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 ...

[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 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 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 ...

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] Small and mid cap stocks are coming along for the rally today after suffering outsized declines this week. The Russell 2000 is 1.8% higher today, but 3.6% lower this week. The S&P Mid ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices trade off session highs. Some political uncertainty has dissipated after House Speaker Mike Johnson said there will not be a government shutdown and the House will ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market made a sharp move higher in recent trading as some mega caps turned higher. The S&P 500 trades 0.7% higher and the Nasdaq Composite sports a 0.6% gain. The Vanguard ...

[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 ...

2-yr: -4 bps to 4.28% 3-yr: -4 bps to 4.30% 5-yr: -5 bps to 4.38% 10-yr: -3 bps to 4.54% 30-yr: -1 bp to 4.73% ...