US Nov. Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment Index: 67.4, vs. Consensus of 67 Nov 25, 2009 09:56AM

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Consumer Reports Index: Interest in Buying Personal Electronics Is Up at Start of Ho-Hum Holiday Shopping Outlook Nov 10, 2009 10:33AM

Consumer Sentiment, Trouble Tracker & Stress Levels Show Slight Improvement YONKERS, N.Y., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With just a little more than two weeks to go until the traditional Black Friday shopping blitz, consumers are showing more interest in purchasing personal electronics. One quarter (24.9%) of Americans are planning to buy small or personal electronics this month, up five percentage points from October, according to the Consumer Reports Index. The Consumer Reports Next-30-Day Retail Index shows that planned retail purchasing for November was up slightly to 9.0 from 8.3 for the prior month. Planned purchasing of personal electronics in November has surpassed the near-term high in July '09 (22.1). Major home electronics ticked up slightly to 10.7 percent from 10 percent in October -- its highest level since June. However, overall the bulk of consumers are reluctant to increase their retail spending habits as we approach the unofficial start of the holiday ...


Early View: Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Estimated to Finish Almost Flat at +0.17% in October Nov 9, 2009 10:30AM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index ("Broad Index") will finish almost flat with a +0.17% return in October (based on 71% of assets reporting). Hedge funds had a slightly positive month overall with a widening dispersion of returns among strategies, based on whether managers could take advantage of October's market volatility. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), that measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options, began a surge of approximately 30% on October 23 that took the VIX from just over 20 to ...


Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator Rebounds; Rises to 36.9, Highest Level Since August 2008 Nov 2, 2009 09:50AM

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rose to 36.9 in October, up from 34.1 in September as a result of positive media coverage of ongoing stock market gains and news that the gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter. The gain in the ESI runs counter to unexpectedly large drops in two leading consumer-based economic indicators. The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator aims to predict the health of the U.S. economy by analyzing the coverage of 15 major daily newspapers in the U.S. The two leading consumer-based economic indicators, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index, use national surveys to measure consumer attitudes about the state of the U.S. economy. The Consumer Confidence Index dropped dramatically to 47.7 in October, its second consecutive monthly decline. The ...


Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment Index for October: 69.4, vs. Consensus 73.3 Oct 16, 2009 09:56AM

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Sep 30, 2009 09:50AM Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator Dips to 34.1, First Monthly Decrease Since February
Sep 11, 2009 09:56AM UofM Sentiment Index: 70.2, vs. Consensus 67.5
Aug 28, 2009 09:57AM UofM Confidence for August: 65.7, vs. Consensus of 64
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Jun 26, 2009 09:56AM U.S. June UofM Consumer Sentiment Index: 70.8, Versus Consensus of 69
May 1, 2009 09:57AM US April UofM Consumer Confidence: 65.1, vs. Consensus of 61.9
Apr 20, 2009 09:34AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 4/20
Mar 13, 2009 09:59AM University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Comes in 56.6, Versus The Consensus of 55
Jan 30, 2009 09:56AM Januarya UofM Consumer Sentiment: 61.2, vs. Consensus of 61.9
Jan 16, 2009 09:55AM University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Comes In at 61.9, Versus The Consensus of 59
Dec 23, 2008 09:56AM University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Comes in at 60.1, Versus the Consensus of 58.8
Dec 12, 2008 09:57AM University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Comes in at 59.1, Versus The Consensus of 54.5
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Oct 20, 2008 10:36AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 10/20
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Sep 26, 2008 09:57AM University of Michigan consumer sentiment index comes in at 70.3, versus the consensus of 70.8
Sep 12, 2008 09:58AM University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index comes in at 73.1, versus the consensus of 64
Aug 15, 2008 09:56AM University Of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index comes in at 61.7, versus the consensus of 62