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05.24.2013
The Economy and Consumer Confidence
As a result of a worsening economy, people have begun to change spending habits. Antonio Neves reports on the economy and its impact ont he campaign. [CC]
Questions:
- What is the Consumer Confidence Index and why is it important?
- What did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt say to the American people on March 12, 1933 to encourage confidence in the American economy? Would those words work today?
- Could a 21st Century President have as consequential an impact as FDR? Why or why not?
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- Transcript
- The Economy and Consumer Confidence (Economics; Language Arts)
Understanding money is much more than learning to balance a check book. the.Dollar breaks down the world of finance into lessons you can use to help manage your money.
Small business owners in Fredericksburg, Virginia are starting to recover from the economic downturn. Antonio Neves returns to check their progress.
Reporter Stacey Delikat digs deep to discover what one Vermont farm is doing to lower its energy bills. [CC]
Trade between the United States and China is causing friction as the balance of trade tilts more and more in China's favor.
In the six months leading up to the sale of Apple's original iPhone, the price of the company's stock increased close to fifty percent.
In Mountain View, Idaho, high school students are learning and teaching financial literacy by operating a credit union for students.