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Sunday, August 18, 2013

U.S. consumer confidence dips; housing starts miss forecasts

(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment ebbed in August and residential construction rose less than expected last month, potentially dimming hopes of an acceleration in economic activity in the third quarter.