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Shifts in consumer spending and saving will usher in a new economic era

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumer spending will lag rather than lead the recovery from the current recession, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study finds confidence in food safety plunges in wake of peanut butter contamination

Fewer than one in four consumers now believe the U.S. food supply is safer than it was a year ago, according to new data from the University of Minnesota's Food Industry Center.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

(Phys.org) -- Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UF: Florida consumers remain mildly optimistic

Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped one point in February to 76 from January, according to a University of Florida survey. The modest decline followed two months of rising levels of confidence in the economy.

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consumer confidence improves in January due to job gains: U-M economist

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumer confidence continued to improve in January due to positive news about potential job gains, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University ...

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Survey says: Consumer satisfaction with PCs rises

(AP) -- Consumers are as happy as they've ever been with their computers, and those with Apple computers are the most pleased, a new survey says.

Technology / Business

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carnegie Mellon study of Twitter sentiments yields results similar to public opinion polls

Computer analysis of sentiments expressed in a billion Twitter messages during 2008-2009 yielded measures of consumer confidence and of presidential job approval similar to those of well-established public opinion polls, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Time to clean up your digital closet

Let's jump ahead 50 years. Imagine your grandchildren are rummaging around in your attic, looking through old boxes and trunks. They discover laptops, hard drives wrapped in cloth, DVDs, and maybe even a real antique: A ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

No stampede yet to snap up tech stocks

Stocks are back on a roll once again, and the bulls are out in full force to tout their optimism about the U.S. financial market's outlook. The renewed optimism about share prices is felt perhaps nowhere as keenly as in the ...

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