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Dollar General is attracting new customers, as inflation-weary shoppers hunt for bargains. Many of the discount chain's core customers are checking out with fewer items in their baskets. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Is the financial media making us miserable about the economy?
Whose indicator best sums up 2023? Is it Kenny Malone with consumer sentiment? Jeff Guo with the soft landing? Or Wailin Wong on the housing market? Kenny Malone, Jeff Guo, Wailin Wong/NPR hide caption
Betsy Kirchen conducts phone interviews for the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers. (Photo: Wailin Wong / NPR) Wailin Wong/NPR hide caption
Some consumers are wondering why President Biden is not doing more to counter surging prices across the economy. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption