The Latest Breaking News from Conference Board

The elite's confidence is closely tied to the stock markets, but what makes young people optimistic is confounding, according to data from The Conference Board.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose slightly by +0.02%. The dollar Tuesday recovered from a 1-1/2 week low and posted modest gains after a jump in T-note yields sparked short covering in the dollar. The dollar also found support after the Conference Board US May consumer confidence index unexpectedly...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.08% at a 1-1/2 week low. Strength in the British pound is undercutting the dollar as (^GBPUSD ) today rallied to a 2-1/4 month high. The dollar recovered from its worst levels after the Conference Board US May consumer confidence index...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.36%. Stock indexes Tuesday gave up an early advance and posted moderate losses. Nvidia fell...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.36%. Stock indexes today are slightly higher, buoyed by some positive corporate news. Seagate Technology...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.21%. Stock indexes on Tuesday settled mixed. Better-than-expected earnings results from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose slightly by +0.01%. Hawkish Fed comments from Fed Governor Bowman and Kansas City Fed President Schmid pushed T-note yields higher and supported the dollar. However, gains in the dollar were muted after the Conference Board’s U.S. Feb consumer confidence index unexpectedly declined....

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.17%. Stock indexes this morning are mixed. Strong earnings results from Norwegian Cruise Line...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is slightly higher on strength in T-note yields. Gains in the dollar were limited after the Conference Board’s U.S. Feb consumer confidence index unexpectedly declined. Today’s U.S. economic news was mixed for the dollar. On the positive side, the Jan capital goods new...

No HR leaders plan to scale back DEI initiatives in 2024, according to a recent Conference Board survey.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -1.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.53%. On Wednesday, stocks gave up early gains and closed...