Consumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession reappears

Matt Ott

02/27/2024

Consumer Confidence — TRAVELERS MOVE through the B terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 106.7 from a revised 110.9 in January. Analysts had been forecasting that the index remained steady from January to February. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO / MIKE STEWART

American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns over a possible recession grew despite the most recent data pointing to a healthy U.S. economy. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 106.7 from a revised 110.9 in January. Analysts had been forecasting that the

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