The consumer confidence index surged another 5.6 points to 70.4 in February – its highest level in three years – as Americans continued to express confidence that the economy will improve in the months ahead, the Conference Boa…
The Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly ticked up 1.6 points to 50.2 in October, the Conference Board said Tuesday, as Americans became slightly more optimistic about the job market.
A Bloomberg survey had expected the index to rise to 50.0 from a…
September’s report by The Conference Board shows more signs of a U.S. economy that’s growing at a crawl. The index rose 0.3% — its third straight monthly rise. However that pace is too low to substantially lower unemployment….