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Bloomberg Spews A Bunch Of Disingenuous Crap On Consumer Comfort

March 8, 2012

“Consumer Confidence Rises to 4-Year High,” blared the Bloomberg headline in a font that really was that big. That’s just so wrong. So wrong. I mean, should we really be jumping up and down, shouting, “Hip Hip HOORAY! Hip Hip HOORAY!” Uh… no. Let’s look at the first key point that Bloomberg made. Household...
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Con Con Surprise, No Surprise

By Lee Adler

February 23, 2010

It’s odd the way the players pay attention to some numbers and not others. There’s no reason why the market should have been surprised by the ConCon. ABC News does a comprehensive consumer confidence survey weekly that always foreshadows the ConCon. Last Tuesday ABC had this to say:
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