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hf-implode.com - 4/28/2009
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"The April Conference Board Consumer Confidence # was a much better than expected 39.2, almost 10 pts better than forecasted and up from a revised 26.9 in March. It’s the highest level since Nov ‘08 and the questionnaire was likely filled out a few weeks ago but definitely reflects the sense of ...
Debtwatch No 34: The Confidence Trick
debtdeflation.com - 5/4/2009
Debtwatch No 34: The Confidence Trick
— debtdeflation.com — “And, at this point, confidence is what it is all about… The first thing is to maintain... some confidence in ourselves and the prospects for our country over time… Unfortunately, there is no lever marked ‘confidence’ that ... (more) Debtwatch No 34: The Confidence Trick

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Consumer sentiment soars as confidence returns - Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com - 5/1/2009
Consumer sentiment soars as confidence returns - Yahoo! Finance
— finance.yahoo.com — NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers felt more confident about the economy last month than at any... time since the September failure of Lehman Brothers that pushed global banking to the brink of collapse, a survey showed on Friday. The ... (more) Consumer sentiment soars as confidence returns - Yahoo! ...

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247wallst.com - 4/28/2009
Confidence Trying To Go Positive
— 247wallst.com — The Conference Board’s reading on Consumer Confidence just popped to 39.2 for the month of April. This... is above a reading of 26.9 revised for March from a preliminary 26.0 reading. We had estimates being 29.0 from Dow Jones and had estimates ... (more) Confidence Trying To Go Positive

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