With the Conference Board index at 97.1, the numbers also look similar to February 1996, when the index stood at 98.0.
Predictions for the start of 2013 showed little optimism with an economic confidence level for the next three months was 44 on the NACD Board Confidence Index.
The Conference Board's index of consumer attitudes fell by 8.3 points to 59.7 in March.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence improved during the month from a nine-year low.
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in June, improved slightly in July.
The Consumer Confidence Index published by the Conference Board registered a 6-point drop in December.
However, the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence was higher than expected in June.
Falling employment largely explains why the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence fell sharply in July.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence also fell, for the third month running, reaching a two-year low.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which surged nearly 15 points in November, increased another nine points in December.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence rebounded from a nine-year low of 79.6 in October to 84.1 in November.
The Conference Board's index of leading indicators for July rose more than expected, but still suggests little improvement in the economy.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence fell unexpectedly, led by the most pessimistic assessment of the situation for over four years.
The Conference Board's index declined from 78.8 in January to 64.0 in February, a nine-year low that may herald weaker growth in consumer spending.
The Conference Board said its index declined by 8.1 points in January to a 58.6 reading, the lowest since November 2011 and the third straight decline.
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Filings surged to 60 in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 52 the preceding quarter as the Chicago Board Options Volatility Index, or VIX doubled to 60.
The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators rose 0.2 percent in January to 94.1, the second straight increase after a gain of 0.5 percent in December.
As the VIX (an equities volatility index traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange) has moved up and down aggressively, the need to use voice in executing trades becomes more dramatic, he said.
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The Conference Board's confidence index did not improve markedly until the first quarter of 1997.
The Conference Board said its main index fell to 38.0 in October, its lowest since the survey started running 40 years ago and way down compared with September's 61.4.
The Conference Board consumer-confidence index for November came in much better than expected, at 56.0, from a revised 40.9 in October, and compared with estimates of a reading of 45.0.
The best way to trade on that hunch, says Ronald Mark, a currency trader for the Price Group in Chicago, is to buy the U.S. Dollar Index traded on the New York Board of Trade.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply to 58.6 in the month, from 66.7 in February.
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for February was in line with forecasts.
Other shareholders that will cash out include Silver Lake Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures.
Trading volatility has become possible through vehicles based off the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, or VIX for short.
On Tuesday, the New York-based Conference Board announced its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 51.9 in July, from an upwardly revised 51.0 in June.
On Thursday, the Conference Board released its consumer confidence index for December, noting a 6.4 point plunge to 65.1, its lowest level since August.
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The Conference Board said its Employment Trends Index fell in May to 113.7 from 114.3 in April, for the lowest since 113.5 in December 2004.
The timing of this release is interesting, and could very well determine the direction of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) in the weeks ahead.
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