valueinvestingnews.com - 11/22/2008
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As seen from the chart below, consumer confidence is at levels not seen since the early 1990s (source: Briefing.com). The only good news right now in the chart above is that by definition the confidence level cannot go below zero. But is consumer confidence even important?
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