Consumer Confidence Jumps

July 30, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Aggregated Content in on July 31, 2012 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/consumer-confidence-in-economy-increased-july_n_1724154.html

Americans breathed a bit easier about the economy in July, as a better outlook on short-term hiring and lower gas prices offset lingering worries about poor income growth.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index increased to 65.9, from 62.7 in June, the first increase in five months. That's the highest reading since April and better than the reading of 62 that economists had foreca

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