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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Falls: Westpac Index]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Consumer confidence has fallen after the second consecutive interest rate rise, a survey shows.The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 2.5 per cent to 118.3 in November, down from 121.4 in October.The index rose in October by 1.7 per cent.But Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FTSE Seen Opening Lower]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The FTSE 100  is seen opening 15-18 points lower on Wednesday tracking falls in Asia after a mixed showing overnight on Wall Street as worries about the pace of economic recovery were revived by weaker than expected U.S. consumer confidence data.Financial bookmakers see the blue-chip...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:10:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Profit-taking Hits S&P 500, Nasdaq; Dow Edges Higher]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ellis MnyanduNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the stock market's recent run-up, while a weaker-than-expected reading on a measure of consumer confidence sparked caution about the recovery of spending.Technology and consumer discretionary shares fared worse than the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:06:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Consumer Confidence Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Susan FentonHONG KONG (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Global consumer confidence is rebounding, and in the United States has risen for the first time since 2007, amid signs the world economy is picking up although spending is still restrained, a survey showed on Wednesday.Confidence was highest in India, followed by Indonesia...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:15:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence to Falls to 47.7 in October]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - The Conference Board's U.S. consumer confidence index fell in October to 47.7 from an upwardly revised 53.4 in September, the private business research group reported on Tuesday.Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 53.1 for the October index.The monthly survey of roughly 5,000 U.S. households is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:30:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Remains Wobbly but Layoff Fears Decline]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the BIGresearch monthly Executive Briefing consumer study, confidence in the economy remains historically low a year after the financial tumble that followed the collapse of Lehman Bros.  Consumers feel a little better than they did last October. This year, just over 30 percent said they felt confident...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:29:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence is Increasing, but Are They Confident in Your Company?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are signs such as increased consumer confidence that the worst of the economic downturn may be behind us, and companies are facing some difficult decisions on how best to proceed. A surefire bet to increasing sales is looking at ways to give consumers renewed confidence in your company. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:00:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Falls on Job Worries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The surprise drop has analysts worrying about the holiday retail season, as Americans scale back purchases to a bare minimum. Plus: Is the FDIC out of money?]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:13:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence: Broadway Musical Needed!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have confidence in sunshine  I have confidence in rain  I have confidence that spring will come again  Besides which you see I have confidence in me    -from The Sound of Music (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:24:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Layoffs, Personal Finances Undermine Consumer Confidence]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers havenâ€™t jumped on the recovery bandwagon, according to a study by BIGresearch, despite encouragement from government, business and Wall Street.    The market research firm has reported that its index of consumer confidence fell in September, with only 30 percent of consumers saying they are confident/very confident...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:27:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence in High Tech Up. Sure. Big Deal.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the Consumer Electronics Association CEA in conjunction with CNET, our elder sibling site, did a study suggesting that consumer confidence in technology and consumer electronics jumped. But I wager that will mean virtually nothing to companies in the industry. by Erik Sherman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:29:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guys Haven't Given Up on the Holidays, But Probably Won't Save Them]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retailers whose primary customer profile is men in their 30â€™s may be able to look forward to a pretty good holiday season, but those who count on adult women to fill their coffers â€" and they are the most important shoppers for most stores â€" are not going to be...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final scorecard is out on the cash for clunkers program: In return for taking on $2.88 billion in additional debt, Uncle Sam helped the auto industry sell 690,000 new vehicles.Â  Whether this was a winning trade is debatable, as this MoneyWatch story points out and this post How Would...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 2009 global economic race, the U.S. has been left behind as our large-economy colleagues have returned to GDP growth. Most forecasters are looking for a turn this year, but with two-thirds of the economy still shrinking, it's tough to make the math work.    Japan and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stocks Fall As Confidence Drops]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors ignore a mild reading on inflation and upbeat news on factory production, focusing instead on weak consumer confidence data. Meanwhile: Video game sales slide 26% for the month.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Financial Partners Corp. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Eric Berg &#8211; Barclays Capital Eric Berg &#8211; Barclays Capital  My first question relates to what has to happen or what should we be looking for in the economy, a statistic or the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Good News: Consumer Confidence, Retail Sales and the TED Spread]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you may be surprised to learn that when the unemployment rate is up, stocks actually do quite well. Here's why. by Larry Swedroe]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Rises, but Spending Still Down]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/consumer-confidence-rises-but-spending-still-down/311676/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer confidence is at a nine-month high, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan. But unemployment is still effecting spending, especially on travel. With bookings down, American Airlines is cutting 1,600 jobs.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:54:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/economic-indicators-are-rising/305898/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer confidence is up and retailers are hoping customers will begin spending more money, reports Susan Roberts.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 07:17:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home Equity: A Reader Responds to Consumer Confidence and Prayer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/home-equity/a-reader-responds-to-consumer-confidence-and-prayer/476/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've spent more time thinking about consumer confidence and prayer, the subject of my blog on May 26. What could the pollsters be tapping into that would reflect such an enormous jump in confidence?    Is it that the stock market has risen 30 percent or so from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:58:46 -0700</pubDate>
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