U.S. Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Hits a Four-Month Low

``The Conference Board's index dropped to 95.2 from a revised 101.4 reading in March, according to data on Tuesday from the New York-based private research group. The gauge was lower than the most pessimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey.'' -- Reconcile this with the news just out about home prices hitting new highs (it's not too hard, actually!)...