NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–U.S. overall consumer confidence fell last week, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday. The consumer comfort index fell 1 point to -50 in the week ended April 5, from -49 a week earlier.

BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–Argentine stocks slumped Tuesday as the sour mood on Wall Street spilled over to the local market, while the key peso-denominated bond spiked on speculation that grain exporters who recently turned their dollars into pesos would put those funds into the bond ahead of the Easter holiday.

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)–Mexican stocks fell Tuesday as investors adopted a cautious view of prospects for U.S. first-quarter earnings, while the peso gained ground against the dollar.

TORONTO (Dow Jones)–The Canadian dollar is ending modestly higher Tuesday despite continuing selling pressure in equity markets and a return to a risk-averse mood in markets this week.

For today, in contracts.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Consumers cut borrowing in February, shying away from credit cards, a Federal Reserve report said. Consumer credit outstanding decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.5%, or $7.5 billion, to $2.564 trillion, the report Tuesday said.

(Updates to include details on how the case relates to an order by judge Thomas Griesa of New York’s Second District Court.) BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–NML Capital, a unit of the Elliott Associates, confirmed Tuesday that it had frozen Argentine government assets in France.

BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–NML Capital, a unit of the Elliott Associates, confirmed Tuesday that it had frozen Argentine government assets in France.

Wellsville Village Police Department Police charged Kevin M. Sheridan, 19, of Wellsville, at 10:35 p.m. Monday with disorderly conduct after an incident on Rauber Street. He was held pending arraignment in the morning.

Forecasts based on the projections from 10 economists as of Friday, Apr 3. NA = not available. E = estimate. R = revised. **** = tentative.