This week: Consumer confidence, Cintas earnings, pending home sales
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The Conference Board will release the consumer confidence index for March, following a decline in February. Cintas, a workplace uniform company, is expected to report its third-quarter earnings with an increase in earnings and sales compared to the same period last year. The National Association of Realtors will issue the pending home sales index for February, which serves as a forward-looking indicator of home closings. The housing market has shown some positive signs recently with falling interest rates and increased inventory.