Consumer Confidence

Consumer Confidence

Reports of corporate layoffs and rising unemployment rates are making headlines, but at the same time the stock market is up and so is the government surplus. A panel talks about how all these often contradictory economic indicators are...

Reports of corporate layoffs and rising unemployment rates are making headlines, but at the same time the stock market is up and so is the government surplus. A panel talks about how all these often contradictory economic indicators are affecting American consumers.

Guests

George Hager

business reporter for USA Today

Delos Smith

senior economist with the Conference Board

Chris Carroll

associate professor of economics at John Hopkins University

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