More negative headlines on top of today’s stalemate in Washington. A story on Bloomberg showed that confidence among US consumers fell in September, a sign that the financial turmoil will continue to affect spending. The thing I love that Minyanville’s author points out in this article is that it’s negative headlines that are DRIVING this consumer sentiment and as long as that is the case, don’t expect consumers to bolster any companies stock by making purchases on things that aren’t necessities.