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The Conference Board has released its reading on Consumer confidence for the month of August.
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ThinkstockThe Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index was released on Friday morning. Consumer sentiment for mid-August was reported at 79.2. The Bloomberg economists estimate was...
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ThinkstockWith sentiment improving and GDP growth rate picking up in the second quarter, investors and economists alike are looking for anything to confirm or refute the upswing in the economy. The...
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ThinkstockThe preliminary reading from the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report is out at 81.2 for the first look at June. Bloomberg had a consensus estimate of 83.0. The current...
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ThinkstockTuesday morning already brought a higher than expected durable goods economic report. Now we have a consumer confidence reading from the Conference Board, covering the month of May....
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ThinkstockThe market has a nearly live reading on consumer sentiment and confidence. The Reuters/University of Michigan reading on consumer sentiment is out. This is a preliminary reading for the...
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ThinkstockThe final April reading on the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 84.1, near its highest reading since 2007. A survey of economists by Bloomberg had a...
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ThinkstockThe preliminary April read on the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a nine-month high of 82.6. A survey of economists by Bloomberg had a consensus...
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Friday's markets had been in limbo and were looking for direction, and the Chicago PMI acted as an unusual and unexpected catalyst for the stock market. Sometimes the market manages to run on small...
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courtesy of Chrysler GroupAmong the brands that received “report cards” in a new Consumer Reports, Jeep posted a score that was the lowest among makers of cars and light trucks. Jeep received an...
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ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for January. The good news for the economy is that it is far better than the horrific durable goods report from the Commerce...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released its small business optimism index for the month of December. The report is pessimistic regarding the small business economy.
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ThinkstockThe revised consumer sentiment report from Reuters/University of Michigan is out, and the second December reading hit 82.5 for the month. The prior report was also 82.5, and the Bloomberg...
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ThinkstockThe Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report rose to 82.5 for the preliminary December report, from a final November reading of 75.1. Dow Jones was calling for only 76.5,...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.The deals are good enough and promotions aggressive enough that the millions of Americans who are supposed to shop on Thanksgiving and Black Friday will. However, retailers...
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