Consumer confidence falls to 5-month low on worries over inflation, rates and Mideast

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The numbers: A survey of consumer confidence fell to a five-month low of 102.6 in October amid worries about inflation, rising interest rates and fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The closely followed index slipped from a revised 104.3 in September, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast…

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