American Consumers Showing More Confidence In Economy

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Tue, 01/26/2016 - 8:40am

WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong job market and low gasoline prices helped boost U.S. consumer confidence again this month. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index rose to 98.1 in January from 96.3 in December.

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