USA TODAYConsumer confidence leaps to new 16-year highUSA TODAYConsumer confidence surged to a new 16-year high in March, fueled by strong job and wage growth, lofty stock prices and cheap gasoline. An index of Americans' perceptions of the economy and labor market jumped to 125.6 – highest since December 2000 ...Consumer confidence soars in March to highest level since December 2000CNBCUS Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Surges to a 16-Year HighBloombergUS consumer confidence explodes to the highest level since 2000Business InsiderWashington Post -MarketWatch -PR Newswire (press release) -Reutersall 22 news articles »