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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Low Consumer Confidence Limits Holiday Spending

Updated: December 16 2008,
Author: barrel jason
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Budgeting, Consumers, Credit, Decision, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand, Incentive, Money
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Paul Solman looks at the psychological causes and effects of lower consumer confidence through the holiday season.

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