KQED Nightly Business Report December 11, 2010
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. americans are feeling a bit better than ho-hum this holiday season. tom, an important measure that tracks consumer sentiment rose more than expected this month. >> tom: susie, this survey comes as shoppers are in the thick of the holiday season. it's the reuters/university of michigan index of consumer sentiment. it popped to 74.2 in early december, well above last month. but even with december's gain, sentiment is still well below pr...