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US Stocks Fluctuate Following Decrease in Consumer Confidence
Mar 12th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
march 12 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks drifted between gains and losses a day after the standard & poor's 500 index closed at a 17-month high as a drop in consumer confidence overshadowed an unexpected increase in retail sales declines in walt disney
Consumer confidence at a glance
Feb 24th, 2010 - The Associated Press
february blues: the conference board's consumer confidence index dropped almost 11 points to 46.0, from a revised 56.5 in january. analysts had expected a reading of 55. breaking it down: the index's present situation index, which measures shoppers
European markets recover poise ahead of Bernanke
Feb 24th, 2010 - Boston
london-european stock markets recovered their poise wednesday ahead of key testimony from u.s. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke and after unexpectedly bad u.s. consumer confidence figures had sent shares tumbling around the world the previousGLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Show Weakness; Bernanke Eyed
Feb 24th, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
group, the conference board, said its february consumer confidence index dropped far more than economists
Flagging consumer confidence intensifies economic fears
Feb 24th, 2010 - The Denver Post
new york - americans' confidence in the economy has suffered a sudden reversal, dimming hopes that they will start spending - and spurring job growth - any time soon. the consumer confidence index figures released tuesday were much worse
Consumer Confidence Index videos from YouTube:
1:50US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Fell to 72.5: Video
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among US consumers unexpectedly declined in March for a second month, a sign Americans are discouraged about the labor market. The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index fell to 72 ...
4:06Nov Boston Analytics Consumer Confidence Index up at 70.7
The CNBC-TV18 Boston Analytics Consumer Confidence Index is back with over 10000 respondents polled over 15 cities. This index, which is most comprehensive monthly barometer of opinion of Indian consumers on the current and future state of the economy ...
7:14Experts discuss Consumer Confidence Index outlook for 2010
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Kimberlee Luce, Vice President of Boston Analytics and Munish R Varma, Managing Director and Head of Global Markets (India), discuss their CII outlook for 2010.
Consumer Confidence Index from WikiPedia:
The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is an indicator designed to measure consumer confidence, which is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending. Global consumer confidence is not measured. Country by country analysis indicates huge variance around the globe. In an interconnected global economy, tracking international consumer confidence is a lead indicator of economic trends.
In the United States consumer confidence is issued monthly by The Conference Board, an independent economic research organization, and is based on 5,000 households. Such measurement is indicative of consumption component level of the gross domestic product. The Federal Reserve looks at the CCI when determining interest rate changes, and it also affects stock market prices.
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