Consumers gloomy over job market
Confidence reading slides, pointing to bad Christmas for retailers
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 4:14 a.m.
Consumers’ confidence about the U.S. economy fell unexpectedly in October as job prospects remained bleak, a private research group said Tuesday, fueling speculation that an already gloomy Christmas shopping forecast could worsen.
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