American Confidence in the Economy Flatlines
Unchanged from last week
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are less upbeat about the economy now than they were in May and June. Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index held steady at -12 last week, but the current score is substantially lower than the five-year weekly high of -3 reached in late May and early June.
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