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Feb 26, 2020

With COVID-19 fear comes U.S. consumer confidence decline

U.S. consumers primarily view the coronavirus as a risk to global economic growth. Companies in the travel business are managing the fallout from COVID-19. Some financial innovation geared toward retirement plans.

Amid developing news on COVID-19, U.S. consumer confidence has fallen back to its level at the start of 2020. — Amid developing news on COVID-19, U.S. consumer confidence has fallen back to its level at the start of 2020.
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Consumers are starting to worry about COVID-19’s economic impact, survey finds
by Mitchell Hartman
Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
Consumer confidence has fallen back to approximately the level at the start of 2020.
COVID-19 takes financial toll on travel and hospitality industries
by Amy Scott
STR/AFP via Getty Images
And it’s not just companies in China feeling the strain.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director