The Economy: Up? Down? Who Knows?

Published March 31, 2015 6:34pm ET



From CNBC, discouraging news that:

The U.S. economy may have stalled in the first quarter [as] CNBC Rapid Update, which averages tracking forecasts from economists, fell 0.4 percent to 1.4 percent after the government reported weaker-than-expected consumer spending in February.

But, as Bloomberg reports, this morning’s consumer confidence numbers:

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… increased in March to the second-highest level since August 2007…