FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, shoppers and pedestrians walk through a concourse at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, N.J. U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in October as a new wave of coronavirus cases began across the country. The Conference Board reported Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, that its consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 100.9, from 101.8 in September. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)