Read more consumer confidence index stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23025/consumer-confidence-index.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:46:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72885/us-gdp-jump-hollow-if-unemployment-keeps-rising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNews that the US gross domestic product jumped 3.5% in the third quarter cheered investors and others, but the cheers will ring hollow if unemployment keeps rising, John Authers writes. Consumer spending rose even as disposable income fell—“ not a pattern that can be sustained for long, and it...http://www.newser.com/story/72885/us-gdp-jump-hollow-if-unemployment-keeps-rising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 20:07:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70577/dow-falls-34-ahead-of-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as traders lost some of yesterday’s confidence ahead of looming job reports. ADP will release its September survey tomorrow, with weekly data due Thursday and the government’s nonfarm payrolls report coming Friday. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index, which analysts had been expecting to rise, fell in...http://www.newser.com/story/70577/dow-falls-34-ahead-of-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 15:16:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68061/dow-drops-36-as-consumer-data-saps-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks mostly fell today despite good news from the tech sector, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer confidence fell in August, dragging the markets down. Intel rose 4.32% after raising its third-quarter profit forecast, while Dell gained 1.89% on second-quarter earnings that...http://www.newser.com/story/68061/dow-drops-36-as-consumer-data-saps-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 15:28:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67763/dow-up-30-after-rosy-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks closed with modest advances on strong economic data and a drop in oil prices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Advances in second-quarter home prices and a boost in July consumer confidence propelled stock indices to new 2009 highs shortly after the open, but oil’s $2.32 drop moderated gains....http://www.newser.com/story/67763/dow-up-30-after-rosy-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 15:21:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63229/confidence-sags-dow-off-82.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today on an unexpected decline in consumer confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports, after investors held steady at the open despite data that delinquencies on prime mortgages had increased. The consumer-confidence drop came after two months of positive readings. The Dow closed down 82.38 at 8,447....http://www.newser.com/story/63229/confidence-sags-dow-off-82.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57459/financials-sink-dow-off-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe markets ended flat after mixed economic signals today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stress-test troubles for Bank of America and Citigroup depressed financials, but news that consumer confidence rose in April—to 39.2, from 26.9 in March—gave stocks a boost. The Dow fell 8.05 to...http://www.newser.com/story/57459/financials-sink-dow-off-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 15:24:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51657/consumer-confidence-hits-new-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans' already-battered confidence in the economy went into freefall this month, reaching new lows as consumers grow more fearful over huge job cuts and shrinking retirement accounts. New York's Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index, which was down slightly in January, plummeted more than 12 points in February to...http://www.newser.com/story/51657/consumer-confidence-hits-new-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 10:16:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49114/consumer-confidence-finds-a-new-low-in-january.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans' mood about the economy darkened even more in January, sending a widely watched barometer of consumer sentiment to yet another new low as people worry about their jobs and watch their retirement funds dwindle. The Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index edged down to 37.7 from a...http://www.newser.com/story/49114/consumer-confidence-finds-a-new-low-in-january.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:43:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46657/dow-rises-184-on-gmac-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rose today as investors were encouraged by the extension of at least $5 billion in bailout money to the financing division of General Motors, MarketWatch reports. GMAC said the aid would allow it to offer loans to more US consumers seeking to buy vehicles. The Dow gained 184.46...http://www.newser.com/story/46657/dow-rises-184-on-gmac-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 15:32:02 CST