A gauge of US consumer comfort falls for the first time in 7 weeks as coronavirus cases climb

· Bloomberg's Consumer Comfort Index fell 0.4 points to 42.9 in the week ending July 5, Bloomberg reported Thursday. It's the first time in seven weeks that the index has declined.
· The slump in the index was led by a decline in buying attitudes and sentiment from respondents in the South, according to the report. 
· The...