Consumer confidence dips in September amid inflation concerns
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"Consumer confidence dips in September amid inflation concerns" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (13)
- Consumer confidence sags to 12-year low, eroded by inflation, job anxiety CFO Dive · 45d ago
- US consumer confidence hits its lowest level since 2014 ahead of midterms Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- Americans' opinion of economy drops to lowest level since 2014 PBS · 45d ago
- U.S. consumer confidence hits 12-year low in September 2026 qz.com · 45d ago
- Americans feel worse about the economy than during the pandemic The Washington Post · 45d ago
- Americans' view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 45d ago
- Consumer confidence plunges to lowest level since 2014: Conference Board Yahoo Finance · 45d ago
- New 12-year low in consumer confidence Axios · 45d ago
- Watch US Consumer Confidence Plunges to Lowest Level Since 2014 Bloomberg.com · 45d ago
- Consumer confidence plunged in September: Conference Board Yahoo Finance · 45d ago
- Gold price shoots to session high $4,171/oz after Consumer Confidence drops to 81.9 Kitco · 45d ago
- Americans growing more pessimistic about the economy as prices for gas, other items remain elevated ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 45d ago
- Daily Roundup of Key US Economic Data for Sept. 25 Yahoo Finance · 49d ago
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