U.S. consumer confidence inches up despite soaring gas prices

RAY RUDA fills his van with fuel at a gas station Wednesday in Brentwood, Tenn. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose modestly to 91.8 in March from 91 in February. /ASSOCIATED PRESS/GEORGE WALKER IV

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.  The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose modestly to 91.8 in March from 91 in February.  The board said that while rising costs due to tariffs and spiking oil prices induced

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