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Tuesday’s economic readings already showed a better than expected GDP revision for the first quarter and a gain in the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Now the Conference Board is out with a...
McDonald's held its traditional place in the fast-food category of the American Customer Satisfaction Index. It is also the largest company in the category in sales.
The Conference Board survey showed that consumer confidence fell more than expected in May.
The University of Michigan has released its monthly revision for consumer sentiment in May. It still showed a robust gain from the prior month, but far less than originally forecast.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index has slipped from a March reading of 91 to an April reading of 89.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined moderately in April, after seeing an increase in March.
If the economic readings and the stock market have been getting better in recent weeks, then some of us might wonder why consumer sentiment dipped in April.
Despite low unemployment, low gasoline prices and strong markers like car sales, a malaise continues dog impressions about the health of the U.S. economy.
The Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for the month of February. By the tone of the headline, you might expect that things got worse. After posting a slight gain in January,...
The Index of Consumer Sentiment from the University of Michigan's survey of consumers ticked down to 92.0 from the much stronger than expected 93.3 shown in the January preliminary reading.
The Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for the month January, showing a moderate improvement this month after having increased in December.
Despite the market carnage and despite a weak economic picture, the Index of Consumer Sentiment rose more than expected in the preliminary January reading.
The Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index and consumers saw a bounce in confidence at the end of December.
What stands out about this final University of Michigan December report is that the consumer sentiment reading is bolstered handily by the current picture rather than by the expected outlook ahead.
It was just this week that 24/7 Wall St. pointed out that Consumer Confidence from the Conference Board did not match up with the preliminary report from the University of Michigan’s Consumer...