In this Feb. 24, 2010 photo, a Gap store is seen in Paramus, NJ. Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for February, even in the face of falling consumer confidence and heavy snowstorms that hammered the East Coast.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Copyright ...
<div><p>US consumer confidence plunged to a record low in October as consumers felt the bite of the credit crisis, a private firm said Tuesday, sounding alarms over the year-end holiday shopping season.</p><p>The Conference Board, a business research firm, said its consumer confidence ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose in early May to its strongest since the September failure of Lehman Brothers, with rising expectations the economy may be in the last stages of the recession, a survey showed on Friday.</p><p>The Reuters/University of ...
<div><p>World stock markets rose Wednesday on hopes of a global economic recovery, after an overnight Wall Street rally that was sparked by an unexpected surge in US consumer confidence, analysts said.</p><p>In European late morning trade, Frankfurt gained 0.34 percent, London added 0.44 ...
<div><p>The price of oil hit a six-month high above 63 dollars on Wednesday, lifted by economic recovery hopes and buoyant equity markets on the eve of an OPEC output meeting, traders said.</p><p>In morning trade, New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude ...
<div><p>The euro dropped against the dollar on Wednesday as economic data showed only a slight improvement in French business confidence, traders said.</p><p>In London trade, the European single currency fell to 1.3965 dollars from 1.3980 dollars late on Tuesday.</p><p>Against ...
<div><p>The euro dropped against the dollar on Wednesday as US consumer confidence data boosted the greenback and fresh signs of pain in eurozone economies hurt the single currency, traders said.</p><p>French consumer and business confidence edged up in May compared with April but ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global consumer confidence is stabilizing after falling for 18 months, providing a glimmer of hope for a shattered world economy in which three quarters of households cut spending, a survey showed on Tuesday.</p><p>Some 40 percent of consumers blame ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose in June to the highest since February 2008, as expectations grew that the worst economic recession since the Great Depression may be ending, a survey showed on Friday.</p><p>The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell in June after two straight months of gains.</p><p>The Conference Board, an industry group, said on Tuesday its index of consumer attitudes dropped to 49.3 from 54.8 in May. The Present Situation Index slid to ...
