Crediting growing optimism about job prospects, The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 63.3 points, from a revised 57.7 points in April. Despite the good news, some economists fret that consumers’ moods could sour as a result of Wall Street losses and the debt crisis in Europe. The New York Times The Conference Boards Consumer Confidence Index Press Release May 25, 2010
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Plummets to Lowest Level on Record
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The Conference Board’s Consumer confidence index fell from a reading of 61.4 in September to 38 in October, the lowest level since the index was established more than 40 years ago. (The previous all-time low was a December 1974 level of 43.2.) The Financial Times (UK) Oct. 29, 2008
