Consumer confidence and CEO confidence, measures tracked by the Conference Board, dropped 14.7 points (24%) and 12 points (18%) respectively.
In frontier markets throughout Africa, CEO confidence in company growth slipped to 44 percent, from an impressive 57 percent last year.
And thus kill the stock market, CEO confidence, new job creation, etc.
U.S. economic data is improving, consumer and CEO confidence is rising, and fears of a European-led meltdown have dissipated, at least for now.
"The story here is that CEO confidence is holding steady, " says Lynn Franco, director of the Consumer Research Center at the Conference Board.
Mr. Roseman was cautious about Mr. Corzine's bet on European bonds almost from the start, even though the CEO expressed confidence that euro-zone leaders wouldn't let the countries default.
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And in a conversation with Forbes Thursday afternoon, CEO Roy Vallee expressed confidence that there is further growth to come.
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Munster also gives a big vote of confidence to CEO Tim Cook.
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Tesla Motors shares are trading sharply higher after the electric car company received a key vote of confidence from CEO Elon Musk and from investor Daimler AG.
Marvel President Kevin Feige called his approach "a confidence-booster" and DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider said a note from Mr. Horn prompted a decision to rework the epilogue of her studio's coming movie "The Fifth Estate, " about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Cook has instilled confidence in investors during his brief stints as CEO.
"The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO, " added Levinson.
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