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... democrat The Conference Board reported this morning that the Index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 1.0%, its 6th straight advance. Since ... ;Except for average workweek and building permits, all the leading indicators contributed positively to the index this month. At the same time, the contraction in the coincident economic index has halted in recent months, but the continued downtrend in ...

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... : pieces that point to job board postings as indicators of the state of the economy. (Monster has published their Employment Index ... longer relevant and in fact are going down the tubes, then they can’t really be good indicators, eh? (Also, don’t forget that the increase in ‘ ... at hand – yes, job boards can act as economic indicators, but simply using the number of job postings ...

Sold At The Top submits: Thursday’s results of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators showed another monthly increase climbing .3% compared to September bringing the annual increase to 4.22% and leaving ... the inclusion of the S&P 500 as one of the leading indicators) and the pronounced “V”-shaped bounce coming directly on the ...

Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are moving into slightly positive territory this morning after an index of economic activity signaled that the economy will continue to grow next year.  The Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators rose 1% in September. This follows a...