Nov 27 Consumer confidence drops slightly in November By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press An index that measures consumers' assessment of the current economy and their outlook for the next six months slipped but remained historically strong. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why your holiday shopping probably won't take a hit from tariffs By Gretchen Frazee Retailers placed their holiday orders with overseas manufacturers months ago, allowing them to avoid some of the tariffs that were placed on China in September. Continue reading
Jun 24 Column: Will Brexit affect U.S. consumer confidence? The outcome may determine our next president By Benn Steil, Emma Smith Going back to 1952, consumer confidence has been a fair guide to presidential election outcomes. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch The economy is improving, so why aren't voters embracing the optimism? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Financial Reform; Senate Vote Pending In other news Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a compromise on a federal regulatory reform bill after a $19 billion fee on large banks and hedge funds was dropped from the legislation. Also, a former top executive at AIG… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Plunge Over Consumer Confidence Concerns In other news Tuesday, Wall Street dropped following a wave of new worries about consumer spending and overseas sell-offs. Also, President Barack Obama voiced confidence about the fate of the financial regulatory reform bill even without the vote of late… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Jobs Report Hints Economy Could Be Inching Toward Recovery A new economic report showed March had the largest increase in new jobs in three years, but the unemployment rate held steady. Judy Woodruff talks to two economists about what those numbers could mean for the U.S. economy and American… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Boost in Retail Sales Hints at Economic Recovery Retail sales increased in February, despite major snowstorms in the eastern United States and consistently high unemployment. Judy Woodruff talks to an economist about whether recovery could soon follow. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Considering Unemployment's Lingering Social, Emotional Consequences Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist Don Peck about the personal unemployment experience and about the long-term social consequences of joblessness as unemployment remains near 10 percent and economic indicators point to a slow recovery. Continue watching
Aug 27 GDP Reading May Signal Stability for Economy By Anna Shoup The U.S. economy contracted only slightly in the second quarter with gross domestic product decreasing by an annual rate of 1 percent, another sign that the nation's economic situation could be stabilizing. Continue reading