Consumer confidence slides to 12-year low

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• How long can the economy keep growing?

  by Justin Ho

  

  GDP grew in the first and second quarters this year, and economists expect it to continue in the third, but the tax refunds and stock market gains behind that growth are running out.

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• The latest JOLTS survey shows more of the same low-hire, low-fire economy

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Economists say one reason hiring isn't budging is employers are afraid to budge.

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• Consumer confidence falls to its lowest level in 12 years, survey shows

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  The survey also showed that the confidence of upper-middle class consumers has declined the most over the past six months.

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• The price tag might be an endangered species

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  In her new book, “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price — and What That Means for Your Wallet,” Lindsay Owens writes that personalized prices are, in some cases, replacing set prices — and that might not be so good for consumers.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• High diesel prices force some Gulf shrimpers to stay docked

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  High diesel prices are keeping many Gulf shrimpers from fishing this shrimping season, as the declining industry struggles with profitability.

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• New career path, new baby, no problem

  by Nicholas Guiang

  

  In the span of six weeks, Samantha Rafferty quit her job, was accepted into graduate school, and found out she was pregnant with a new child. Two years on, she couldn’t have been happier with her decision.

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