 I'm Liz Clayman, and this is the Fox Business Report. Consumer sentiment improved at the end of this month. The University of Michigan's reading came in at 68.2, better than expected, but still far below the readings high from before the pandemic. Manufacturing in the Chicago region held up better than expected this month. The Chicago business barometer reading came in at 47.4, which indicates activity is still not back to normal, but improved from May.