Pessimism among individual investors about the short-term outlook for stocks increased in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey.

Read here for an update on the latest shifts in market sentiment: bullish at 21.9%, neutral at 22.5%, and bearish at 55.6%.

Consumer sentiment has fallen for the fourth straight month, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan.

STORY: U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated sharply in April ... 54.5. "When you see that inflation expectations from the UMich survey are the highest they've been since the early 1980s, that's ...

German consumer sentiment improved further heading into May as the prospect of a new government appeared to soothe households ...