Sentences with phrase «with overall consumer confidence»

If European policy makers continue to make strong and decisive strides to solve their debt issues, I see investor confidence strengthening along with overall consumer confidence.

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Data firms and analysts agree that while the long weekend was a bust, the overall season should still be in line with original forecasts, what with lower gas prices, rising consumer confidence and a slowly but surely improving job market.

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Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Even though there are very serious problems with consumer confidence and unemployment, easy year - over-year earnings comparisons in the coming months should help the overall stock market, especially if there are positive economic headlines.

The decline is bad news for New York's financial situation as the nation shows signs overall that recovery from the Great Recession is gaining some steam with falling unemployment and increased consumer confidence.

«We see the consumer confidence has been bolstered with decent news on the job market and economic growth, strengthening housing market overall in Chicago.»

With the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate resolved — for the next three months — it is clear that the political drama in Washington caused a drop in consumer confidence, which in turn added another headwind to the housing sector and the overall economy.