With strength in residential construction, financial markets, and consumers' outlook offsetting weakness in manufacturing and labor markets, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators came in unchanged in November.
The Conference Board said its leading economic index was unchanged in November after dipping by 0.2 percent in both September and October. Economists had expected the index to inch up by 0.1 percent.
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