Home sales and consumer confidence slide (AP)

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A shopper walks along New York's Madison Ave. on Monday, April 23, 2007. Consumer confidence crumbled in April as rising gasoline prices undermined how Americans feel about the prospects for economic growth, a widely watched gauge of the economy showed on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. The New York-based Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 104.0, in April, down from a revised 108.2 in March.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The economy provided a sobering reminder Tuesday that consumers are jittery and the housing market is still a major cloud over growth.