OR A YEAR, CONSUMER HAVE TOSSED lif...

OR A YEAR, CONSUMER HAVE TOSSED life safeguards to a storm-tossed economy. While businesses kept their boats upon shore, waiting for calmer weather, consumer braved the economic choppiness to purchase cars, furniture, and new hearths

Now, amidst the threat of war, mixed economic indicators, and ebbing consumer confidence, about are wondering how long consumer economic liberation operations can go on.

The answer: Quite awhile.