The Conference Board just released its July consumer confidence index. The index ticked up to 5.19 from a revised 51 in June.

Two new economic reports say U.S. consumer confidence fell in March while home prices dropped in January.

Consumer confidence fell to a five-year low in February and expectations tumbled to a 17-year trough in a tightening jobs market, a new survey showed, fueling fears the economy was already in recession.

Consumer Confidence Index fell to its lowest level in two years, causing worries for retailers about the forthcoming holiday shopping season.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had surged in July, gave back all of the gain in August.