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US Consumers Cheered by Job Hopes, Unfazed by Europe
Consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level since October 2007 as Americans became more upbeat about the prospects for employment. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of sentiment climbed to 79.3, the ninth straight increase. The results also indicated Europe’s financial crisis was not high on the list of Americans’ concerns.
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