Consumer Confidence

Consumer Confidence at Lowest Since 2002

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — Confidence in the economy dropped to a new low as worries about a possible recession, persistent problems in the housing and credit...

Consumer Spending Stalls

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — Consumer spending is threatening to stall out while consumer confidence, battered by soaring energy costs and falling home prices, ...

Euro Soars to Record High $1.5057

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


BERLIN — The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5057 in early European trading on Wednesday as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserv...

Confidence Plunges, Inflation Rate Soars

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — No good news today on the economic front. Consumer confidence plunged, the wholesale inflation rate soared, the number of homes being...

Consumer Confidence Lowest In 16 Years

Financial Times | Daniel Pimlott | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


US consumer confidence dropped to a 16-year low this month, a level that has historically signalled recession. The Reuters/University of Michigan ind...

Consumer Confidence Sinks Even Lower

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — People's confidence in the economy sank even lower amid heightened fears about shrinking job opportunities and the possibility the ...

GM Offers Buyouts To 46,000 Employees

Reuters | Pumina Gupta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


General Motors Corp said on Thursday it sees significantly improved operating earnings and cash flow in the next two to three years, but expects high...

Consumer Confidence Sinks To All-Time Low

AP | Jeannine Aversa | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Consumer confidence fell to an all-time low as worries about jobs, energy bills and home foreclosures darkened people's feelings about the country's e...

Consumer Morale Hits Two-Year Low

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


A measure of consumer confidence dropped to a two-year low in November, weighed down by housing market turmoil and surging oil prices, according to a ...