Investor optimism falls in August
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Investor optimism fell in August to a  new low for the year as investors expressed growing concern  about the slumping real estate market, according to the  UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism released on Monday.
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A key gauge of future economic  activity weakened for a third straight month in August as  costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a  report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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A key gauge of future economic activity weakened for a third straight month in August as costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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In a sign of persistent weakness in the US economy, a widely watched measure of business activity declined in August for the third consecutive month.
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The Conference Board reported Thursday that the Leading Economic Index fell for a third consecutive month in August, suggesting slower economic growth ahead amid rising oil prices.
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Consumer confidence in the US economy fell in August for the first time since February as job growth faded and oil prices rose to a record.
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Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years.
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Leading blue chips closed at session lows, with Wall Street sliding after housing starts suffered an unexpectedly steep decline in August.
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Consumer confidence weakened in August as volatile financial markets and housing problems took a toll, a private research group said Tuesday.
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A measure of consumer confidence slid  to a nine-month low in August as worries about job growth and  the economy overshadowed a pause by the Federal Reserve in  raising interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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The retailer's disappointing August comps create a buying opportunity.
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The index of leading economic indicators fell in August by the most in six months, reflecting lower consumer confidence and a rise in initial claims for unemployment insurance.
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Investor's Business Daily - Amid a shaky market, investors put just &#36;1.09 billion into stock funds in August. The total reflects &#36;1.21 billion that shareholders pulled from stock funds investing in just the U.S.
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A gauge of future business activity fell in August, indicating company managers and US consumers remain uncertain about the economy.
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Retail sales and industrial output eked out smaller-than-expected gains in August, according to data on Friday that kept in place expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
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Investor confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s biggest economy, dropped in August to the lowest level in more than a year, according to data released on Tuesday, amid concern that record oil prices would crimp global growth and impede a recovery in consumer ...
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Small-business optimism soured in  August, falling to its lowest in more than three years as  proprietors expect the U.S. economy to continue slowing, a  survey released on Tuesday showed.