The Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators rose an impressive 1.1% in November — its biggest gain in eight months. It provides further evidence that the U.S. expansion is gaining momentum and will likely grow …
As prices at the pump inch up, analysts predict gas will pass the critical $3 per gallon level during the holiday week.
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The biggest shopping season is off to an even better-than-expected start. New government figures show November sales rose 0.8% from October and 7.7% from November 2009, supporting retailers’ recent view that the recession is fi…
A jump of 2.6 points to 74.2 in December put this index at a six-month high. And the current conditions component rose to its best level in about three years. Helping to stoke optimism was consumers’ anticipation that the Bush …
U.S. consumers appear to be getting bit less frugal: The amount of consumer credit in use unexpectedly rose in October for the second straight month. But the whole rise came from non-revolving debt, which includes auto loans an…