A solid majority of Americans – 62% – think the U.S. economy is in a recession, up from 58% a month ago, 53% in June and 48% in May, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Meanwhile, the IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early month read on consumer confidence, slipped fourth-tenths of a point to 38.1, matching June's reading for the lowest since