October U.S. Consumer Confidence Shows Improvement

U.S. consumer confidence in October registered at 113.8, rising four points from September after three straight months of declines, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.  The index measuring current business and labor market conditions grew 3.1 points from September to 147.4, and the short-term outlook for income, business and the labor market improved 4.6 points in October to 91.3. See The Conference Board