US consumer confidence jumps to a 13-year high

President-elect Donald Trump's victory continued to increase consumer confidence in December, according a University of Michigan survey. 
The monthly consumer sentiment index increased to 98.2, the highest level since January 2004, from a preliminary reading of 98.
However, the index's improvement slowed compared to the immediate post-election jump in November and early December, suggesting that the honeymoon enthusiasm may be fading. 
"An all-time record number of consumers