U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to near a 3-1/2-year low in early November as households across the political spectrum worried about the economic fallout from the longest government shutdown in history,

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell to a 1-week low and finished down by -0.15%. The dollar moved lower on Friday due to some carryover pressure from Thursday, when a report from Challenger showed US job cuts in October surged by 175% y/y,

Consumer confidence came in at 94.6 in October, the third consecutive monthly decline. Slight solace comes from the fact that last month's measure was upwardly revised to 95.6 from 94.2, leaving consumers sitting about where we thought they were last month.

US consumer confidence slipped in October as concerns about inflation, job prospects, and tariffs weighed on sentiment despite a steady economic outlook.

The Nasdaq ended barely lower on Friday but registered its biggest weekly percentage drop since early April as investors worried about the sustainability of a rally in artificial intelligence shares,

Consumer sentiment is something that we at the University of Michigan have measured since 1946. It looks at American attitudes toward the current state of the economy and the future direction of the economy through questions on personal finances, business ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and are on track for their first weekly loss in the last four. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% in the morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 130 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:25 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 1%.

The Nasdaq ended slightly lower but registered its biggest weekly percentage drop since early April as investors