U.S. consumer confidence crumbles to two-year low in August

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. consumers plunged in August to its lowest in more than two years following the country's loss of its top credit rating and heart-wrenching drops in major stock indexes.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/17d1da2e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=U.S.+consumer+confidence+crumbles+to+two-year+low+in+August&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fuk-usa-economy-homes-index-idUKTRE77T3XU20110830%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=U.S.+consumer+confidence+crumbles+to+two-year+low+in+August&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fuk-usa-economy-homes-index-idUKTRE77T3XU20110830%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973496212/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17d1da2e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973496212/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17d1da2e/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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