Consumer Confidence Drops On Inflation, COVID

Consumer confidence deteriorated in November, data out Tuesday showed. It's hardly surprising that Americans are feeling incrementally less comfortable about the outlook. Inflation is running the hottest in three decades and, at least according to recent color accompanying the University of Michigan's sentiment gauge, voters aren't convinced policymakers have a credible plan to tackle rising prices. The Conference Board's index printed 109.5 for November, below estimates and down from a revis