WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A weekly gauge of consumer attitudes fell 7 points to negative 5 this past week, matching the largest one-week decline in the 21-year history of the ABC/Washington Post consumer comfort index. "Spiking gasoline prices - up 41 cents in the last seven weeks - are the likely suspect," said pollster Patrick Moynihan in a press release on Tuesday. Attitudes about personal finances remained buoyant, but consumers weren't confident about the national economy, with 49% saying the economy is getting worse, up from 42% last month. Just 15% think the economy is improving
Gas is back up at $3 a barrel in good old Southern California.
Gas is back up at $3 a barrel in good old Southern California.
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