U.S. consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears 

A SHOPPER PASSES by a display of televisions at a Costco warehouse in Lone Tree, Colo. Consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited concerns about stubbornly high inflation and interest rates and fears that unemployment could rise. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited stubbornly high inflation and interest rates, as well as fears that unemployment could rise.  The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, dropped to 67.4 this month from a final

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