More market records | Another Apple all-time high | Why are CEOs so glum?

Stocks hit record highs again on Thursday on a continued wave of investor optimism.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, JAN 09, 2020 EVENING BRIEF AS OF THU, JAN 09, 2020 • 04:02 ET DJIA 28956.76 +0.74% +211.67 S&P 500 3274.69 +0.67% +21.64 NASDAQ 9203.43 +0.81% +74.18   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 309.63 +6.44 +2.12% MSFT 162.09 +2.00 +1.25% CSCO 47.32 -0.20 -0.42% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 48.97 +1.14 +2.38% AAPL 309.63 +6.44 +2.12% F 9.27 +0.02 +0.22% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 48.97 +1.14 +2.38% AAPL 309.63 +6.44 +2.12% TSLA 481.34 -10.80 -2.19% EDITOR'S NOTE The people who make the money are not as confident as the people who spend the money.   CNBC's Jeff Cox writes about the Conference Board's latest confidence survey, which shows CEO sentiment growing increasingly negative while consumer optimism holds strong.   "We could be in one of those situations where CEO confidence is just reflective of what's been a weaker global economy but not necessarily a weaker U.S. economy," said Joseph LaVorgna, chief economist for the Americas at Natixis.   Declining confidence in the C-suites has not bled into the stock market. All three major indexes hit records on Wednesday.   There was plenty of good news to boost confidence.   Weekly jobless claims and private payroll numbers both came in better than expected. President Donald Trump said he might wait until after the election to finish trade negotiations with China - which could mean fewer disruptions to the stock market in 2020. And Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida reiterated the central bank's promise to stay put on interest rates - which should keep the economy humming.   "Monetary policy is in a good place and should continue to support sustained growth, a strong labor market, and inflation running close to our symmetric 2% objective," Clarida said.   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Dow raillies to record as US-Iran tensions decrease Apple stock hits record after Chinese government data shows iPhone unit sales spike Iran missile appears to have shot down Ukraine-bound Boeing airliner Trump says he could wait to finish China trade deal until after 2020 election CEO confidence in the economy has cratered, while consumers believe things are OK Can Iran afford war? These 6 charts shed some light World Bank warns of global debt crisis following the fastest increase in borrowing since the 1970s Kohl's tie-up with Amazon was seen as a game changer. But sluggish holiday sales suggest it isn't Amazon's Ring fired four employees for peeping into customer video feeds Google sold Android search privileges to the highest bidder in Europe — and Microsoft is losing out     TOP VIDEO Jim Cramer: Wall Street's catch-up on the stock rally is 'a very bullish moment'   CNBC PRO Coca-Cola shares rise after Credit Suisse upgrades the stock, predicts 20% rally   SPECIAL REPORTS $9 billion manager who called new highs puts 3,675 target on S&P for 2020, highest on Wall Street Beyond Meat could be barreling toward a major surprise, the charts suggest   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS