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Consumer confidence slumps to 12-year low

FILE - SHOPPERS MAKE THEIR WAYS DOWN AN AISLE LINED WITH CLOTHING AND SHOES IN A COSTCO WAREHOUSE THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 2025, IN SHERIDAN, COLO. (AP PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI, FILE)
Americans’ view about their financial future sours amid anxiety over inflation, threat of trade wars. PAGE B2