Stocks were mixed on Wall Street on the retail news and signals from the Fed that it would do more to boost the economy.

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A business research group reported that U.S. consumers and business executives have a pessimistic outlook for the future, noting consumer confidence was the lowest since February.

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The Dow Jones gained more than 197 points and the Nasdaq rose 54 points at close Friday. Stock numbers shot up after news that factory orders and business spending went up in August.

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In other news Thursday, the Pope began a visit to Britain with his strongest admission about how the Catholic Church failed to deal decisively with sexual abuse by priests.

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In other news, the Dow Jones industrial average and the NASDAQ both closed higher Monday. In Venezuela, a plane carrying 51 people crashed and killed at least 14.

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In other news Friday, U.S. markets rose ahead of the holiday weekend on news of the latest unemployment reading.

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In other news Monday, President Obama called for new action to help the sluggish economy and urged new assistance for small businesses. In Pakistan, thousands of refugees began to head home as flood waters receded in some areas.

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In other news Thursday, the Labor Department announced jobless claims rose to 500,000 last week. On Wall Street, there were disappointing numbers as well.

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Major indexes on Wall Street gave back more than two percent of their value Wednesday over concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. Gwen Ifill discusses the plunge and the Federal Reserve's acknowledgment that the recovery has slowed with…

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In other news Tuesday, the Federal Reserve projected U.S. economic growth will be "more modest" than its June estimate.

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