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power 2026-04-24

Consumer Confidence Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since Records Began

The University of Michigan index dropped to 49.8, breaking a 74-year-old floor. The war with Iran is the immediate cause. The structural damage started before the first missile was fired.

power 2026-04-11

The War That Came Home at the Pump

American consumer sentiment just hit its lowest point on record. The cause is not the stock market. It is the price of gas, and gas is expensive because of a war the administration started.