US consumer confidence jumps to five-month high

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US consumer confidence is at a five-month high, according to a new report. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index increased to 110.7 this month. We ask how e-scooters, once all the rage, have now been left parked up. And members of the Harlem Globetrotters join us in the studio. (Picture: A person carries a shopping bag at The Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 December 2023. According to the Commerce Department, retail sales increased 0.3 percent in November after declining the prior month. US retail sales rise at start of holiday shopping, Los Angeles, USA - 15 Dec 2023 Credit: Mandatory Credit: Photo by CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14259921g))