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WASHINGTON -- Americans' confidence in the economy surged last month to the highest level in nearly five years, as many were encouraged by an improving job market.
The Conference Board said Thursday that its consumer confidence index increased in October to 72.2. That's up from 70.3 in September and the highest reading since February 2008, two months into the Great Recession. Investors cheered the news.
Consumer confidence surges, factories, housing up | firstcoastnews.com