Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Consumer confidence falls in February
Yahoo Finance ^

Posted on 02/25/2014 8:03:32 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

Consumer confidence sagged in February as expectations worsened, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes fell to 78.1 from a downwardly revised 79.4 in January. Economists in a Reuters poll had expected 80.0. The expectations index fell to 75.7 from a downwardly revised 80.8 last month. But the present sit

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: consumerconfidence; obama; recession

1 posted on 02/25/2014 8:03:32 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Red in Blue PA

unexpectedly!!!


2 posted on 02/25/2014 8:17:17 AM PST by wny
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red in Blue PA

Recovery Summer 5.0 will fix everything. Happy Days are here again. /sarc


3 posted on 02/25/2014 8:23:39 AM PST by Starboard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red in Blue PA

I don’t think anyone has a clue what the repurcussions of this harsh winter will be. Of course the unknown makes people less confident, and less able to imagine how we’re going to afford extras.


4 posted on 02/25/2014 8:27:31 AM PST by grania
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: grania

I can only presume that “harsh winter” is a metaphor for Obama.

He does more long-term damage than Mother Nature ever could.


5 posted on 02/25/2014 8:30:33 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson