Consumer Confidence Dims As Home Prices Advance

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence sank in July to its lowest since February on job market worries, underscoring the slow path to economic recovery, and home prices rose in May but without signs of a sustained rebound, reports released on Tuesday showed.

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