Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage
(NEW YORK) -- Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in inflation and a sharp slowdown of hiring, fresh data on Friday showed. The reading marked a decrease from the previous month but it came in higher than economists expected.Shopper attitudes have worsened for three consecutive months, resuming a decline that took hold after President Donald Trump took office, University of […]