Unprecedented zigzag takes confidence back near its lowest point of 2007.

Consumer confidence slipped to a two-year low this week.

Confidence stabilized, but is still in negative double digits for 12th week.

Consumer confidence improved after the Fed's surprise half-point rate cut.

Confidence stabilized this week after its steepest slide in more than 20 years.

Last week's surge in consumer confidence abated this week, but its gradual advance from an early June low remains on course. Zagging where it last zigged, the ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index now stands at -8 on its scale of +100 to -100 this week, after an unusual six-point gain to...

Consumer confidence has inched away from the 2007 low it set three weeks ago, a slight improvement amid moderate gasoline prices. But don't call it a party. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index still sits in the negative double digits. After bottoming June 3 at -15 on its scale of...

Consumer confidence fell further this month, reaching its lowest level in nearly eight months in the face of near-record gasoline prices -- with Americans' ratings of their personal finances taking a particular pounding. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index stands at -13 on its...

Consumer confidence returned to its 2007 low this week

After Last Week's Big Drop, Confidence Steadies

Confidence Since Mid-November

Confidence Holds, With Vast Differences by Affluence and Partisanship