#Consumer Confidence

Author: Janna Herron / Source: USA TODAY To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 10.2.0 or greater is installed. Stocks fell in midday trading on Thursday, chipping away at gains made the previous day when the Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 1,000 points. A gauge

Authored by Robert Bruner, op-ed via TheHill.com, Ten years ago this month, a recession began in the U.S. that would metastasize into a full-fledged financial crisis. A decade is plenty of time to reflect on what we have learned, what we have fixed, and what remains to be done. High on the agenda

This is the highest level of confidence in the "present situation" since April 2001, but just as we saw in 2000 and 2007, the divergence between current confidence (high) and hope for the future (low) is becoming extreme... The headline Conference Board Consumer Confidence print disappointed

European stocks are steady in post-Christmas trading if struggling for traction after a mixed session in Asia, amid trading thinned by a holiday-shortened week and ongoing worries about the tech sector; however a strong rally in commodities - including copper and oil - buoyed expectations for a

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