As German corona cases surge, consumer confidence falls

BERLIN (AP) — German consumers are growing increasingly pessimistic amid growing fears of new lockdown measures in Europe’s largest economy as coronavirus numbers continue to rapidly climb, a survey showed Thursday. The forward-looking GfK consumer climate index fell more strongly than predicted by economists to minus 3.1 points for November, from a value of minus 1.7 points in October. The survey of some 2,000 consumers over the first two weeks…