Development Our troubling lack of confidence Geert De Lombaerde Feb 22, 2011 I guess a strong stock market isn't the consumer sentiment elixir it once was: Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is at the same level as in M…
Home Is it good news or bad news? Erin Lawley Feb 8, 2011 Total outstanding consumer credit grew to $6.1 billion in December, according to Federal Reserve numbers Monday, more than double the $2.3 bil…
Home We Geert De Lombaerde Feb 4, 2011 The latest Middle Tennessee State University survey of regional consumers' confidence shows we're a more upbeat bunch these days. But it also …
Development Thanks for shopping Erin Lawley Dec 28, 2010 Retailers' holiday sales jumped 5.5 percent compared to this time in 2009, reaching $584 billion, as consumers opened their wallets for appare…
Development Consumer confidence dips Erin Lawley Dec 28, 2010 The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell slightly in December. Consumers are slightly more pessimistic about present conditions a…
Development Crumbling confidence Geert De Lombaerde Sep 28, 2010 Optimism among consumers and CEOs is waning with the summer heat: Both the Business Roundtable and the Conference Board's confidence surveys d…
Development Everyone is pessimistic Erin Lawley Sep 14, 2010 The National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index showed only a slight -- .7 point -- uptick in August, reaching …
Home A little smile from area consumers Geert De Lombaerde Apr 26, 2010 MTSU's latest regional consumer confidence poll is the first since September to show an overall improvement in locals' perceptions of the econ…
Development The per-gallon-price mood effect Geert De Lombaerde Apr 19, 2010 The latest University of Michigan's consumer-confidence survey put in a weak showing, but it wasn't just high unemployment that has us a littl…
