Sept. 25, 2007
US consumer confidence tanks to near two-year low
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US consumer confidence tanked in September to
almost a two-year low amid weakening business and job market
conditions, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
The business research company said its consumer confidence index fell
to 99.8, down from a revised 105.6 in August.
The confidence reading was sharply below Wall Street forecasts of
104.5 and was at its lowest since hitting 98.3 in November 2005.
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Harry