Consumer sentiment falls to 5-month low as frustration mounts over higher costs
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"Consumer sentiment falls to 5-month low as frustration mounts over higher costs" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 6 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (7)
- US Consumer Sentiment Falls to Five-Month Low in October Bloomberg.com · 3h ago
- Consumer Sentiment Drops, per Michigan Survey WSJ · 3h ago
- Consumer Sentiment Dropped in October WSJ · 3h ago
- Gold price trades near high after preliminary Consumer Sentiment falls to 46.3, inflation expectations rise Kitco · 3h ago
- US consumer sentiment deteriorates further in October Reuters · 3h ago
- Americans’ feelings about the economy continue to worsen CNN · 3h ago
- Consumer sentiment falls to 5-month low as frustration mounts over higher costs Yahoo Finance · 3h ago
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