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Consumer confidence rose past expectations in January, the third straight monthly increase as Americans begin to feel better about the job picture, according to a report released Tuesday.









United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Business – Home – Consumer Information

U.S. consumer sentiment was little changed in early January, as worries over income and high unemployment offset news of an improving economy, a survey released on Friday showed.







United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Unemployment – Home – Consumer Information

Consumer sentiment improved in December from November on some income growth and less gloomy job conditions, a survey showed on Wednesday.









Consumer Confidence Index – Consumer Information – Home – Advocacy and Protection – United States

U.S. consumer sentiment improved in early December on signs of stabilization in the labor market and widespread discounts to entice holiday shoppers.







United States – Home – Consumer Information – Business – Business Services

Officials were investigating instances of the founder of the Galleon Group, Raj Rajaratnam, receiving nonpublic information from several companies as early as 2002.

Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the Galleon Group, said his hedge fund had based its investments on research and not, as the authorities claim, on inside information.

Americans’ confidence in the economy improved slightly in November from October, but shoppers remain gloomy heading into the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.







BlackFriday – Christmas and holiday season – Consumer Confidence Index – Consumer Information – Home

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early November to the weakest in three months amid grim expectations for job and income prospects, a survey showed on Friday.









United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Home – Consumer Information – Advocacy and Protection

MOST people place their faith in the disclosure-based model which says that the more information financial advisers and companies are made to tell the public, the better. This is the rationale behind Regulation Full Disclosure (RFD) in the US and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is the preferred regulatory approach that has evolved over the past decade in tandem with deregulated markets.
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AP – A House panel is investigating the role of mortgage lenders in the financial crisis and is seeking information from some of the biggest U.S. companies to determine if they used deceptive practices to lure borrowers into the housing boom.