Economy News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Consumer sentiment boosted by jobs optimism in Feb

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Consumer sentiment boosted by jobs optimism in Feb Mar 1st 2013, 14:58 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment rose in February as Americans were more optimistic that the jobs market will improve, even as confidence in fiscal policy was near all-time lows, a survey released on Friday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's final reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment rose to 77.6 from 73.8 in January, topping expectations for attitudes to hold steady with February's preliminary reading of 76.3. Fewer Americans expected unemployment to rise, with survey respondents feeling slightly better about prospects for the economy. ... Media files: 2013-03-01T145814Z_1_CBRE92015L600_RTROPTP_2_USA-ECONOMY-SENTIMENT.JPG (image/jpeg)

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