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Consumer sentiment takes a tumble

Consumer sentiment takes a tumble

Marketplace vor 2 Monaten

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Consumer spending fell in early August, according to preliminary
results from the University of Michigan’s survey. July retail
sales were down, and the average price of gas is nearing a record
high for August. In today’s episode, we look at how consumers
could be cutting discretionary spending as a result. Also, we’ll
look at why China’s economy may be in trouble, the value of GDP
as a statistic, fake business registrations in Colorado, Reddit
joining the S&P 500, and the global plastics industry.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

Is the consumer engine of the economy starting to slow down?

Is China's economy in trouble?

Why we still use GDP to measure economic growth

Getting weird mail? In Colorado, it could be business fraud

Popular online forum Reddit is joining the S&P 500

Middle East conflict raises U.S. plastic industry's sinking
ship