The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 104.7 in December (Briefing.com consensus 113.5) from an upwardly revised 112.8 (from 111.7) in November. The key takeaway from the report ...

Durable goods orders declined 1.1% month-over-month in November (Briefing.com consensus -0.3%) following an upwardly revised 0.8% increase (from 0.2%) in October. Excluding transportation, durable ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades 0.7% higher, or 280 points, after plunging more than 1,100 points yesterday.

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.48%) holds a narrow lead over the S&P 500 (+1.41%) in the latter stages of Friday's session. Meanwhile, Nike (NKE 76.56, -0.54, -0.7%) slips in the ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.48%) is narrowly lower form levels half an hour ago, still up about 28 points on the day. Meanwhile, Lamb Weston (LW 60.16, -18.06, -23.09%) is today's top laggard as Q2 ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices remain above prior closing levels. Disappointing earnings results and/or guidance from Micron (MU 86.91, -17.04, -16.4%) and Lennar Corp. (LEN 138.11, -7.83, -5.4%) ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+1.58%) is now in second place with about two hours to go on Friday. Gold futures settled $37 higher (+1.4%) to $2,608.10/oz, ultimately down -1.1% this ...

U.S. Treasuries are on track for a modestly lower start after a subdued night in global markets. The new week began with news that a weekend government shutdown was avoided after Congress passed a ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is tied with the S&P 500 at gains of +0.57% apiece. Gold futures settled $45.20 lower (-1.7%) to $2,608.10/oz, dipping as strong U.S. data fuels Fed ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.56%) is in first place among the major averages on Thursday afternoon.