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12/29/09 Midday Report: Consumers more confused than Alan Greenspan in a housing bubble
Data came out today showing a rise in consumer confidence for the second consecutive month, despite consumers rating their current situation as the worst since February 1983 (and to give you an idea about how long ago February 1983 was, Tennessee Williams was alive for most of the month, Case had yet to mix his…
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12/23/09 Midday Report: Consumer confidence rises enough to spur consumers to still not buy new houses
Another day and more mixed data so Bulls and Bears can both rejoice (Yay!!! Things are getting better and Yay!! Things are staying crappy. See we can all get along, you hear that Israel and Palestine and Tiger and Elin?). US consumer confidence rose to 72.5 according to the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, though it…