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Maine Lobster Catch up, Value Down; Glut Cited
to cover diesel fuel and bait costs, causing some to put their boats up for sale. Without strong demand and consumer confidence , he said, the boat price paid to lobstermen will continue to be too low. "I don't think you're going to
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ComScore Says Online Holiday Sales up 14 Percent
same months a year ago. ComScore found that shoppers started the holiday season strong in November but a dip in consumer confidence hurt early December sales. Shoppers picked up spending in the final days of the holiday season. That includes
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US Auto Sales: Key Trends in 2012
U.S. auto sales hit a five-year high in 2012, as low interest rates, improving consumer confidence and — most important — some great new cars drew Americans into dealerships. Sales of new cars and trucks are expected to reach
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Fiscal-Cliff Deal No Recipe for a Robust Economy
at best, by year's end. Economists regard a "normal" rate as 6 percent or less. — CONSUMER SPENDING Consumer confidence fell in December as Americans began to fear the higher taxes threatened by the fiscal cliff. Confidence had reached
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Fiscal-Cliff Deal No Recipe for a Robust Economy
at best, by year's end. Economists regard a "normal" rate as 6 percent or less. — CONSUMER SPENDING Consumer confidence fell in December as Americans began to fear the higher taxes threatened by the fiscal cliff. Confidence had reached
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US Still Faces Political Fights on Spending, Debt
the next 10 years. That could have boosted business and consumer confidence and accelerated growth. "Nothing really has been fixed level of about 150,000 new jobs per month this year. Consumer confidence fell in December for the second straight month, according
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Obama Remarks on 'Fiscal Cliff' Legislation
remember, back in 2011, the last time this course of action was threatened, our entire recovery was put at risk. Consumer confidence plunged. Business investment plunged. Growth dropped. We can't go down that path again. And today's agreement
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Asia Stocks Jump as US Budget Deal Appears Near
business leaders, I'm gonna say this deal isn't enough to move the needle on confidence. It may improve consumer confidence a little, investors obviously are celebrating a tentative deal but you know how transitory investor confidence
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Political Brinksmanship Still Threatens US Economy
sometimes bipartisan. That's better for business and consumer confidence than the repeated partisan standoffs and threats of sudden make our small business owners reluctant to reinvest." Consumer confidence fell in December for the second straight month, according
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Will Retailers Rebound After Weak Holiday Season?
we believe will continue to do so," Cavanaugh says. The housing turnaround "will further aid consumer and consumer confidence ," she says. Sales of new homes rose in November to the fastest pace in two and a half years, the government
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Will Retailers Rebound After Weak Holiday Season?
we believe will continue to do so," Cavanaugh says. The housing turnaround "will further aid consumer and consumer confidence ," she said. Consumer spending, to be sure, is a critical indicator of economic activity. It accounts for
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'This Week' Transcript: Senators Charles Schumer and Jon Kyluntil last week, the Dow was positive for the month, and now all of a sudden we've seen a five-day decline. Consumer confidence fell for -- as Jon mentioned at the top of the show -- the second time in two months, so people are starting
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Oil Prices Rise Ahead of US Fiscal-Cliff Talks
trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell Thursday following a reported drop in U.S. consumer confidence and growing pessimism that President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers will reach a compromise on ways to avoid
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President Makes Statement on Fiscal CliffPeople remember back in 2011 last time this course of action was threatened. On recovery. Was put at risk consumer confidence plunged business investment plunged. Growth dropped. We can't go down that path Today's agreement and shrines
of action was threatened. On -- recovery. Was put at risk consumer confidence plunged business investment plunged. Growth dropped. We can't go down that path -- Today's agreement and shrines I think principle in the -
Panel: Fiscal Cliff's Economic Impactuntil last week the dow was positive for the month and now all of a sudden we've seen a five-day decline. Consumer confidence fell as jon mentioned at the top of the show for the second time in two months, so people are starting to sense
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President Obama, Speaker John Boehner Steer 'Fiscal Cliff' NegotiationsAbc's david kerley joins us live with the latest. David, we have a positive jobs report. Better than expected. Consumer confidence floated. Reporter: They're using the jobs report right now, the obama administration. A little more fuel
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Roundtable II: Assessing the Electionweren't particularly impressed -- but one of the things that might have been happening at the end, you had consumer confidence going up, good job numbers. But let's not forget the inner-city, in very tough times for a lot of people
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July 25, 2000: 'World News'optimistic about the economy than they were a month ago fewer are planning to make major purchases they tell us. The consumer confidence index rose this month after a sharp drop in June. When we come back the concorde crash and the ship that was waiting
fewer are planning to make major purchases they tell us. The consumer confidence index rose this month after a sharp drop in June. When we come back the concorde crash and the ship that was -
Markets Respond to Interest Rateslatest on how consumers feel about the country's economy. Surprisingly positive according to the ABC news consumer confidence index there was a big big jump last week it was up six points. And that is at its highest level now since January
about the country's economy. Surprisingly positive -- according to the ABC news consumer confidence index there was a big big jump last week it was up six points. And that is at its highest level now -
2009 Real Estate Predictionsthrough over the last. you know it's so funny consumer confidence as a concept scenes really intangible now. But snowballing effect. So we've looked at the consumer confidence index the most recent report in November and it actually
we've been through over the last. -- you know it's so funny consumer confidence as a concept scenes really intangible now. But it's it's critically important and realistic because it feeds on itself. When people are confident they caught me by house prices go up the more people when they're not confident -- reverse happened ninth. There's little sign that money that this that the snowballing effect. So we've looked at the consumer confidence index the most recent report in November and it actually showed. That most people agree with with mr. Obama that it may
