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Consumer Confidence Gains With Improved Job Data

Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits last week and consumer confidence rose to the highest level in a year

Feb 10, 2012

Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits last week and consumer confidence rose to the highest level in a year, pointing to gains in spending as job prospects brighten.

(More on prospects for improved consumer spending . . . )

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