U.S. consumers remained confident in February, with larger paychecks and a healthy labor market overshadowing any worries about stock-market volatility and rising borrowing costs. The University of Michigan said Friday its consumer-sentiment index was 99.7 in February, up from 95.7 in January. It was the second-highest monthly reading since January 2004, below only October’s 100.7 reading. Economists...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 02, 2018 15:25 UTC