Explore the stock market outlook for the first six months of 2025. Learn key trends, forecasts and insights to help guide ...

Consumer discretionary ... economy and high consumer confidence. The S&P 500 correlates strongly with consumer discretionary during bull market advances. The stock market is flashing an under ...

The University of Michigan recorded a 10% year-on-year drop, and other data found sentiment hit a four-month low.

Stock market today ... and the NFIB small business confidence index. Business owners tend to lean conservatively, favoring policies that... Stocks Week Ahead: Market's Risk to Reward Ratio ...

The latest data shows a decline in the Consumer Confidence Index, but Conference Board's senior US economist Yelena Shulyatyeva says that despite the drop, consumer sentiment is relatively stable.

US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in January to a four-month low on less optimism about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy. The Conference Board’s gauge of ...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined by 5.4 points in January to 104.1. Consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions dropped sharply and the short-term ...

The stock market is flashing an under-the-radar bullish signal that suggests the ongoing rally is set to stretch into 2025. The signal is simple, but powerful: the outperformance of risk-on stocks ...