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 (+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 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 ...

[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks are staging a nice rebound after this week's declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is 1.2% higher today, leaving its decline this week at 2.2%. The market has been energized ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market has slowly moved lower in the afternoon, many the major indices all trade up at least 1.0% still. Looking ahead to next week, the NYSE will close at 1:00 p.m. ET and ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market continues to rise, leading the major indices to sport gains ranging from 1.4% to 1.5%. Other names that reported earnings since yesterday's close have garnered positive ...

[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 S&P 500 (+1.62%) is higher by about 95 points today, yet remains in last place among the major average with more aggressive gains being had elsewhere.

[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 ...