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February 25, 2026

Consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first month of 2026

By MATT OTT
AP Business Writer

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File [enlarge]
A shopper checks out at a cash register in a grocery store in Schaumburg, Ill., on Feb. 9.

WASHINGTON — The American consumer's confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier.


 
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