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US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1, from 109.5 in December. That is worse than the...
Rosy December for small business sales, but restaurants are left out
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses had a merry December, as shoppers wrapped up their holiday shopping. That's according to the Fiserv Small Business Index. In the U.S., the seasonally adjusted index for December was 146, up 3 points from November. The figure is...
American shoppers wrap up the year in a spending mood, boding well for the U.S. economy
American consumers wrapped up the year in a spending mood, buying all sorts of merchandise from furniture to clothing and eating out at restaurants, according to the latest government snapshot. The figures, announced Thursday, marked a clear sign that consumers are still able and...
Nation's largest trade group: holiday sales rose a better-than-expected 4%
NEW YORK (AP) — Sales for the 2024 holiday shopping season turned out to be robust and better than expected, as easing inflation on merchandise drove shoppers to buy, according to the nation’s largest retail trade group. Holiday sales in November and December rose 4% to $994.1...
