Consumers Have Lighter Wallets and Darker Moods
From Real Time Economics
January 29, 2013 - 1:32pm
Consumers turned gloomy as night in January. Pessimism doesn't always lead to less spending, but the reason for the gloom--smaller paychecks--certainly raises that potential.
January 29, 2013 - 1:32pm
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